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AdoptionGlobal·

Signal deploys the SPQR triple ratchet

Signal extends its earlier PQXDH work with a post-quantum ratchet, closing the gap for long-lived conversation state.

Signal
Read at Signal
IndustryGlobal·

Crypto-agility becomes the dominant enterprise buying criterion

Buyers increasingly prioritize the ability to swap algorithms over any single algorithm choice, reshaping vendor roadmaps across PKI and HSM portfolios.

Entrust
Thales
Keyfactor
Read at NIST CSWP 39
IndustryGlobal·

Harvest-now-decrypt-later moves from theory to procurement language

Government and defense contracts increasingly specify long-term confidentiality horizons, forcing suppliers to answer for data captured today and decrypted later.

NATO
US DoD
Read at CISA
IndustryGlobal·

Banks pilot post-quantum protection for payment rails

Several tier-one institutions begin hybrid key exchange trials on interbank links, citing harvest-now-decrypt-later exposure on decades-long confidentiality requirements.

JPMorgan
HSBC
Mastercard
Read at BIS Project Leap
AdoptionGlobal·

Cloudflare reports the majority of its human-originated TLS traffic is post-quantum protected

Hybrid X25519MLKEM768 key agreement crosses a visible adoption threshold on the public internet, driven by default-on browser support.

Cloudflare
Google
Mozilla
Read at Cloudflare Radar
ResearchGlobal·

Researchers narrow the resource estimate for breaking RSA-2048

A revised analysis lowers the estimated qubit count needed for Shor's algorithm against RSA-2048, tightening credible Q-Day windows without changing near-term feasibility.

Google
Read at arXiv 2505.15917
StandardsGlobal·

CA/Browser Forum debates post-quantum certificate profiles

Ballot discussions on ML-DSA certificate issuance expose unresolved questions about chain size, OCSP overhead and root program timelines.

CA/Browser Forum
DigiCert
Entrust
Read at CA/Browser Forum
AdoptionGlobal·

OpenSSH makes post-quantum key exchange the default

Hybrid ML-KEM key agreement becomes the preferred method, with warnings when a connection negotiates a classical-only exchange.

OpenSSH
Read at OpenSSH release notes
FundingNorth America·

SandboxAQ raises $450M at a $5.75B valuation

Nvidia and Google join the round, underlining investor conviction that cryptographic discovery and migration tooling is the near-term revenue pool in PQC.

SandboxAQ
Nvidia
Google
Read at SandboxAQ
RegulationEurope·

NCSC publishes a three-phase UK migration timeline

Discovery and migration planning by 2028, highest-priority systems migrated by 2031, and full migration complete by 2035 across UK critical national infrastructure.

NCSC
Read at NCSC
StandardsNorth America·

HQC selected as the code-based backup key encapsulation mechanism

NIST picks HQC to hedge against a structural break in module-lattice assumptions. A draft standard is expected in 2026, with final publication targeted for 2027.

NIST
Read at NIST
StandardsEurope·

ETSI publishes quantum-safe migration guidance for telecom operators

TC CYBER output gives carriers a structured inventory and prioritization method for signalling, transport and subscriber credential systems.

ETSI
Read at ETSI
AdoptionGlobal·

AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose post-quantum options across key services

Hyperscaler support for hybrid TLS and PQC-capable KMS moves migration from research project to configuration change for many workloads.

AWS
Google Cloud
Microsoft
Read at AWS guidance
RegulationNorth America·

NIST IR 8547 sets 2030 deprecation and 2035 disallowance for RSA and ECC

The draft transition guidance gives US federal systems a concrete end date for classical public-key cryptography and is already being cited in enterprise migration business cases.

NIST
Read at NIST IR 8547
StandardsNorth America·

NIST finalizes the first three post-quantum standards

FIPS 203 (ML-KEM), FIPS 204 (ML-DSA) and FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA) become final, giving vendors a fixed target for migration and starting the enterprise procurement cycle in earnest.

NIST
Read at NIST
RegulationAsia-Pacific·

ASD sets a 2030 deadline to remove RSA and ECC from Australian government systems

The Information Security Manual update is the most aggressive national deadline announced so far, five years ahead of the US and UK end dates.

ASD
Read at Australian Signals Directorate
FundingEurope·

PQShield closes a $37M Series B for post-quantum silicon IP

Funding targets hardware IP cores as chipmakers begin designing PQC accelerators into secure elements and TPMs.

PQShield
Addition
Read at PQShield
AdoptionGlobal·

Chrome and Firefox enable hybrid post-quantum key agreement by default

Default-on browser support makes hybrid ML-KEM the fastest-deployed cryptographic change in the modern web's history.

Google
Mozilla
Read at Chromium Blog
RegulationEurope·

European Commission urges member states to start critical-infrastructure migration

A coordinated implementation roadmap sets 2026 for first steps and 2030 for high-risk use cases across the union.

European Commission
ENISA
Read at European Commission
AdoptionGlobal·

Apple ships PQ3 for iMessage

A three-layer post-quantum ratchet brings ongoing rekeying to consumer messaging, setting a benchmark for harvest-now-decrypt-later resistance in messaging protocols.

Apple
Read at Apple Security Research