Dark Reading Confidential: Quantum Has Landed, So Now What?

A Dark Reading podcast explores the cybersecurity implications of quantum computing, emphasizing the urgency to prepare for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) as NIST’s PQC standards (FIPS 203/204/205) are finalized. Experts discuss practical steps for organizations: establishing governance, inventorying and triaging cryptographic use, managing vendor/supply chain alignment, piloting hybrid approaches, and building crypto agility via KMS/HSM-backed management. They highlight business risk decisions, legacy constraints, contract language updates, and the ‘harvest-now-decrypt-later’ threat, noting that compliance and sector leaders (e.g., banking, government) will likely drive early adoption.