QuSecure releases first end-to-end post-quantum solution

Today, post-quantum security company QuSecure released QuProtect, a quantum orchestration platform that can offer organizations end-to-end quantum network security and cryptographic orchestration. 

QuProtect uses standards and compliance-based security architecture to offer users endpoint zero-trust endpoint management and quantum cryptography as part of an end-to-end security solution. 

The company’s approach is designed to not only secure access to endpoints in the network, but to protect their communication with quantum encryption so that enterprise communications cannot be decrypted.

The mandate for quantum readiness 

The announcement comes as concerns over post-quantum threats are growing following a mandate from the White House that organizations take steps to secure themselves against post-quantum threats before quantum computers have the computing power needed to decrypt traditional public-key algorithms. 

Founder and COO of QuSecure, Skip Sanzeri argues that organizations now need to shift approaches toward digital security and embrace quantum computing. 

“Making this shift now is essential as advances in quantum computing will disrupt the global paradigm of political, economic, military, and societal systems, sometimes for the better but often for the worse,” Sanzeri said. “The world is facing the largest upgrade cycle in computer history as all our current public-key encryption must be upgraded to post-quantum since quantum computers will break this encryption (via Shor’s algorithm).”

What’s happening in the quantum security market 

The launch occurs as the global quantum cryptography market is slowly growing, with researchers estimating the market was worth $89 million in 2020. It is projected to reach a value of $214 million by 2025 as more organizations look to bolster their defenses against post-quantum threats. 

The organization is competing against many other providers, including Sandbox AQ, a software-as-s-service (SaaS) provider that leverages quantum technology and AI to mitigate operational challenges, which recently spun off Google’s parent company Alphabet with 9 figures in funding. 

It’s also competing with Quantum Xchange, a post-quantum provider currently valued at $59 million following a $13.5 million series A funding round last year, that offers a key distribution system called Phio Trusted Exchange, which protects encryption keys against post-quantum threats while providing post-quantum cryptography. 

The key differentiator between QuSecure’s QuProtect tool and other solutions is that QuSecure’s offering isn’t solely a cryptography solution, but an end-to-end orchestration platform for quantum resilience with endpoint management capabilities.