By Kent Walker
Publication Date: 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Preparing for the quantum era requires a dual commitment to research and action. We’re all in on both fronts, so let’s take each of these in turn:
Researching and updating PQC timelines: Where consistent with security considerations, we’ll share findings from our research that provide insights on the latest requirements needed to break public-key cryptography including asymmetric encryption and digital signatures. This research helps to show the impact on PQC migration timelines and how a CRQC will affect individual sectors like health and finance.
Completing PQC migrations: We are on track to complete a PQC migration safely within NIST’s current guidelines and we’ve begun rolling out PQC within our infrastructure for internal operations and products. To successfully migrate to a safer post-quantum state we’re focused on three key areas: Crypto agility, securing critical shared infrastructure, and facilitating ecosystem shifts, which can create a long-term and more robust…
