Transition to the Best PQC Algorithm
Quantum computing and artificial intelligence advancements are rapidly reshaping the data security landscape. However, these technological leaps also present unprecedented challenges to businesses trying to future-proof sensitive data protection.
At the forefront of this shift, Fortanix is expanding its data-first security platform to combat emerging threats and align with new post-quantum cryptography standards as recommended by the NSA.
The New Age of Data Vulnerability
The rise of AI and quantum computing is ushering in breakthroughs across industries, yet it is simultaneously threatening current data security. Quantum computers will soon be able to crack widely used public key cryptographic algorithms.
What does this mean for businesses? Information ranging from intellectual property and customer data to personal identifiers and employee records is being targeted today with the intention of decrypting it in the near quantum-enabled future.
New Quantum-Resistant Standards
NIST introduced quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms for securing sensitive data to counter looming quantum computing threats. Fortanix is addressing this head-on with support for the full CNSA 2.0 suite onto its platform. This includes the new PQC standards defined by NIST, designed to withstand quantum decryption attempts.
With the expanded PQC algorithm support, organizations can immediately start their PQC Readiness journey. With the support for the full CNSA 2.0 suite, customers can choose to implement the following algorithms to quantum-proof use cases such as data encryption, key establishment, or code signing:
- Leighton-Micali Signature (LMS)
- Xtended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS)
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
- Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)
- CRYSTALS-Kyber (ML-KEM)
- CRYSTALS-Dilithium (ML-DSA)
Key Benefits for Businesses
Fortanix’s enhancements directly address some of the most pressing challenges organizations face in modern cybersecurity. Here are three keyways these innovations can make a measurable impact on businesses’ security strategies:
1. Mitigating Data Breach Risks and Costs
Fortanix helps businesses secure their most sensitive data—such as proprietary product details or customer information—against emerging quantum threats. This proactive approach reduces the impact of data breaches, which come with extreme direct and indirect costs like fines, lost customer trust, and long-term brand damage.
2. Accelerating Regulatory Compliance
Governments and regulatory bodies worldwide are issuing strict compliance guidelines for cryptographic transitions. For instance, the National Security Memorandum (NSM)-10 mandates federal agencies to develop a migration plan for post-quantum algorithms by 2030, with full deployment by 2035.
Meanwhile, PCI DSS 4.0, effective April 2025, is increasingly specific about applying cryptographic security and maintaining an inventory of where and how encryption is applied. Fortanix helps businesses comply seamlessly and ensures they stay competitive in regulated markets.
3. Meeting Consumer and Market Demands
Today’s customers demand their data to remain secure when interacting or transacting with any company’s technology. Fortanix’s expanded platform positions businesses as trustworthy custodians of sensitive customer information, reinforcing customer loyalty while strengthening their market advantage compared to non-PQC-ready competitors.
Preparing for a Post-Quantum Future
The start of a PQC readiness journey is far from trivial, but it starts with a single step—understanding where and how cryptography is applied. Unfortunately, this discovery process is complex and time-consuming in today’s hyper-dynamic enterprise infrastructure with multiple datacenters and cloud platforms.
The challenge many organizations face is a lack of visibility into their existing cryptographic systems, making identifying and prioritizing cryptographic risk difficult.
Fortanix equips enterprises with tools to discover and assess their cryptographic footprint, identify assets that are not quantum-resistant, and achieve crypto agility to transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) seamlessly—at scale.
Acting Against Tightening Timelines
Governance bodies like NIST have set firm deadlines to drive this transition. By 2030, the initial adoption of post-quantum cryptography must be in place, with legacy algorithms fully phased out by 2035. All organizations are in a race against quantum threats.
Acting now is necessary to ensure businesses are prepared for the rapidly advancing quantum technologies, as shown by the recent announcements with Google’s Willow and Microsoft’s Majorama 1 chip. AI technologies will likely accelerate efforts in quantum technology, bringing the deadline closer and sooner than we anticipate right now.
Take Fortanix on your PQC Readiness Journey
Regardless of where you are in your PQC Readiness plans, Fortanix offers a comprehensive, unified approach to simplify cryptographic workflows, regardless of where your data resides. Don’t wait for these threats to materialize—start proactively securing your organization today.
Learn More
- Discover the full capabilities of Fortanix’s post-quantum readiness solution.
- Future-proof your organization—have a look at our PQC solution brief.
- Prepare your business by downloading Preparing for Post-Quantum Cryptography whitepaper.
