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<\/a><\/a>\nAs organizations face new pressures from regulators, auditors, and boards to demonstrate PQC awareness and progress, Forescout accelerated its development timeline to deliver operational security capabilities to understand and prioritize where quantum-unsafe encryption creates real exposure.<\/p>
\n\u201cOrganizations don\u2019t just need new algorithms or upgraded platforms, they need clarity about where quantum-unsafe encryption creates exposure in their environments,\u201d said Barry Mainz, CEO of Forescout. \u201cThe PQC readiness and encryption hygiene dashboards are designed to deliver that clarity, helping security leaders see, prioritize, and reduce quantum risk now, even as full migration progresses over time.\u201d<\/p>
\nQuantum Risk is Pervasive Today<\/b><\/p>
\nNew data from Forescout Research \u2013 Vedere Labs highlights the urgency of PQC readiness<\/a>. The report shows that most of the internet remains unprepared for quantum threats, with nearly 90% of SSH servers not yet quantum-safe.<\/p> \nWithin enterprise environments, readiness is even more uneven, particularly across cyber-physical systems. While 50% of IT devices support PQC-capable SSH, adoption drops sharply across other environments: only 28% of IoT devices, 16% of OT devices, and 6% of IoMT devices.<\/p> \nThese gaps underscore a critical challenge: future migration deadlines are approaching, but the required work starts now. Governments and standards bodies are clear that organizations cannot wait until 2030 to begin. They must first inventory cryptographic usage, assess exposure, and understand where quantum risk is concentrated across their environments today.<\/p> \nMaking PQC Exposure Visible, Measurable, and Actionable<\/b><\/p> \nForescout\u2019s PQC dashboards address this challenge by delivering continuous visibility into cryptographic usage and real-world risk across complex environments. Capabilities include:<\/p> \nThese capabilities transform PQC from a compliance exercise into an operational security discipline, enabling organizations to move from visibility to prioritization to mitigation over time. Rather than stopping at cryptographic discovery or visualization, Forescout helps organizations understand what matters most and where they should take action first.<\/p> \nRisk-Driven Assurance for Quantum Security<\/b><\/p> \nUnlike tools that list ciphers, protocols, or static discovery findings, Forescout correlates quantum-unsafe encryption with asset criticality, exposure, and environment type, helping organizations identify the devices and communications that matter most. This reflects Forescout\u2019s approach to quantum security: continuous discovery with risk-driven assurance. The dashboards enable security teams to operationalize PQC readiness by:<\/p> \nThe dashboards are powered by patented capabilities that detect actual negotiated quantum-unsafe encryption in live network traffic<\/a>, allowing organizations to understand what is happening on the wire as opposed to relying on inferred configurations, expected settings, or policy assumptions.<\/p> \n\u201cEnterprise security teams are being asked to prove awareness, governance, and progress on post-quantum cryptography well before large-scale migration is feasible,\u201d said Paul Kao, Chief Product Officer at Forescout. \u201cGlobal guidance from governments and standards bodies consistently points to inventory and PQC exposure assessment as the first required steps. By delivering the PQC Readiness and Encryption Hygiene Dashboards, Forescout gives organizations a practical way to demonstrate exactly that \u2013 years before full PQC migration can realistically be completed.\u201d<\/p> \nAligning Security Operations with Regulatory and Industry Expectations<\/b><\/p> \nForescout\u2019s launch aligns enterprise security with emerging regulatory and industry expectations, including guidance from the Group of Seven (G7) and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as well as national migration roadmaps that identify the 2030-2035 period as a critical window for the large-scale adoption of PQC.<\/p> \nBy focusing on unmanaged and hard-to-upgrade assets \u2013 where risk is most concentrated \u2013 Forescout helps organizations address the environments most likely to delay broader quantum readiness.<\/p> \nAdditional Resources<\/b><\/p> \nTo learn more about PQC adoption trends and exposure risks, read the Forescout Research \u2013 Vedere Labs blog: \u201cPQC Adoption Gaps: 90% of Systems Are Still Not Quantum-Safe<\/a>.\u201d<\/p> \nExplore the Forescout PQC dashboards and access the PQC resource center at: https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/solutions\/post-quantum-cryptography-risk\/<\/a>.<\/p> \nAbout Forescout<\/b><\/p> \nAs AI-driven vulnerability discovery and exploitation accelerate attack velocity to machine speed, Forescout is a foundational cyber defense layer that allows organizations to segment and isolate compromised systems, block lateral movement, and automate response across IT, OT, IoT, and IoMT environments. The Forescout Vistaro\u2122 platform<\/a>, powered by agentic AI and enhanced with Vedere Labs<\/a> threat intelligence, delivers a Universal Zero Trust Network Access (UZTNA<\/a>) architecture that integrates seamlessly with 180+ security and IT products. With Forescout Vistaro, organizations get comprehensive inventory and classification of both managed and unmanaged assets, continuous exposure management, and real-time protection including dynamic network segmentation and automated threat response.<\/p> \nRH Strategic for Forescout\n\n
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