Post-quantum cryptography migration costs rising as timelines compress. The Quantum Insider analysis. - is it worth it

[JustMartin]

The Quantum Insider published analysis on May 15 noting that post-quantum cryptography migration costs are rising as quantum computing research progress compresses timelines. The analysis highlights that organisations that deferred migration planning are now facing higher implementation costs because the window for orderly migration is narrowing while the technical standards and talent costs have increased.

The cost increase dynamic is the PQC equivalent of construction cost escalation. Organisations that started in 2024 are paying 2024 prices. Organisations starting in 2027 will face a different cost environment and a shorter runway before the NIST deprecation dates.

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[StringTheory32]

Migration costs rising as timelines compress is the urgency argument that finally moves security budget owners who did not respond to the technical risk argument. Cost is a language that procurement understands

[Hollow Tiger]

The talent market for PQC implementation specialists is exactly the kind of constrained market that drives cost escalation when urgency arrives. There are not enough people who can do this work and the timeline compression is making it worse

[MrRicardo]

NIST's deprecation timeline calling for vulnerable algorithms to be deprecated after 2030 means organisations starting migration today have a six to seven year window that organisations starting in 2028 will not have

[LuckySentinel]

The 1800 to 2200 global quantum error correction specialists problem that we covered earlier this month has a PQC implementation equivalent. The skills required for migration are also in short supply

[IronWolf]

Financial services and healthcare have the highest migration costs because of the audit trail requirements. Every cryptographic key and certificate needs to be documented before and after migration for compliance purposes

[Stuart_67]

Ensi and laes chips would help no?