Accenture Invests in QuSecure to Protect Against Future Quantum Threats with Crypto Agility
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment in QuSecure, a post-quantum cybersecurity leader founded in 2019. The partnership aims to provide comprehensive post-quantum crypto agility solutions for government agencies and private businesses.
QuSecure's QuProtect software delivers quantum security-as-a-service architecture, combining zero-trust and quantum-resilient technology to protect networks against current and future quantum threats. In 2023, Accenture and QuSecure achieved the first successful multi-orbit data communications test secured with post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
A notable implementation includes Banco Sabadell's successful project with both companies to integrate PQC technologies into their banking infrastructure. As part of the investment, QuSecure joins Accenture Ventures' Project Spotlight program, gaining access to Accenture's expertise and enterprise clients.
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) ha effettuato un investimento strategico in QuSecure, un leader nella cybersecurity post-quantistica fondato nel 2019. La partnership si propone di fornire soluzioni complete di agilità crittografica post-quantistica per agenzie governative e aziende private.
Il software QuProtect di QuSecure offre un'architettura di sicurezza come servizio basata su quantum, combinando tecnologia zero-trust e resiliente ai quantum per proteggere le reti dalle minacce quantistiche attuali e future. Nel 2023, Accenture e QuSecure hanno realizzato il primo test di comunicazione dati multi-orbit efficace, protetto con crittografia post-quantistica (PQC).
Una realizzazione significativa include il progetto di successo della Banco Sabadell con entrambe le aziende per integrare le tecnologie PQC nella loro infrastruttura bancaria. Come parte dell'investimento, QuSecure si unisce al programma Project Spotlight di Accenture Ventures, ottenendo accesso all'expertise e ai clienti aziendali di Accenture.
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) ha realizado una inversión estratégica en QuSecure, un líder en ciberseguridad post-cuántica fundado en 2019. La asociación tiene como objetivo proporcionar soluciones integrales de agilidad criptográfica post-cuántica para agencias gubernamentales y empresas privadas.
El software QuProtect de QuSecure ofrece una arquitectura de seguridad como servicio, combinando tecnología de confianza cero y resiliente a lo cuántico para proteger las redes contra las amenazas cuánticas actuales y futuras. En 2023, Accenture y QuSecure lograron la primera prueba exitosa de comunicaciones de datos multi-órbita segura con criptografía post-cuántica (PQC).
Una implementación notable incluye el exitoso proyecto de Banco Sabadell con ambas empresas para integrar tecnologías PQC en su infraestructura bancaria. Como parte de la inversión, QuSecure se une al programa Project Spotlight de Accenture Ventures, ganando acceso a la experiencia y a los clientes empresariales de Accenture.
액센츄어 (NYSE:ACN)는 2019년에 설립된 포스트 양자 사이버 보안 리더인 QuSecure에 전략적 투자를 했습니다. 이 파트너십은 정부 기관 및 민간 기업을 위한 포괄적인 포스트 양자 암호화 민첩성 솔루션을 제공하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다.
QuSecure의 QuProtect 소프트웨어는 제로 트러스트 및 양자 저항 기술을 결합하여 현재 및 미래의 양자 위협으로부터 네트워크를 보호하는 양자 보안 서비스 아키텍처를 제공합니다. 2023년, 액센츄어와 QuSecure는 포스트 양자 암호화(PQC)로 보호된 첫 성공적인 다 궤도 데이터 통신 테스트를 달성했습니다.
주요 구현 사례로는 두 회사가 협력하여 PQC 기술을 그들의 은행 인프라에 통합한 Banco Sabadell의 성공적인 프로젝트가 있습니다. 투자의 일환으로, QuSecure는 액센츄어 벤처스의 Project Spotlight 프로그램에 참여하여 액센츄어의 전문 지식 및 기업 고객에 접근할 수 있게 되었습니다.
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) a réalisé un investissement stratégique dans QuSecure, un leader en cybersécurité post-quantique fondé en 2019. Le partenariat vise à fournir des solutions complètes d'agilité cryptographique post-quantique pour les agences gouvernementales et les entreprises privées.
Le logiciel QuProtect de QuSecure offre une architecture de sécurité comme service, alliant technologie zéro-trust et résiliente aux menaces quantiques pour protéger les réseaux contre les menaces quantiques actuelles et futures. En 2023, Accenture et QuSecure ont réussi le premier test de communication de données multi-orbites sécurisé par cryptographie post-quantique (PQC).
Une mise en œuvre notable inclut le projet réussi de la Banco Sabadell avec les deux entreprises pour intégrer les technologies PQC dans leur infrastructure bancaire. Dans le cadre de l'investissement, QuSecure rejoint le programme Project Spotlight d'Accenture Ventures, accédant à l'expertise et aux clients d'Accenture.
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) hat eine strategische Investition in QuSecure, einen führenden Anbieter von Post-Quantum-Cybersicherheit, der 2019 gegründet wurde, getätigt. Die Partnerschaft zielt darauf ab, umfassende Lösungen zur kryptografischen Agilität nach dem Quantum für Regierungsbehörden und private Unternehmen bereitzustellen.
Die QuProtect-Software von QuSecure bietet eine Architektur für Sicherheitsdienste, die null-trust und quantum-resiliente Technologien kombiniert, um Netzwerke vor aktuellen und zukünftigen quantenbedingten Bedrohungen zu schützen. Im Jahr 2023 erreichten Accenture und QuSecure den ersten erfolgreichen Test der Datenkommunikation über mehrere Orbitale, gesichert mit Post-Quantum-Kryptografie (PQC).
Ein bemerkenswertes Projekt umfasst das erfolgreiche Vorhaben der Banco Sabadell mit beiden Unternehmen, PQC-Technologien in ihre Bankinfrastruktur zu integrieren. Im Rahmen der Investition tritt QuSecure dem Project Spotlight-Programm von Accenture Ventures bei und erhält Zugang zu Accentures Expertise und Unternehmenskunden.
- Strategic investment strengthens Accenture's quantum security capabilities
- Successful implementation of PQC technology with Banco Sabadell demonstrates market validation
- First successful multi-orbit data communications test with PQC achieved in 2023
- Access to Accenture's client base through Project Spotlight program
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Accenture's strategic investment in QuSecure marks a pivotal move in the rapidly evolving post-quantum cybersecurity market. Here's why this matters: First, quantum computers pose an existential threat to current encryption methods, potentially making most of today's cybersecurity measures obsolete. This creates an urgent need for quantum-resistant solutions, especially for banks, government agencies and critical infrastructure.
Let's break down the significance in simple terms: Think of crypto agility as having a master key system that can be instantly updated across an entire building when a security breach is discovered. QuSecure's technology allows organizations to swap encryption methods across their entire network with 'the push of a button' - a capability that traditionally required years to implement.
The successful implementation at Banco Sabadell serves as a important proof-of-concept, demonstrating real-world applicability in the banking sector. This is particularly noteworthy as financial institutions are prime targets for quantum attacks due to their handling of sensitive financial data and transactions.
The timing is strategic - NIST is actively pushing for transition to quantum-resistant standards, creating a significant market opportunity. With QuSecure joining Accenture's Project Spotlight program, this positions both companies to capitalize on the growing demand for quantum security solutions, especially among Fortune 500 companies that form Accenture's client base.
While investment terms weren't disclosed, this move strengthens Accenture's competitive position in the quantum security consulting space, potentially leading to new revenue streams from implementation and advisory services. The partnership also provides QuSecure with enterprise-level exposure and credibility, important for scaling in the B2B security market.
Accenture and QuSecure Offer Post-Quantum Crypto Agility Solutions to Help Mitigate Emerging Quantum Risks (Graphic: Business Wire)
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“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. According to the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), the shift to crypto agility must start immediately and is a long-term strategy rather than a one-time implementation.
“In a progressively digital world, as AI and quantum threats to encryption evolve at an ever-faster pace, it is critical that we evolve from encryption management that requires several years to upgrade algorithms to orchestrated crypto agility—the ability to push a button and upgrade your entire system at once,” said Rebecca Krauthamer, co-founder and CEO of QuSecure. “The ability to orchestrate cryptography at the enterprise scale—swapping out cryptographic algorithms at any endpoint, anywhere—is critical to a robust cybersecurity strategy. QuSecure and Accenture have a shared vision to provide organizations with a long-term solution to upgrade and manage their encryption standards.”
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.
Recently, Banco Sabadell successfully completed a joint project with Accenture and QuSecure to explore the adoption of PQC technologies in the bank’s infrastructure. This project represents a significant step toward strengthening defenses against quantum attacks with Banco Sabadell employing QuSecure’s software for crypto agility to update encryption.
"Crypto agility is critical for the banking industry, allowing for the seamless integration of new cryptographic standards without the need to rebuild entire systems,” said Joan Puig, Group CISO of Banco Sabadell. “Our project, in collaboration with Accenture and QuSecure, enabled us to explore the impact of adopting post-quantum cryptography technologies on the bank's infrastructure. By embracing crypto agility and testing quantum technologies we’re ensuring our preparedness for the quantum future.”
To help maintain security in a post-quantum world, Accenture developed an eight-step roadmap to help clients secure their data and communications and is collaborating with companies like QuSecure. Working with other industry leaders, Accenture has designed a Quantum Security Maturity Index to give corporate boards and executives a way to measure their quantum security infrastructure against their peers and identify areas for improvement.
QuSecure will also join Accenture Ventures’ Project Spotlight, an engagement and investment program focused on working with companies that create or apply disruptive enterprise technologies. Project Spotlight offers extensive access to Accenture’s domain expertise and its enterprise clients, helping startups harness creativity and deliver on the promise of their technology. Additional cybersecurity, quantum security and space companies that have joined Project Spotlight include Reality Defender, Aliro Quantum and Tenchi Security.
For information on how Accenture is helping clients prepare today for post-quantum security visit us here: Quantum Security Services & Solutions | Accenture.
Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
About Accenture
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About QuSecure
QuSecure is a leader in post-quantum cybersecurity with a mission to use the advent of quantum computing to act as a catalyst to fix the foundation of data security infrastructure. The company’s QuProtect software platform solution, available now, offers a comprehensive, end-to-end quantum-security-as-a-service architecture that delivers zero-trust, next-generation quantum-resilient technology, and crypto agility to protect networks, cloud systems, edge devices, end user, and satellite communications against today’s cyberattacks and future quantum threats, all with no rip and replace or disruption to existing systems. QuSecure is a proud Accenture Project Spotlight Company, and SBIR Phase III recipient. Book a Free PQC Ideation Workshop with us to get started on your PQC Migration and to take our QuProtect Software for a test drive. For more information, visit www.qusecure.com.
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