Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Speakers:
- Murugiah Souppaya, NIST NCCoE
- Bill Becker, CTO, Thales TCT
Session Description:
Quantum computing’s potential computational power will render today’s widely-deployed encryption algorithms obsolete. Both the National Security Memorandum on Promoting US Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems and Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act stress the need to update IT infrastructure today to combat the quantum threat. Both policies emphasize the use of crypto-agile solutions to diminish transition time and enable seamless updates to new cryptographic standards.
In August 2024, NIST, academia, and industry reached the milestone of releasing the first set of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards. This milestone is a result of many years of research, development, testing, and collaboration. Now, federal agencies are tasked with moving to the next phase of getting standards-compliant, interoperable solutions deployed to combat the looming quantum threat.
Attend this fireside chat to learn about the best practices that federal agencies should follow when transitioning to quantum-resistant security.