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SUMMARY:Post-Quantum Certified Specialist (PQCS) Training – Live Online (Americas)\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Three days of instructor-led preparation for the Post-Quantum Certified Specialist credential: cryptographic inventory\, algorithm selection\, hybrid deployment\, and migration execution. \nSecurity professionals\, IT architects\, software developers\, cryptography practitioners\, systems engineers\, and technical consultants who want to build verified PQC competence. It suits professionals who hold or are pursuing roles in security engineering\, security architecture\, application security\, infrastructure security\, or technical consulting. \nWhat you will cover\n\nConduct a cryptographic inventory using established methodologies\, including the Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) approach\nEvaluate each finalized NIST PQC standard (ML-KEM\, ML-DSA\, SLH-DSA)\, and FN-DSA in draft\, for specific use cases based on security properties\, performance characteristics\, and implementation constraints\nExplain hybrid key exchange and hybrid signature approaches and articulate when each is appropriate\nIdentify cryptographic dependencies across protocols (TLS\, SSH\, IPsec\, S/MIME\, code signing\, PKI) and assess their PQC migration requirements\nApply a structured risk-assessment framework to prioritize cryptographic assets for migration\nDevelop a preliminary PQC migration roadmap for a defined scope\n\nThe format\n24 hours over 3 days\, 8 hours daily. Delivered live on three consecutive days\, Wednesday to Friday\, 14:30 to 22:30 UTC each day (10:30 to 18:30 in New York)\, for participants in the Americas. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Post-Quantum Certified Specialist (PQCS) Training. \nPrerequisite: Post-Quantum Foundation course (certificate of completion required). \nThe PQCS certification exam is not included and is booked separately. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the dates are confirmed at the point of sale. \nQuantum Academy credentials are private professional credentials issued by Quantum Academy\, a trade name of Post-Quantum Institute. They are not government-issued licenses\, accredited degrees\, or academic credit\, and earning one does not guarantee employment\, promotion\, regulatory approval\, or any other specific outcome. This training is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/post-quantum-certified-specialist-pqcs-training-live-online-americas-october-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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SUMMARY:Quantum-Safe Financial Services – Live Online (Americas)\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:A focused four-hour session on quantum risk in financial services\, built for teams that need the sector picture without the full-day depth. \nSecurity leaders\, risk managers\, compliance officers\, technology architects\, and program managers at banks\, broker-dealers\, asset managers\, insurers\, and financial market infrastructure operators. Also appropriate for financial regulators and supervisory technology specialists. \nWhat you will cover\n\nAssess the cryptographic density of financial services environments and identify migration scope\nMap financial sector regulatory requirements (G7 CEG roadmap\, PCI DSS v4.0 Requirement 12.3.3\, DORA\, NIS2\, HKMA Quantum Preparedness Index) to migration timelines\nPlan multi-party PQC migration across interbank messaging\, payment networks\, and market infrastructure\nAddress HSM-intensive environments and key management migration challenges\nCoordinate with sector coordination bodies (FS-ISAC PQC Working Group\, Quantum Safe Financial Forum)\nApply the financial sector’s structural advantages (three-lines governance\, examination-hardened evidence culture\, mature third-party risk programs) to accelerate migration\n\nThe format\n4 hours. Delivered live from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC\, for participants in the Americas. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Quantum-Safe Financial Services. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/quantum-safe-financial-services-live-online-americas-october-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261027T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261027T090000
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SUMMARY:PQC Compliance: Saudi Arabia – Live Online\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Saudi Arabia’s post-quantum requirements for SAMA-licensed institutions\, government entities and critical national infrastructure. We cover SAMA’s 2026 quantum circular\, the NCA’s cryptographic standards and controls\, and the evidence supervisors will ask for. \nCISOs\, chief risk officers\, compliance officers and migration program managers at SAMA-licensed banks\, finance and payment companies\, credit information companies and financing support entities. Also useful for government entities and critical national infrastructure operators that follow NCA controls\, and for the technology providers that serve them. \nWhat you will cover\n\nExplain each requirement in SAMA’s circular and its deadline\nBuild inventory procedures that meet the December 31\, 2026 deadline\nRun the enterprise quantum risk assessment due by March 31\, 2027\nWrite remediation plans for priority assets\, including third-party dependencies\nSet up committee oversight of quantum risk as the circular requires\nApply the NCA’s cryptographic standards and controls where they bind your organization\n\nThe format\n2 hours. Delivered live from 07:00 to 09:00 UTC\, which is 10:00 to 12:00 Riyadh time. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page: PQC Compliance: Saudi Arabia. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/pqc-compliance-saudi-arabia-live-online-october-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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SUMMARY:Post-Quantum Foundation – Live Online (Americas)\, October 27\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The half-day entry point to post-quantum cryptography: what changes\, why it matters now\, and the vocabulary every later course assumes. \nSecurity professionals\, IT managers\, compliance officers\, risk analysts\, software developers\, enterprise architects\, and business leaders who need a grounded introduction to post-quantum cryptography. No prior quantum computing or advanced cryptography knowledge is required. \nWhat you will cover\n\nExplain how a cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) threatens current public-key cryptographic systems\, including RSA\, ECC\, and Diffie-Hellman\nIdentify which systems and data in an organization are vulnerable to quantum-enabled attacks\, including harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL) and trust-now-forge-later (TNFL) scenarios\nDescribe the NIST post-quantum algorithm suite – the finalized ML-KEM (formerly CRYSTALS-Kyber)\, ML-DSA (formerly CRYSTALS-Dilithium)\, and SLH-DSA (formerly SPHINCS+)\, plus FN-DSA (formerly FALCON)\, still in standardization as FIPS 206 – and their intended use cases\nOutline the regulatory and compliance environment driving PQC adoption\, including CNSA 2.0\, the EU Cybersecurity Act\, and sector-specific mandates\nArticulate the business case for starting PQC migration planning now\, even while CRQC timelines remain uncertain\nApply Mosca’s inequality as a decision framework for migration timing\n\nThe format\nHalf day\, 4 hours. Delivered live from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC\, for participants in the Americas. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Post-Quantum Foundation. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/post-quantum-foundation-live-online-americas-october-27-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261028T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261028T100000
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SUMMARY:Quantum-Safe Payments – Live Online (EMEA & APAC)\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:PQC migration for card networks\, RTGS\, SWIFT\, and terminals. Payment HSMs\, key-injection ceremonies\, device fleet sequencing\, BIS Project Leap lessons\, and the PCI migration timeline. \nPayment security architects\, cryptography and HSM engineers\, terminal and card product managers\, scheme compliance leads\, and the risk and audit staff who end up signing off on a migration plan. It suits people at issuers\, acquirers\, processors\, card schemes\, terminal manufacturers\, and payment service providers. If your work never touches authorization flows\, key management\, or scheme certification\, Quantum-Safe Financial Services is the better starting point. \nWhat you will cover\n\nAssess PQC migration constraints specific to payment authorization flows\nEvaluate the card and terminal installed base against post-quantum algorithm requirements\nApply lessons from BIS Project Leap Phase 2 (post-quantum signed liquidity transfers on Eurosystem test infrastructure)\nPlan PQC migration within card scheme timelines and certification frameworks\nUse the ISO 20022 messaging migration as a parallel modernization window\n\nThe format\n3 hours. Delivered live from 07:00 to 10:00 UTC\, for participants in Europe\, the Middle East\, Africa\, and Asia-Pacific. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Quantum-Safe Payments. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/quantum-safe-payments-live-online-emea-apac-october-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261028T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261028T130000
DTSTAMP:20260930T195635Z
CREATED:20260822T201659Z
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SUMMARY:Post-Quantum Foundation – In-Person\, Milan\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:The half-day entry point to post-quantum cryptography: what changes\, why it matters now\, and the vocabulary every later course assumes. \nBuilt for those who need to understand PQC well enough to contribute to organizational discussions and planning\, who are evaluating whether to pursue formal PQC certification\, and who want to assess their organization’s quantum exposure at a conceptual level. \nWhat you will cover\n\nExplain the quantum threat to current cryptography using the HNDL (harvest-now-decrypt-later) and TNFL (trust-now-forge-later) threat models\nDistinguish between quantum computing milestones (quantum advantage\, logical qubits) and a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC)\nIdentify the finalized NIST post-quantum standards\nDescribe the phases of a PQC migration using the PQC Migration Framework\nAssess quantum threat timelines using evidence-based reasoning rather than vendor marketing\nIdentify the regulatory and market drivers creating immediate urgency\n\nThe format\nHalf day\, 4 hours. Included: Course handbook\, refreshments\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Post-Quantum Foundation. \nOur confirmation guarantee. This course needs eight participants. If it has not reached eight twenty-one days before the start date\, we cancel it\, refund you in full\, and add a credit toward any course at the same price or lower. If you do not hear from us\, the course is going ahead. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/post-quantum-foundation-in-person-milan-october-2026/
LOCATION:Milan – Venue to be announced\, Milan\, Italy
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261028T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261028T180000
DTSTAMP:20261001T010310Z
CREATED:20260930T231853Z
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SUMMARY:Quantum-Safe Payments – Live Online (Americas)\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:PQC migration for card networks\, RTGS\, SWIFT\, and terminals. Payment HSMs\, key-injection ceremonies\, device fleet sequencing\, BIS Project Leap lessons\, and the PCI migration timeline. \nPayment security architects\, cryptography and HSM engineers\, terminal and card product managers\, scheme compliance leads\, and the risk and audit staff who end up signing off on a migration plan. It suits people at issuers\, acquirers\, processors\, card schemes\, terminal manufacturers\, and payment service providers. If your work never touches authorization flows\, key management\, or scheme certification\, Quantum-Safe Financial Services is the better starting point. \nWhat you will cover\n\nAssess PQC migration constraints specific to payment authorization flows\nEvaluate the card and terminal installed base against post-quantum algorithm requirements\nApply lessons from BIS Project Leap Phase 2 (post-quantum signed liquidity transfers on Eurosystem test infrastructure)\nPlan PQC migration within card scheme timelines and certification frameworks\nUse the ISO 20022 messaging migration as a parallel modernization window\n\nThe format\n3 hours. Delivered live from 15:00 to 18:00 UTC\, for participants in the Americas. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Quantum-Safe Payments. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/quantum-safe-payments-live-online-americas-october-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261029T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261029T110000
DTSTAMP:20261018T224220Z
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SUMMARY:Post-Quantum Foundation – Live Online (EMEA & APAC)\, October 29\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The half-day entry point to post-quantum cryptography: what changes\, why it matters now\, and the vocabulary every later course assumes. \nSecurity professionals\, IT managers\, compliance officers\, risk analysts\, software developers\, enterprise architects\, and business leaders who need a grounded introduction to post-quantum cryptography. No prior quantum computing or advanced cryptography knowledge is required. \nWhat you will cover\n\nExplain how a cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) threatens current public-key cryptographic systems\, including RSA\, ECC\, and Diffie-Hellman\nIdentify which systems and data in an organization are vulnerable to quantum-enabled attacks\, including harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL) and trust-now-forge-later (TNFL) scenarios\nDescribe the NIST post-quantum algorithm suite – the finalized ML-KEM (formerly CRYSTALS-Kyber)\, ML-DSA (formerly CRYSTALS-Dilithium)\, and SLH-DSA (formerly SPHINCS+)\, plus FN-DSA (formerly FALCON)\, still in standardization as FIPS 206 – and their intended use cases\nOutline the regulatory and compliance environment driving PQC adoption\, including CNSA 2.0\, the EU Cybersecurity Act\, and sector-specific mandates\nArticulate the business case for starting PQC migration planning now\, even while CRQC timelines remain uncertain\nApply Mosca’s inequality as a decision framework for migration timing\n\nThe format\nHalf day\, 4 hours. Delivered live from 07:00 to 11:00 UTC\, for participants in Europe\, the Middle East\, Africa\, and Asia-Pacific. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Post-Quantum Foundation. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/post-quantum-foundation-live-online-emea-apac-october-29-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Quantum Academy":MAILTO:support@quantumacademy.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261030T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261030T190000
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SUMMARY:Quantum Risk for CISOs – Live Online (Americas)\, October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Four hours for security leaders on quantum risk in the security program: inventory\, prioritization\, and the migration decisions that have to be made now. \nCISOs\, Deputy CISOs\, security directors\, heads of security architecture\, and senior security leaders. Also relevant for CROs and heads of operational risk at organizations with significant cryptographic exposure. \nWhat you will cover\n\nAssess organizational quantum exposure using Mosca’s inequality applied to your data classifications and system inventories\nBuild a multi-year business case using regulatory deadlines\, insurance requirements\, and contractual obligations as budget drivers\nDesign governance structures for PQC migration programs that align with existing enterprise risk management\nDefine team composition across the five bench areas (cryptographic engineering\, infrastructure/PKI\, vendor management\, GRC\, program management)\nAssess vendor PQC readiness and create vendor engagement strategies\nIntegrate PQC migration into existing security programs\, compliance frameworks\, and risk registers\n\nThe format\n4 hours. Delivered live from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC\, for participants in the Americas. Included: Course handbook\, 180 days of on-demand access\, certificate of completion. \nFull outline\, modules\, and delivery details are on the course page\, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Quantum Risk for CISOs. \nOur confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here\, and the date is confirmed at the point of sale. \nThis course is educational and informational\, and is not legal\, compliance\, or engineering advice.
URL:https://quantumacademy.com/event/quantum-risk-for-cisos-live-online-americas-october-2026/
LOCATION:Live Online
CATEGORIES:Live Online
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