Quantum Safe Readiness Service
c. 12 years
average time to complete a full migration (IBM Institute for Business Value)
2028
NCSC milestone: discovery complete and a migration plan in place
2035
NCSC target for completing migration to post-quantum cryptography
Powered by IBM Quantum Safe and IBM Guardium
Start small, then scale
1
Phase 1 · Steps 1 and 2
Readiness Assessment
CBOM, risk register, board readout and initial roadmap.
2
Phase 2 · steps 3 and 4
Remediation programme
Lifecycle platform, proven pilot and a prioritised rollout.
3
Phase 3 · ongoing
Managed crypto-agility
Continuous scanning, posture reporting, key and certificate operations.