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Business Wire
10 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
QuSecure Names Gregory Donovan Vice President of Revenue as Demand for its Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cryptographic Agility Solutions Grows
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QuSecure™, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) cryptographic agility, today announced it has named Gregory Donovan, a prominent revenue executive in the cybersecurity industry, as its new Vice President of Revenue. This is a strategic and necessary move for the company as it sees rising interest in both private and public sector cybersecurity teams starting their needed PQC migrations to gain quantum protection for critical data anywhere it travels. QuSecure names Gregory Donovan as its new Vice President of Revenue as demand for its post-quantum cryptography and cryptographic agility solutions grows. Share 'I was impressed with the leadership and approach that QuSecure has taken to solve what could be a trillion-dollar problem in the market,' Donovan said. 'I chose QuSecure for that very reason – how it can provide PQC and cryptographic agility now and how I see our innovation evolving to solve current cybersecurity issues while preparing for larger quantum threats.' Late last year the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) directed security leaders to begin adopting new standards for addressing the quantum threat immediately. In recent White House Executive Orders, it has been made clear that it is a priority for the U.S. government to resolve cryptographic debt as the quantum threat approaches and bad actors harvest sensitive data now to stockpile for later decryption. For high-risk use cases, the requirement for meeting these standards was pulled in by 5 years compared to previous guidance – with additional advancement expected in this timeline. Technology vendors involved with National Security Systems are required to support post-quantum cryptography by 2027. Donovan brings years of enterprise and global sales experience to QuSecure. Most recently, he was with Keyfactor, a leading PKI cybersecurity company focused on the Fortune 500; and prior to that he served as Chief Growth Officer at Cognition, where he led go-to-market strategies and activities for an industrial automation/AI company. Donovan has also held key roles with ScentAir, ADP and SAP/Fieldglass. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Penn State University and resides in Charleston, SC. 'I'm excited about the rapid growth that Gregory will help QuSecure capitalize on,' said Rebecca Krauthamer, co-founder and CEO of QuSecure. 'As we see the adoption curve accelerating, his deep experience leading and scaling high-performing sales teams and delivering impressive revenue results come at a critical time for our growth. He has a solid track record of building proven sales strategies that span multiple industries that matter deeply to us, including cybersecurity and AI, and across private and public sectors. We will rely on his extensive experience and deep industry connections as we work to exceed our aggressive goals for 2025 and beyond.' QuSecure ensures that sensitive data remains secure even as quantum computing and AI advance. It provides software-only security architecture that overlays onto a customer's pre-existing infrastructure, simplifying the migration to modern cryptographic standards without performance impact. Its flagship product, QuProtect, is the industry's first cryptographic-agility platform that elegantly facilitates the upgrade to PQC and managed cryptographic visibility and orchestration, and QuSecure is proud to have the most crypto-agility deployments of any organization globally. QuSecure's diverse roster of customers includes the United States Army and Air Force, key players in the telecommunications and energy sectors, leading financial institutions, and global cloud services providers. About QuSecure QuSecure is a leader in quantum-safe cybersecurity with a mission to use the advent of quantum computing to act as a catalyst to fix the foundation of data security infrastructure. The QuProtect platform can be purchased through the AWS Marketplace or direct outreach to QuSecure, Accenture, Dell, Cisco, or Carahsoft. QuSecure's quantum-resilient and crypto-agile solutions provide the lowest friction transition path to inventory your cryptographic communications and transition to quantum-resiliency anytime, anywhere, on any device, and across any organization. For more information, see
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
QuSecure Names Gregory Donovan Vice President of Revenue as Demand for its Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cryptographic Agility Solutions Grows
Donovan Brings Critical Enterprise Leadership as Company Expands in Cybersecurity Market SAN MATEO, Calif., June 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QuSecure™, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) cryptographic agility, today announced it has named Gregory Donovan, a prominent revenue executive in the cybersecurity industry, as its new Vice President of Revenue. This is a strategic and necessary move for the company as it sees rising interest in both private and public sector cybersecurity teams starting their needed PQC migrations to gain quantum protection for critical data anywhere it travels. "I was impressed with the leadership and approach that QuSecure has taken to solve what could be a trillion-dollar problem in the market," Donovan said. "I chose QuSecure for that very reason – how it can provide PQC and cryptographic agility now and how I see our innovation evolving to solve current cybersecurity issues while preparing for larger quantum threats." Late last year the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) directed security leaders to begin adopting new standards for addressing the quantum threat immediately. In recent White House Executive Orders, it has been made clear that it is a priority for the U.S. government to resolve cryptographic debt as the quantum threat approaches and bad actors harvest sensitive data now to stockpile for later decryption. For high-risk use cases, the requirement for meeting these standards was pulled in by 5 years compared to previous guidance – with additional advancement expected in this timeline. Technology vendors involved with National Security Systems are required to support post-quantum cryptography by 2027. Donovan brings years of enterprise and global sales experience to QuSecure. Most recently, he was with Keyfactor, a leading PKI cybersecurity company focused on the Fortune 500; and prior to that he served as Chief Growth Officer at Cognition, where he led go-to-market strategies and activities for an industrial automation/AI company. Donovan has also held key roles with ScentAir, ADP and SAP/Fieldglass. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Penn State University and resides in Charleston, SC. "I'm excited about the rapid growth that Gregory will help QuSecure capitalize on," said Rebecca Krauthamer, co-founder and CEO of QuSecure. "As we see the adoption curve accelerating, his deep experience leading and scaling high-performing sales teams and delivering impressive revenue results come at a critical time for our growth. He has a solid track record of building proven sales strategies that span multiple industries that matter deeply to us, including cybersecurity and AI, and across private and public sectors. We will rely on his extensive experience and deep industry connections as we work to exceed our aggressive goals for 2025 and beyond." QuSecure ensures that sensitive data remains secure even as quantum computing and AI advance. It provides software-only security architecture that overlays onto a customer's pre-existing infrastructure, simplifying the migration to modern cryptographic standards without performance impact. Its flagship product, QuProtect, is the industry's first cryptographic-agility platform that elegantly facilitates the upgrade to PQC and managed cryptographic visibility and orchestration, and QuSecure is proud to have the most crypto-agility deployments of any organization globally. QuSecure's diverse roster of customers includes the United States Army and Air Force, key players in the telecommunications and energy sectors, leading financial institutions, and global cloud services providers. About QuSecure QuSecure is a leader in quantum-safe cybersecurity with a mission to use the advent of quantum computing to act as a catalyst to fix the foundation of data security infrastructure. The QuProtect platform can be purchased through the AWS Marketplace or direct outreach to QuSecure, Accenture, Dell, Cisco, or Carahsoft. QuSecure's quantum-resilient and crypto-agile solutions provide the lowest friction transition path to inventory your cryptographic communications and transition to quantum-resiliency anytime, anywhere, on any device, and across any organization. For more information, see View source version on Contacts Dan Spaldingdspalding@ (408) 960-9297 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
13-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The FBI Outlines A New Threat To Your Identity
Skip Sanzeri is a strategic advisor at iValt, a leader in identity validation, and founder at QuSecure, a leader in quantum cybersecurity. A recent and stark FBI warning reminds us that we need new solutions to protect our identities in a world driven by criminals now powered by AI. The FBI states that in this new type of attack, cybercriminals are mimicking many of the sites we use on a daily basis to trick users into inputting their credentials by using search engine advertisements. Thanks to ever-increasing online access and connectivity, AI, and quantum computing, it is increasingly difficult for legitimate businesses and sites to know the true identity of users accessing their systems. Think in terms of deepfakes, where video and audio can be created to mimic the real user. And since our daily activities, thoughts and preferences are tracked and stored, data is available everywhere on all of us. Any person or system from anywhere in the world can access nearly any information on government or corporate systems due to our pervasive use of the Internet, leading to predictions from groups like Forrester that cybercrime could cost up to $12 trillion this year alone. Let's say you are registered with a payroll site for your employment where you can access payroll records, benefits or other information. Cybercriminals will run an advertisement on your search engine that looks like the normal link you might click on to access the payroll site. The fraudulent link has almost no discernible differences, and it may trick you into clicking and entering your credentials. Once you enter your login and password, they are captured and linked with other data from social engineering or information about you that is already stolen or on the dark web. This gives hackers the ability to access your various accounts, whether business-related or personal. Additionally, once attackers have this information, they may also call the victims, masquerading as an employee from the site you usually access to gain a token or other information, which gives them deeper access to your account. This, in turn, allows them to transfer money, create an unemployment account or even change direct deposits and redirect future payments from that retirement account. Of course, this technique can be used for almost any site where you log in. It's clear that two-factor authentication and even tokens are not enough. All of these standard identity validation mechanisms are failing. The key for company and government website owners is to know exactly who we are. This cannot be done with only logins, passwords and tokens since none of these have any relationship to us. They are just keys to a door. If the key to your office gets stolen, the lock doesn't care who is using it. We need to integrate new ways of identifying users, including: • Biometrics: This includes facial recognition, voice recognition, handprint and other methods. These are unique identifiers that, in combination with other factors, help create stronger identity validation. • Machine ID: Mobile phone and machine numbers, or system numbers, that uniquely identify the phone or system you are using. • Geofencing: This is where we can pre-set exact geographic areas such as ZIP codes, cities or states from where we access sites. As an example, if you live in a 35401 ZIP code, you can preprogram the system to only allow access from that ZIP code. This really helps because a lot of hackers access sites from other areas in the world. By geo-fencing to specific areas, it's one more step that hackers would have to figure out. It can also be used for travel so that if you access a site while on business or vacation, you can program that exact location and time (see the next bullet point). • Time Bounding: Being able to specifically program times when you access sites makes it nearly impossible for a cybercriminal to figure out how to impersonate you. As an example, if you only access your payroll account or brokerage account between 9:00 a.m. and noon on Wednesdays, you can time-bound that access so that any cybercriminal trying to hack your account would have to know that timeslot and all other attempts would be rejected. Using another example, a database administrator may turn off all access to a system between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. No more hackers accessing systems overnight. According to a report from Malwarebytes (via Infosecurity Magazine), the majority of ransomware attacks occur between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. local time, taking advantage of when systems are least protected by humans. • Take an interest in your own security. Let corporate and government sites you access know that you want better security. You can do this by going to the feedback or comment sections or sending emails to the site owners. Let them know that there are technologies available that provide much more advanced identity validation (as discussed above) than most sites are using today. • Don't click on any links provided to you in text, email or via web browsers (like ads or other links that look legitimate). Instead, use your saved links in bookmarks and favorites or type the URL into the browser yourself. This will keep you from clicking on any links that could be harmful. • Use Ad blocking in your browser. Usually, you can find out how to do this in your browser's settings. Additionally, you can buy third-party ad blockers and install them as extensions in your browser. • Use the existing security mechanisms that come with your computer such as Microsoft or others. Also, it's worth it to buy some well-known third-party software that will help identify threats and clean up your system when necessary. If there was an equivalent of Smokey the Bear for protecting you against hackers, he would say something like "Only you can prevent cyber theft." While not entirely true since corporations and governments need to do their part, you get the point. Be very diligent about your online access and presence and communicate with site owners to let them know you want better identity protection. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Korea Herald
19-05-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Daejeon poised to become quantum industry hub
Daejeon Metropolitan City is quickly becoming the hub of the Korean quantum industry and a globally competitive city for technology, in part thanks to its cooperation with the US. According to the Daejeon Metropolitan Government, the city strategically expanded 'quantum diplomacy' to stimulate the industry ecosystem and solidify its position as the country's leading city in the quantum industries, which it describes as those where quantum mechanics can be applied, including security, telecommunications and health care. Daejeon began its quantum diplomacy by visiting quantum technology institutions in Silicon Valley and Washington, in November 2024. This visit allowed it to make its first overseas appearance based on the practical application and industrialization of quantum science. It also laid the groundwork for responding to future changes in the security environment by initiating collaboration with a US-based quantum security firm, QuSecure, on a post-quantum cryptography pilot project targeting Korean public institutions. The city has advanced plans for joint research and talent exchanges, not only with the University of California, Santa Barbara — a global hub for quantum materials research — but also with Stanford University, which is renowned for its development of neutral atom-based quantum computing. These partnerships will allow the city to explore different technologies, including quantum sensors, devices, cryogenics and laser control. The city government official explained that the research at Stanford's Schuster Lab — especially its work on neutral atom-based quantum computing — is expected to create potential synergy with Daejeon's precision technology industries. Daejeon also became the country's first local government to sign a joint declaration with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, a rising hub for US information technology companies located in Virginia. Both Daejeon and FCEDA are committed to collaborating on the development of the Daejeon Quantum Cluster, a joint business model development in the quantum industry, and the promotion of strategic industries such as space, defense, semiconductors and biotechnology. The joint agreement aims to support Daejeon-based companies entering the US market as well. Meanwhile, the city signed an official memorandum of understanding with Amazon Web Services titled 'Promoting the Quantum Industry and Strengthening the Global Competitiveness of Regional Companies,' with hopes to emerge as the central hub leading the commercialization and industrialization of quantum technology on May 16.
