Symmatrics launches voluntary AI and post-quantum readiness pledge
Symmatrics launched a voluntary AI and post-quantum readiness pledge on July 27 at its Tysons Corner headquarters opening, asking organizations to prepare for cryptographic risks tied to artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Symmatrics launched a voluntary AI and Post-Quantum Readiness Pledge on July 27 at the opening of its headquarters in Tysons Corner, Virginia, according to a company release published by PR Newswire. The pledge is aimed at organizations preparing for security risks tied to artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The company said the initiative is intended as a starting point for businesses and other groups facing AI- and quantum-era security challenges. Symmatrics said the pledge began with a founding cohort of organizations and is available online through the company’s website.
The pledge asks signatories to inventory cryptographic assets and dependencies, identify systems exposed to harvest-now-decrypt-later risk, and plan a roadmap for post-quantum cryptography migration aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance. It also asks participants to engage vendors and suppliers on their migration timelines and to report progress to executive leadership or a board at least once a year.
The release says the effort comes as NIST has published post-quantum cryptography standards and is urging organizations to begin migration. It also cites two June executive orders, which the company says direct federal agencies toward NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography, set migration deadlines for high-value federal systems, and expand planning to critical infrastructure and future federal contractor requirements.
Symmatrics says the pledge is voluntary and does not certify, guarantee or warrant any security outcome, product or compliance status. It also says participation does not imply endorsement of any vendor or solution.
Drew Davis, Symmatrics’ senior vice president of strategy, said organizations best positioned for the quantum era will be those whose leaders act before they are forced to. He said Symmatrics’ Integrated Trust Layer is built to support continuous delivery of one-time-use symmetric keys at Internet scale.
Amber Pezan, managing partner at Dulles Law, said preparing for the AI and quantum era is a matter of corporate governance, risk management and long-term business resilience. She said Dulles Law is a founding signatory of the pledge.
The release says Symmatrics is inviting additional organizations to join the pledge through its website.
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