QNu Labs partners with Netpoleon to bring quantum-safe security to Indian firms

[Yasmin]

India's quantum security start ups are building their sales channels. The Quantum Insider reports that Netpoleon India, a cybersecurity distributor, has signed up QNu Labs to bring quantum safe products to Indian businesses through its network of channel partners and system integrators

QNu Labs was founded in 2016 and incubated at IIT Madras. Its flagship product is QShield 2.0, a platform for profiling cryptographic risk and making systems crypto agile, so they can switch algorithms when needed

QShield has four parts: crypto risk profiling, crypto operations and management, crypto policy and governance, and an AI agent for security tasks. The partnership targets banking and finance, government, telecoms, critical infrastructure and defence customers

QNu cites a free space quantum key distribution demonstration over 5.56 kilometres and a deployment in a live defence network as milestones. Mohan Kumar TL, director of Netpoleon India, said preparing for emerging risks is becoming as important as handling today's threats. Rahil Patel, QNu Labs' chief growth officer, said quantum safe readiness is becoming a strategic business priority

Distribution deals like this are unglamorous but important, because most companies buy security through resellers rather than directly from start ups. India has a huge banking and telecoms sector that will need to migrate eventually. A home grown supplier with local support could do well there

Is India moving fast enough on post-quantum security? And do local suppliers have an advantage in this market?

Netpoleon India Partners With QNu Labs on Quantum-Safe Securitythequantuminsider.com

[Pilgrim]

Free space key distribution over 5.56 kilometres is a solid result. It opens possibilities for links where fibre is impractical. Satellites are the obvious next step