NIST published FIPS 203 (ML-KEM), FIPS 204 (ML-DSA) and FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA) in August 2024. NIST IR 8547, finalised on 27 October 2026, sets deprecation of RSA, ECDSA, EdDSA and Diffie-Hellman after 2030 and disallowance after 2035. Executive Order 14412, signed on 22 June 2026, and OMB Memorandum M-26-15 direct federal agencies to prioritise migration of high-value assets and high-impact systems.

Open any search engine, any industry publication, any social feed. Type "post-quantum cryptography readiness" and start reading. Within seconds, you will find a pattern. The advice is almost always the same. Start with discovery. Map your cryptographic estate. Build an inventory. You cannot change what you cannot find. It sounds reasonable. It is not. Discovery without governance is a scan, not a programme. It produces an inventory with no owner, no mandate, no decision autho

Plant the key. Walk away. Wait for the moment that matters. That is the logic behind deploy now, exploit later, one of the quieter and more consequential patterns in modern cyber conflict. The attacker does not need to cause disruption on the day they gain access. In many cases, immediate action would be the wrong move. It creates noise, triggers investigation, and risks losing a valuable foothold. Instead, the attacker establishes access, makes it blend into the environment,

Post-quantum cryptography is still being treated by too many organisations as an algorithm migration. That is the wrong frame. PQC is becoming a trigger for a much broader enterprise risk transformation. The algorithms are being standardised. The harder problem sits around them: discovering where cryptography actually exists, identifying who owns it, understanding which suppliers control critical dependencies, determining which data cannot afford to remain exposed, and creati

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Cyber threats evolve rapidly. Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) face increasing risks. These risks target critical infrastructure, government systems, and enterprises. Strengthening cybersecurity frameworks is essential. It ensures operational continuity and protects sensitive data. This post explores how GCC institutions enhance cyber resilience through robust institutional frameworks. Strengthening Cybersecurity in GCC Institutions GCC countries prioritize

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Cyber threats evolve rapidly. Organizations must adapt quickly. A Cyber Discovery Sprint offers a focused, intensive approach to identifying vulnerabilities and strengthening defenses. Booking your Cyber Discovery Sprint online streamlines the process. It ensures timely engagement and efficient preparation. This post outlines the essential steps for a successful cyber discovery sprint setup. Understanding Cyber Discovery Sprint Setup A Cyber Discovery Sprint is a short, targe

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

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

The United States Department of War has announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requirements while it undertakes a 60-day review of the programme. Predictably, headlines have already begun suggesting that CMMC has been paused or that cybersecurity requirements are being rolled back. Neither interpretation is correct. The announcement is not a retreat from cybersecurity. It is a reassessment of how cybersecurity assurance should be delivered. What Has Changed? The

Organisations are investing billions in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, cloud migration and cybersecurity. Yet many programmes fail for one simple reason. Technology changes faster than governance, risk management and organisational control. At SITG-Consulting, we help organisations bridge that gap. We specialise in business transformation, cyber resilience, enterprise governance, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), quantum risk management, regulatory compliance

Every year organisations invest billions in business transformation. Digital transformation. Cloud migration. Cybersecurity. Operational resilience. Artificial Intelligence. Post-Quantum Cryptography. The strategies are ambitious. The technology is impressive. The budgets are substantial. Yet programme after programme fails to deliver the expected outcomes. Why? The answer is surprisingly consistent. Organisations rarely fail because they lack strategy. They fail because they

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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

The disclosure of 73,932 compromised Fortinet firewall URLs is not just another VPN incident. It is a cryptographic governance failure at global scale and a perfect illustration of why organisations must treat HNDL (Harvest Now, Decrypt Later) and HNFL (Harvest Now, Forge Later) as present-tense operational risks rather than abstract quantum-era hypotheticals. The incident was empirically documented by Volodymyr "Bob" Diachenko, who discovered the attacker-controlled server c