SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 17, 2025--
For years, security leaders have been told that preparing for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) would take years, cost millions and require deep in-house expertise. QuSecure Inc., the market leader in quantum-safe security, is proving otherwise with the launch of QuProtect R3, the industry's first and only fully integrated, production-ready PQC platform designed to make encryption modernization simple for everyone.
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With the platform's Reconnaissance innovation, a complimentary module for qualified companies, QuProtect R3 delivers instant visibility into vulnerable encryption across modern, legacy and cloud systems — a capability competitors cannot match. Security teams that once spent months and millions compiling a cryptographic bill of materials (CBOM) can now discover their encryption landscape in days, prioritize the highest-risk systems and act without disrupting operations.
"Henry Ford, the man who popularized the automobile, famously said, 'If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.' Orchestrated Crypto Agility is the automobile of secure communications. QuProtect R3 is that disruptive innovation that simplifies the perceived complexity of PQC and makes it something that takes days rather than years. If an organization is carrying out the migration to PQC in the same way it has performed encryption migrations in the past, it is simply slogging along waiting for that faster horse and paying the price. We strongly believe, and it is part of our values, that discovery and inventory should be a vehicle to help organizations migrate. We have seen too many organizations spend hundreds of thousands of dollars just to get paralyzed in the discovery phase. For this reason, we are making Reconnaissance, our discovery tool, completely free," said Rebecca Krauthamer, co-founder and CEO of QuSecure.
From First Mover to Market Dominance
QuSecure pioneered orchestrated cryptographic agility and now has the most crypto-agility deployments of any organization worldwide. The company's diverse roster of customers includes the U.S. Army and Air Force, key players in the telecommunications and energy sectors, leading financial institutions and global cloud services providers.
One of the main reasons QuSecure has moved so quickly with customer adoption is being at the forefront of two paradigm shifts, catalyzed by the new post-quantum cryptography mandates addressing cryptographic debt and achieving crypto-agility.
Cryptographic debt is critical for organizations to address even if they are not yet ready to migrate to PQC — and that is exactly what Reconnaissance delivers. Cryptographic debt is like using an old lock on your front door (e.g., outdated encryption amassed over time); as it weathers changes it becomes easier to pick, and the longer you wait to replace it, the more at risk you incur. QuSecure is also the first company to bring true crypto-agility to its clients, simply put as the ability to update encryption methods across enterprise networks dynamically, without costly overhauls.
"There are so many varying views on how urgent post-quantum cryptography is, with different standards boards and organizations stating different dates for readiness; it's truly hard to know when 'Q-Day' is really coming," said Dr. Anton Chuvakin, security advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud. "However, what we do know is that a core facet of a more secure posture is ensuring your encryption and key management are up to date, and that happens to be the first step in preparing for PQC. Cryptographic debt, a term for the mass amounts of the unknown state of an encryption, does need to be addressed to protect from many types of threats — breaches, ransomware and ultimately the arrival of quantum cryptography."
Why QuProtect R3 Now
As the White House issues executive orders, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standardization comes into play, new laws in development at the time of release, and international deadlines accelerate the push toward post-quantum encryption, organizations are struggling with concerns around cost, time, headcount and if they have the right expertise. With QuProtect R3, all of those concerns are mitigated. "Q-Day," the colloquial name for the day when cryptographically relevant quantum computers will be able to break asymmetric cryptography, could come at any time. The new compliance requirements for regulated industries are falling into place to prevent further bleed from harvest now, decrypt later attacks. As environments diversify across cloud, legacy and edge, hidden cryptographic sprawl and outdated encryption threaten to undermine even the best defenses. Traditional security tools, including those focused on endpoints or firewalls, simply cannot see or fix these risks.
With today's launch, organizations can now maintain cryptographic hygiene at scale while preparing for evolving security threats and compliance requirements. QuProtect R3 identifies and prioritizes quantum-vulnerable cryptography across networks, enabling leaders to create clear remediation roadmaps as AI threats proliferate and quantum threats approach their industry. Once assets are discovered, organizations can gain active mitigation and real-time reporting insights in the same platform.
"The accelerated growth of quantum computing is a significant threat to enterprise security. To protect against this emerging threat, organizations need trusted partners, proven methodologies and innovative tools that can simplify the path to post-quantum security," said Tom Patterson, emerging technology lead at Accenture Cybersecurity. "By unifying the discovery and agility processes, Accenture and QuSecure are helping enterprises leverage the new NIST standards to meet today's encryption challenges and secure their fast-evolving future."
Three Modules, One Production Ready, Integrated Platform
Depth and Detail Without Complexity
QuProtect R3 reduces manual cryptographic auditing by simplifying the discovery and cataloging of cryptographic certificates, algorithms and protocols in use across distributed enterprise networks and data centers. It also helps organizations gain visibility into cryptographic practices of SaaS providers and cloud vendors by monitoring traffic at network gateways, addressing third-party risk management.
By identifying problematic cryptographic configurations before they impact operations — such as expiring certificates, unauthorized certificate authorities or weak encryption protocols — QuProtect R3 prevents security incidents and service disruptions.
Built for Non-Experts, Ready for the Quantum Era
The platform's standards-based approach makes it simple to replace weak algorithms, enforce encryption policies and prepare for both today's AI-driven threats and tomorrow's quantum attacks, without ripping and replacing existing infrastructure or requiring deep cryptography expertise.
"Q-Day will bring profound changes to every area of security. It forces an overhaul of the underlying plumbing of the security technology stack across an organization, as the current foundational building block (cryptography) used for protecting your data will be rendered useless," "The Architect's Guide to Quantum Security," Forrester Research, 2025.
Availability and Pricing
The QuProtect R3 Reconnaissance, Resilience and Reporting modules are all available today through QuSecure and its partners — and the company also offers a price match guarantee for manual migration. QuSecure believes that discovery is a critical means to a more secure end regardless of where you are in your migration journey, so the Reconnaissance module is available free to qualifying organizations. Learn more at https://marketing.qusecure.com/quprotect-r3-reconnaissance-complimentary-offer.
About QuSecure ™
QuSecure is the pioneer and leader in quantum-safe cybersecurity with a mission to use the advent of quantum computing to fix the foundation of data security infrastructure. The QuProtect R3 platform is available through AWS Marketplace or directly from QuSecure and partners including Accenture, Dell, Cisco and Carahsoft. QuSecure's post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and crypto-agile innovation provide the lowest-friction path to inventory cryptographic communications and transition to quantum resiliency: anytime, anywhere, on any device. For more information, visit www.qusecure.com.
QuProtect R3 is the industry’s first and only fully integrated, production-ready post-quantum cryptography (PQC) platform for encryption modernization.
