The NIST Post-Quantum Standard Era: What Enterprise CISOs Need to Know Today

## The Regulatory Landscape With NIST officially publishing its post-quantum cryptography standards, compliance mandates and cybersecurity frameworks are rapidly evolving to require quantum readiness. ## The Harvest-Now, Decrypt-Later Threat Adversaries are actively intercepting and storing encrypted network traffic today. Even if current encryption cannot be broken, encrypted archives can be decrypted once quantum hardware matures. ## CISO Action Plan CISOs must prioritize cryptographic asset discovery, establish vendor risk assessments for third-party crypto dependencies, and allocate budget for hybrid certificate rollouts.