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Cybersecurity Program & Quantum Risk | CISO Hub
Verdict
A cybersecurity program is not quantum-proof until it inventories cryptography, assigns owners, and runs crypto-agility and hybrid/PQC pilots. Frameworks and zero-trust labels do not replace algorithm migration.
Overview
CISOs and security programs already run vulnerability management, identity, and third-party risk. Quantum risk is a cryptography and data-longevity problem layered on those same processes.
Wave 7c pages cover inventory (CBOM), crypto-agility, zero trust + PQC, identity federation, KMS/HSM, incident response, vendor questionnaires, board briefings, and compliance clusters.
Start with cryptographic inventory and a 90-day pilot plan; deepen network controls via Wave 7b hubs.
Program inventory focus: Untracked classical crypto across identity, network, apps, and vendors. Typical classical surfaces: Program-owned PKI, identity, and application crypto; Vendor and SaaS classical public-key dependencies. Cross-read /security/program and /assessment. Educational only—not compliance advice.
Cryptographic profile
- Signatures: Program-owned PKI, identity, and application crypto, Vendor and SaaS classical public-key dependencies
- Hash: Policy and control metadata (not a substitute for crypto inventory)
- Public-key exposure: Untracked classical crypto across identity, network, apps, and vendors.
What breaks
- No owner for “cryptography” as a risk domain
- Assuming network tools alone solve CRQC/HNDL
- Vendor “quantum-safe” claims without evidence
Mitigations
- Stand up crypto inventory + CBOM-style tracking
- Pilot hybrid TLS and identity token algorithms
- Board one-pager and risk-committee language
- Link network spokes at /security/network
FAQ
Is our security program quantum-proof?
Only if public-key algorithms, keys, and long-lived ciphertext are inventoried and on a migration path—not because you have a modern SOC stack.
Where should a CISO start?
Cryptographic inventory, data shelf-life (HNDL), internet-facing TLS, and remote access—see linked program pages.
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