Certes has published research suggesting many Australian organisations are behind in preparing for post-quantum cryptography, highlighting a wide gap between awareness of quantum threats and confidence in meeting official timelines.

The study found that 78% of organisations see legacy systems as their biggest quantum security risk, yet only 11% are confident they can achieve post-quantum readiness within expected deadlines. It also found that 74% regard edge and IoT environments as a major risk, while 73% are assessing the impact of so-called harvest now, decrypt later attacks.

The findings come as the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre urges organisations to begin planning the move to…