Post-Quantum Cryptography

Explore how cryptographic standards shape global trust-and how power, politics, and transparency define what we call “secure.”

Quantum computers could break today’s cryptography. Discover five PQC approaches, NIST standards, and how agility keeps cybersecurity future-proof.

Attackers exploit current cryptographic vulnerabilities. Malicious actors intercept encrypted communications, store them indefinitely, and wait patiently for quantum advancements to render encryption obsolete. This might raise a natural question: why would someone care about decrypting data a decade from now?

Indecision is the basis of flexibility. WHAT IS CRYPTOGRAPHIC AGILITY? Cryptographic agility is the principle of designing systems in a way that allows cryptographic algorithms and protocols to be swapped out with minimal friction. Is opposite is hardcoding: rather than embedding a specific algorithm like RSA or SHA-256 deep within your application, you externalize it, … Read more

And when you look along the way we’ve come, there are spirals of vultures wheeling. — Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines (2012) THE NEED FOR SECURITY Sometimes we need a gentle reminder of harsh realities. Security isn’t a luxury item; security is a basic precondition for survival. At the very basis of the pyramid formed by … Read more

The Trusted Signature You’re alone in a quiet gallery of the Rijksmuseum, the soft hum of security systems barely audible beneath the air conditioning. A dim spotlight falls on a delicate sketch, its ink lines sharp against aged parchment. The plaque reads: Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1640. Experts have certified it. It’s catalogued, insured, cited. … Read more