PQC 101: Practical Paths to Quantum-Safe Security | Episode 55

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of post-quantum cryptography for cybersecurity and how organizations can prepare for quantum-enabled threats.

Join WEI Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Shawn Murphy and Blair Canavan, Thales Director of Alliances – PQC Portfolio, for an in-depth discussion on one of the most urgent topics facing CISOs and security leaders today: post-quantum cryptography (PQC).In this episode, Shawn and Blair break down what quantum-enabled threats mean for enterprise infrastructure, why classical cryptography (RSA, ECC) will eventually be deprecated, and how organizations can prepare for Y2Q the moment quantum computing becomes capable of breaking today’s encryption standards.Blair shares insights from 35 years in cybersecurity, including his early work with Symantec and hardware security modules, and explains why nation-states are already harvesting encrypted data today to decrypt later once quantum capabilities emerge (“Harvest Now, Decrypt Later”). The conversation also covers: The transition from classical algorithms to hybrid and full PQC models What CNSA 2.0 requires and why 2025 is a pivotal year for vendors and enterprises Why many device manufacturers, including major laptop providers, are already shipping PQC-safe firmware and chipsets How Thales is embedding PQC into real-world products from…

People in this episode

Host: Shawn Murphy

Guest: Blair Canavan

Topics covered

• post-quantum cryptography
• quantum computing
• cybersecurity
• encryption standards
• crypto risk mitigation
• data protection

Keywords

• quantum-safe security
• classical cryptography
• quantum-enabled threats
• data harvesting
• PQC models
• cybersecurity solutions
• encryption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thales, Symantec, CNSA 2.0, HSMs

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