{"id":343235,"date":"2025-08-14T04:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=343235"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:35:22","slug":"securing-the-quantum-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/securing-the-quantum-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing the Quantum Age"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Palo Alto Networks Announces New Quantum Security Innovations<\/h1>\n

New Cryptography Inventory Tool, Quantum-Optimized Firewalls and PAN-OS 12.1 Enable Quantum Readiness<\/em><\/p>\n

The cybersecurity landscape is rapidly shifting due to a risk that\u2019s quietly brewing in the background: the race to achieve quantum supremacy. Quantum computing has long promised to redefine what\u2019s possible in technology, with its ability to solve complex problems exponentially faster than classical computers. This technological breakthrough promises many benefits likely to unlock trillions in economic value but will also introduce major new risks to the cryptographic foundations of modern cybersecurity. Despite this significance, quantum is still often dismissed as a problem too far away to worry about.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s changing with the convergence of AI and quantum computing. Researchers are now leveraging AI to reduce some of the key barriers to quantum computing<\/a>, like automating qubit error correction and optimizing quantum algorithms. This means cryptographically relevant quantum computing (CRQC) \u2013 the point at which quantum systems can break today\u2019s public key cryptography \u2013 could arrive sooner than the industry initially projected. McKinsey (2024)<\/a> predicted a CRQC could break the most common public-key encryption algorithms as soon as 2027, while Gartner (2025)<\/a> predicts that most conventional asymmetric cryptography would be unsafe to use by 2029.<\/p>\n

Governments around the world have taken notice, developing new national quantum readiness strategies, including requirements to migrate to new quantum resistant Post-Quantum Cryptographic (PQC) standards, like those developed by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)<\/a>. Organizations are also experimenting with solutions beyond PQC migration, adopting technologies like Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) to build additional resilience to unforeseen computational advancements.<\/p>\n

These emerging quantum readiness strategies have another common thread: emphasizing the critical role technology providers can play to proactively lead in the quantum era. At Palo Alto Networks, we\u2019re meeting this moment by announcing a comprehensive suite of new quantum security capabilities as part of PAN-OS 12.1 Orion<\/a> and our new quantum-optimized fifth-generation Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW). These capabilities will empower organizations globally, across government and critical infrastructure, to accelerate their quantum readiness in alignment with emerging global and regional standards. Here is how our new capabilities can help your organization meet some of the fundamental imperatives of quantum readiness:<\/p>\n

<\/a>Discover \u2014 Conducting Automated Cryptographic Inventories<\/strong><\/h4>\n