Managing Post-Quantum Cryptography

Claude Louis-Charles

ISBN 10: 1972752634 / ISBN 13: 9781972752630

Edité par Cybersoft Publishers, 2026

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Every encrypted transaction your organization relies on today - every financial transfer, patient record, classified message, and identity verification - rests on mathematical assumptions that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer will break. As your manuscript warns, 'Every encrypted message your organization sent today rests on a mathematical problem that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer will solve.' The threat is no longer theoretical. The algorithms are published. The standards are finalized. Adversaries are already harvesting encrypted traffic to decrypt later.Managing Post¿Quantum Cryptography is the essential guide for leaders who must secure their enterprise before the machines catch up. Written for CISOs, IT executives, architects, and modernization leaders, this book explains the quantum threat in clear, accessible terms - without requiring a background in physics or number theory - and provides a complete roadmap for transitioning to quantum¿safe cryptography at enterprise scale.Readers will learn why classical encryption has an expiration date, how quantum algorithms break RSA and ECC, and why symmetric encryption survives but must be re¿evaluated. The book demystifies the new post¿quantum algorithm families, decodes the NIST selections, and explains what they mean for certificates, key exchange, authentication, and long¿horizon data protection.This guide equips leaders to:Identify which systems, protocols, and data categories are most at riskConduct a full cryptographic census across keys, certificates, algorithms, and dependenciesImplement hybrid cryptography to bridge classical and post¿quantum systemsBuild cryptöagility into enterprise architecture to avoid future forced migrationsPrioritize migration using risk¿tiered sequencing and dependency mappingGovern the transition across budget cycles, leadership changes, and vendor ecosystemsProtect long¿horizon data from 'harvest now, decrypt later' adversariesBuild a workforce and governance model capable of sustaining quantum resilienceThe book includes detailed playbooks, maturity models, migration templates, and decision frameworks that help leaders move from awareness to execution. It shows how to design hybrid deployments, evaluate vendor readiness, integrate new standards, and build monitoring systems that keep the enterprise secure long after the initial migration.Quantum computing will not wait for your organization to be ready. As the book emphasizes, 'The window for acting ahead of this threat is open now, but it is not indefinite.' This guide gives you the clarity, structure, and operational strategy to secure your enterprise before the machines catch up - and before your encrypted data becomes readable to anyone who has already captured it.If you are responsible for protecting sensitive data in a world racing toward quantum capability, this is the roadmap you cannot afford to postpone.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Managing Post-Quantum Cryptography
• Éditeur: Cybersoft Publishers
• Date de parution: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1972752634
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781972752630
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 15 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 15 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 396 grammes

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Synopsis

The quantum threat is not a distant academic problem — it is a strategic reality that demands immediate, disciplined action. Managing Post‑Quantum Cryptography gives enterprise leaders the practical roadmap they need to move from awareness to execution: inventory every cryptographic dependency, prioritize what to migrate first, deploy hybrid and crypto‑agile architectures, and sustain a governance posture that endures across budget cycles and leadership changes.

This book is written for managers, CISOs, architects, and program leads who must translate technical standards into executable enterprise programs.

it does not require a background in number theory. Instead, it explains the core technical concepts clearly and then focuses on the decisions that matter: which assets to inventory, how to assess vendor readiness, how to design hybrid key exchange and dual‑algorithm signatures, and how to build the organizational processes that keep a migration on track.
Inside you will find:

• A concise technical primer that explains why asymmetric cryptography is uniquely vulnerable to quantum algorithms, how symmetric ciphers are affected, and what “harvest now, decrypt later” means for long‑horizon data.
• A practical treatment of post‑quantum algorithm families — lattice‑based, hash‑based, code‑based, multivariate — and a framework for aligning algorithm choices to use cases.
• Standards and compliance guidance that decodes NIST selections, federal guidance, and industry expectations so you can extract the enterprise actions that matter.
• The cryptographic census: a step‑by‑step methodology to discover keys, certificates, and protocol dependencies across complex environments.
• Hybrid deployment patterns that let classical and post‑quantum algorithms operate in parallel while you migrate, with protocol‑specific guidance for TLS, VPNs, PKI, and HSMs.
• Crypto‑agility architecture: design principles, API patterns, and PKI practices that make future algorithm transitions routine rather than crisis‑driven.
• A migration playbook with sequencing, risk‑tiered prioritization, testing and rollback plans, and procurement strategies to hold vendors accountable.
• Governance and workforce strategies to institutionalize post‑quantum resilience: audit readiness, evidence collection, training, and continuous threat monitoring.
• Operational artifacts you can use immediately: model checklists, risk register templates, incident postmortem forms, and a 90‑day implementation roadmap.

Each chapter closes with a manager’s checklist so you can rapidly assess readiness and assign remediation tasks. Case studies and real‑world scenarios illustrate common pitfalls — from silent inventory gaps to vendor integrations that fail under load — and show how disciplined planning prevents them.
The window to act is open but finite. Adversaries are already archiving encrypted traffic with the intent to decrypt it later; organizations that delay will face a migration under crisis conditions rather than a planned transition. This book equips you to lead that transition methodically: to protect long‑horizon data, to prioritize resources where they matter most, and to build an enterprise posture that outlasts any single algorithm.
If you are responsible for protecting confidentiality, integrity, or authentication across an enterprise, this is the practical guide you need to move from risk awareness to operational resilience — before the machines catch up.