Sensitive documents reportedly linked to India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant have been exposed following a ransomware attack affecting a contractor. According to Reuters, the leaked material includes engineering drawings, supplier information and inspection records, while there is currently no evidence that reactor control systems themselves were compromised. That distinction matters. Too often, critical infrastructure security is viewed through the lens of perimeter defen

America’s transition from quantum strategy to quantum execution was. In the span of three weeks, the United States compressed years of quantum policy into a coordinated national programme: Executive Order 14412 accelerating Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) migration Executive Order 14413 strengthening the national quantum innovation ecosystem The Department of Defense PQC Strategy OMB M-26-15 defining a structured federal migration roadmap QuantumEAGLe aligning government and

The designation of #Amazon Web Services, #Microsoft, #Google Cloud, and #Oracle as the UK’s first Critical Third Parties (#CTPs) is not just another operational resilience milestone. It is a structural shift in where systemic risk is understood to live-and who regulators believe must be accountable for it. For the first time under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, the Bank of England, #PRA, and #FCA will exercise direct, joint oversight over organisations that sit

FINMA's new guidance on Quantum Computing is welcome. It sends an important signal. Quantum risk is no longer a theoretical technology discussion. It is a governance and operational resilience issue that financial institutions are expected to address now. I agree with the direction of travel. Board-approved strategies, risk analysis, cryptographic inventories, crypto-agility and supplier management all deserve attention. However, I was struck by how extraordinarily light the

𝐃𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲? I’m starting to think the default answer of “yes” might be wrong. I recently reviewed the Dutch Government’s Framework Cryptography Policy for the Central Government. What’s interesting is that it doesn’t push organisations to create yet another standalone document. Instead, it recognises that cryptographic governance can - and often should - be embedded across

NIST CSF 2.0 may be one of the most important Quantum Readiness frameworks available today. Not because it contains a section on quantum computing. It doesn't. Not because it tells organisations which algorithms to deploy. It doesn't do that either. What CSF 2.0 does provide is something far more important. Governance. The 2024 update elevated governance to a core function, recognising that cybersecurity is no longer solely a technology challenge. It is a board, executive and

From "Dark Matter" Liability to Defensible Fiduciary Asset 1. Executive Summary: The Fiduciary Imperative In a $100T digital economy, cryptography is the invisible keel holding the ship of state and commerce upright. It secures identity, privacy, and value transfer. Yet 95% of enterprises operate with near-zero visibility into where this cryptography lives, how it behaves, or whether it remains fit for purpose (NIST). This hidden exposure has evolved into Cryptographic Dark M