Training domain
Courses and certifications in this domain, built and taught by hands-on practitioners. All prices are shown in US dollars.
A half-day introduction for professionals entering the PQC space. Covers the quantum threat, NIST standards, migration phases, and timeline reality. Required before PQCS Specialist Training. Certificate of attendance (not a certification).
Build the technical foundation for PQC migration work. Covers cryptographic inventory methodology, algorithm selection, hybrid implementation concepts, migration planning fundamentals, and cryptographic agility. Prerequisite: Post-Quantum Foundation.
Lead PQC migration programs with confidence. Covers migration governance, regulatory compliance, organizational readiness, risk communication, vendor management, and program execution. Prerequisite: PQCS certification.
Design PQC migration solutions end to end. Covers cryptographic architecture assessment, algorithm selection for specific contexts, hybrid implementation design, and migration pattern selection. Prerequisite: PQCS certification.
Verify PQC implementations rigorously. Covers test strategy design, hybrid implementation verification, interoperability testing, conformance testing, and audit evidence production. Prerequisite: PQCS certification.
Quantum threat briefing for decision-makers. What is real, what the deadlines require, what it costs, and the questions that separate a credible plan from a sales pitch. Board-briefing toolkit included.
A focused 2-hour briefing designed for board members and non-executive directors. Covers fiduciary dimensions of quantum risk, regulatory exposure, competitive implications, and the questions boards should be asking management.
Deep-dive quantum risk assessment for CISOs and senior security leaders. Covers CRQC timeline analysis, HNDL and TNFL threat models, regulatory drivers, migration program design, budget framing, and board communication.
How to build a compelling, evidence-based business case for PQC migration funding. Covers cost modeling, regulatory compliance framing, risk quantification, ROI articulation, and executive presentation techniques.
PQC migration in banking, capital markets, and insurance. Covers the cryptographic density of financial systems, multi-party coordination challenges, regulatory drivers (G7 CEG, PCI DSS, DORA), and the sector structural advantages.
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.
PQC for mobile and fixed operators. 5G-AKA, roaming interfaces, SIM provisioning, the 6G standardization window, GSMA PQ.01-PQ.07 alignment, and the framework Telecommunications extension.
Equipment that runs for 25 years cannot wait for perfect answers. Gateway-based deployment, safety-case recertification, ICS/SCADA constraints, and historian data: quantum-safe migration for energy, utilities, water, and transport.
CNSA 2.0 milestones, the January 2027 acquisition gate, NSM-10, and classified-system realities. An introduction for agencies, defense organizations, and the industrial base that supplies them.
The quantum threat to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Bitcoin ECDSA exposure, Ethereum vulnerabilities, decentralized governance challenges, post-quantum signature proposals, and wallet migration strategies.
PQC migration for health systems and medical device manufacturers. Multi-decade patient data sensitivity. Medical device cryptographic constraints. FDA cybersecurity guidance. EHR system migration considerations.
PQC for insurers, reinsurers, and regulators. Quantum risk as an underwriting consideration. Policyholder data protection. PQC readiness in cyber insurance questionnaires. Solvency II and NAIC implications.
PQC migration for cloud platforms, SaaS providers, and MSPs. Shared responsibility dimensions. TLS termination at scale. KMS and HSM fleet upgrades. Customer-managed key considerations. FedRAMP PQC requirements.
PQC migration for automotive OEMs and connected vehicle ecosystems. V2X communication, OTA update signing, in-vehicle networks, 10-to-20-year vehicle lifetimes, ISO/SAE 21434, and supply chain requirements.
PQC awareness for law firms, accounting firms, and advisory practices. Attorney-client privilege and HNDL exposure. Document management systems. Client advisory obligations. Professional liability implications.
PQC migration for electricity, gas, and water utilities. Combines OT/critical infrastructure challenges with NERC CIP compliance, smart grid dependencies, and multi-decade asset lifecycles.
Find where cryptography lives. Build a cryptographic bill of materials (CBOM) from discovery through prioritized action. Enterprise tooling, automation approaches, and the scoring model that drives migration sequencing.
Run a PQC migration as a structured, multi-year program. Work breakdown structure, milestone design, resource planning, dependency management, vendor coordination, and migration wave sequencing.
Detection, monitoring, and incident response for PQC migration. Dual-algorithm visibility. Downgrade attack detection. SIEM rule design. Incident playbooks. The SOC role during and after the migration.
Governance, risk, and compliance for PQC migration. Mapping requirements to ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, CMMC, FedRAMP, DORA, and NIS2. Risk assessment, evidence frameworks, and vendor readiness evaluation.
The vendor dependency problem in PQC migration. Assessing vendor PQC readiness. Contractual language for migration obligations. Criticality tiering. Bridge patterns for slipping vendor timelines. The 62% problem.
Post-quantum PKI is the infrastructure bottleneck for most migrations. Dual-capability PKI design. Certificate chain-size consequences. HSM inventory and firmware paths. Trust anchor migration. Certificate lifecycle management during transition.
The engineering of transition-period cryptography. Covers key exchange, signatures, protocol integration, performance measurement, and exit planning for hybrid (classical + post-quantum) deployments.
Building systems that can transition between cryptographic algorithms without major re-engineering. Architecture patterns that achieve agility versus patterns that only claim it. Standards, testing, and compliance considerations.
Integrating PQC into CI/CD pipelines. Cryptographic dependency scanning. Post-quantum testing in staging. Certificate and key management for dual-stack. Container and Kubernetes considerations.
Rigorous technical treatment of the quantum cryptanalytic threat. Quantum computing from qubits to logical operations, error correction thresholds, resource estimates for breaking RSA and ECC, and a structured methodology for timeline assessment.
From plan to production. Wave planning, entry and exit criteria, pilot evidence dossiers, rollback testing, negative testing, production deployment, and the closure checklist and handover to operations.
Accelerated, instructor-led PQC training covering the full migration lifecycle. Combines Post-Quantum Foundation and PQCS Specialist content into an intensive week with live instruction, hands-on labs, and a simulated migration program.
Self-paced courses are delivered through the Quantum Academy learning platform. Live online, in-person, and custom corporate sessions are scheduled separately. Prices are shown in US dollars.