IBM announced at its annual Think conference in Orlando, Florida, new IBM Quantum Safe technology: a comprehensive set of tools and capabilities, combined with IBM’s deep security expertise, designed as an end-to-end solution to be made available as organizations, including governmental agencies, prepare their quantum-safe journey towards the post-quantum era.
Quantum technology is rapidly advancing, but it poses security risks. IBM has developed IBM Quantum Safe technology to address this risk, leveraging its expertise in cryptography, quantum computing, and critical infrastructure. This technology will be able to solve previously unsolved problems, but also break the most widely used security protocols. IBM Quantum Safe Explorer, Advisor, and Remediator are capabilities designed to help clients prepare for the post-quantum era.
Explorer enables organizations to scan source and object code to locate cryptographic assets, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and build a Cryptography Bill of Materials (CBOM). Advisor allows the creation of a dynamic or operational view of cryptographic inventory, while Remediator enables organizations to deploy and test best practice-based quantum-safe remediation patterns. Ray Harishankar, IBM Fellow and IBM Quantum Safe Lead said, “Our new suite of quantum-safe technologies and milestones laid out on our roadmap is designed for the continuous evolution of post-quantum security in tandem with useful quantum computing, including solutions to help industries navigate this shift effectively and easily.”
