PQC Migration for Health Systems, Pharma, and Medical Devices
Health records have multi-decade sensitivity windows, making them prime harvest-now-decrypt-later targets. Medical devices operate under resource constraints similar to OT environments, with long field lifetimes and limited upgrade paths. FDA guidance on connected medical device cybersecurity is evolving to encompass quantum readiness.
For healthcare CISOs and IT leaders, PQC migration intersects with HIPAA compliance, clinical system availability requirements, and the patient safety dimension that makes healthcare technology change uniquely consequential.
Who Should Take This Course
Healthcare CISOs, IT security directors, medical device security engineers, clinical informatics leaders, HIPAA compliance officers, and health IT consultants.
What You Will Learn
This course covers the quantum threat and PQC migration as it applies specifically to your sector, including sector-specific regulatory requirements, unique technical constraints, and practical migration strategies aligned with the PQC Migration Framework sector extensions.
Course Outline
Module 1 — Healthcare Quantum Exposure
Patient data and the HNDL threat: why health records with 50+ year sensitivity windows are prime harvest targets. Medical device integrity risks. Clinical trial data protection. Pharmaceutical IP protection.
Module 2 — Medical Device Constraints
Cryptographic limitations of deployed medical devices. FDA cybersecurity guidance and its PQC implications. Device lifecycle management during cryptographic transition. Gateway-based protection for devices that cannot be upgraded.
Module 3 — Clinical Systems Migration
EHR system cryptographic dependencies. Clinical application migration planning. HL7/FHIR interface security. Maintaining clinical workflow availability during migration.
Module 4 — Regulatory Alignment
HIPAA requirements applied to PQC migration. FDA pre-market and post-market cybersecurity guidance. NIS2 implications for healthcare providers. Building the healthcare-specific compliance case.
Prerequisites
None. Sector experience is helpful but not required. For a broader PQC foundation, consider starting with Post-Quantum Foundation.
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion, you will receive a Quantum Academy certificate of completion. This is not a professional certification.