Accenture has invested in Accenture Ventures in US-based QuSecure, a Software-based quantum security solution provider. Together, Accenture and QuSecure offer comprehensive post-quantum crypto agility solutions to help government agencies and private sector businesses mitigate emerging quantum risks.
Accenture and QuSecure offer tools to help government agencies and businesses protect themselves from new risks from quantum technology. QuSecure is based in San Mateo, California, and it was started in 2019. QuSecure’s software, called QuProtect, provides a complete service for quantum security. It uses advanced technology that keeps systems safe from cyberattacks now and in the future, including threats from quantum computers. This system protects networks, cloud services, devices, and satellite communications without causing much disruption to what is already in place.
“Organizations need a reliable, quantum-resilient cybersecurity solution that not only adheres to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) post-quantum encryption standards but that can be easily integrated across all parts of a communications network,” said Tom Patterson, emerging technology security lead at Accenture. “We’re investing in trusted providers like QuSecure to help our clients future-proof their global networks today to protect high-risk data faster.”
Post-quantum encryption standards protect a variety of electronic information, such as private email messages and e-commerce transactions. NIST is advising computer system administrators to start transitioning to NIST’s newly released standards as quickly as possible.
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In 2023, Accenture and QuSecure collaborated to establish the first successful multi-orbit data communications test secured with post-quantum cryptography (PQC), which refers to cryptographic methods that are secure against an attack by a quantum computer. This demonstrates that crypto agility, successfully rotating to a less vulnerable algorithm, is real and possible.
