Patero and Horizen Labs Team Up to Help Enterprises Move to Quantum-Resistant Encryption

At a glance

Post-quantum security firm Patero and cryptography advisory firm Horizen Labs announced a commercial partnership to help companies switch their communications to encryption that quantum computers cannot easily break. The companies combine Horizen Labs' risk advisory services with Patero's automated discovery and hybrid encryption platform to plan the switch and test defenses on live systems.

Key points

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   Moving to quantum-resistant encryption is hard because today's public-key encryption is deeply built into many services.

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   Companies must first map which encrypted data could be intercepted now and decrypted later.

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   Horizen Labs sets the risk framework, and technical teams run pilot tests on live routes before a company-wide rollout.

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   Pilot tests check that changes can be rolled back if something goes wrong.

Why it matters

As quantum computers advance, today's encryption could fail, so companies need to start preparing now.

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