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Quantum-proof and ready: NIST unveils the future of encryption. (Source: CyberWire Special Edition)

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Cover art for CyberWire Special Edition episode 70 on NIST’s post-quantum standards.
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Brandon sat down with NIST mathematician Dustin Moody to unpack FIPS 203–205, the first finalized post-quantum encryption standards, and what CISOs must do before quantum harvesters arrive.

Key topics

  • NIST’s new lattice-based key encapsulation and signature schemes are now ready for production deployments.
  • Moody and Brandon explained migration timelines, crypto-agility testing, and the role of the NCCoE playbooks.
  • Listeners got a prioritized to-do list: inventory algorithms, stage hybrid deployments, and brief execs on PQC procurement dependencies.