Preparing for the Post-Quantum Transition: A Practical Roadmap

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Preparing for the Post-Quantum Transition: A Practical Roadmap

Quantum computing threatens the core foundation of modern cybersecurity, putting web security, digital signatures, and encrypted communications at risk. With adversaries actively harvesting encrypted data today to decrypt later ("harvest now, decrypt later"), the shift to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) is no longer a future problem—it's an active mandate.

This session maps the full quantum security ecosystem—from NIST's newly finalized PQC standards to the evolving regulatory landscape, vendor infrastructure, and research driving the transition. Beyond the theory, we’ll tackle the primary governance gap facing most organizations: discovery and inventory of where cryptography actually lives across systems, vendors, and data.

Drawing on recognized frameworks, this talk translates high-level standards into a practical, risk-prioritized migration roadmap with concrete next steps for researchers, business leaders, and policymakers alike.