Jennifer Leggio on New QuSecure Role & Becoming PQC Leader

Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and cryptographic agility leader, QuSecure, has named Jennifer Leggio as SVP of marketing and revenue operations.

Veteran security leader joins team full-time to lead marketing, communications, demand gen, and RevOps

Leggio will oversee global marketing strategy, communications, demand generation, and revenue operations.

“I’ve spent over two decades in cybersecurity supporting wildly innovative companies yet all of them were chasing the adversaries after threats had run rampant,” said Leggio. “I joined QuSecure because it is the clear leader in this space and this is a once in a career opportunity to help organizations solve an issue before it becomes crippling; to help them understand that they need immediate detection of policy violations such as expired certificates, unauthorized certificate authorities, weak encryption protocols, or non-compliant cryptographic implementations across enterprise environments now– while bad actors are preparing with ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ motions. It is my mission to educate as many people as possible about this need and grow QuSecure along with it.”

Leggio brings over 25 years of experience driving go-to-market strategy, brand visibility, and revenue alignment across the industry, arriving at a time when the demand for PQC is accelerating.

She has a long career in cybersecurity, holding leadership roles at Flashpoint, Claroty, Fortinet, and Sourcefire (now part of Cisco). 

“Jennifer first joined QuSecure as a fractional leader and immediately recognized the unique position we hold in PQC and crypto agility,” said Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO and co-founder of QuSecure. “Her track record in building bold, ethical, high-growth marketing programs and scaling high-performance teams align perfectly with our mission and our culture. We’re honored to have her join full-time to help us lead the industry into a more quantum-safe future.”

Leggio shares early priorities and goals with Channel Insider

Channel Insider was able to catch up with Leggio to ask her a few questions about her new role, including some of her initial priorities as SVP of marketing and revenue operations. According to Leggio, becoming the primary leader in the PQC market is top of mind.

“I joined QuSecure at a time when the demand for its platform is accelerating; not only because of education on post-quantum cryptography, but because CISOs are recognizing the need to do deep discovery of their encryption for improved security pre- and post-PQC migration,” said Leggio. “My success in the first year will be capitalizing on the growth the team has achieved thus far and broadening that education, support sales for more customer acquisitions, and taking QuSecure from first-mover in the PQC market to codified dominant leader.”

Leggio also said that she joined QuSecure because of the ethics and values of the existing leadership, which mirror her own, as well as the organization’s strong ethics that extend throughout.

“One of the reasons I joined QuSecure is because of the ethos and values of existing leadership, especially co-founder and CEO Rebecca Krauthamer,” Leggio explained. “Her vision, her radical empowerment of her team, and her agreement that scare tactics and fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) should not be used in any process with the market, prospects, or customers, are what drove me to take an in-house role again. These ethics extend to everyone in the company.”

PQC is coming sooner rather than later

PQC migration is an area where organizations should not wait to act, as new standards for PQC are emerging at an increasing frequency, and the need to address cryptographic debt is growing.

Leggio says that QuSecure is “cutting through the noise” on why it’s risky to wait on PQC migration by sticking with the facts. She notes that just last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized its PQC standards and set mandates for U.S. government agencies and their solution providers to start moving toward quantum-safe cryptography. 

“Private industry is not far behind. Large telecoms, financial institutions, and insurance companies are already acting because they hold some of the most sensitive data in the world,” said Leggio. “The urgency is not only about PQC migration. It starts with fixing cryptographic debt– the layers of outdated or vulnerable cryptography that have built up over the years. That work needs to be done now, whether you prioritize the move to PQC.”

Another driver in moving over to QuSecure was, in part, Leggio’s shifting view of how innovation and leadership have evolved over the years.

“Honestly, I had started to become a little bit jaded because a lot of what was coming to market the last few years has felt like more of the same. Replication to capture market dollars seemed to be more of a priority than innovating to solve customer problems,” said Leggio. “There are some exceptions, of course, such as QuSecure, a once-in-a-career opportunity to market innovation that is solving a problem before it becomes untenable to the industry.”

QuSecure aims to be the market leader in how partners and customers prepare for post-quantum

There’s plenty to be excited about for the future of QuSecure and Leggio’s future as the new SVP of Marketing and Revenue Operations.

As a leading provider of PQC solutions, QuSecure is at the forefront of quantum preparedness. With Leggio joining the team, the organization is ready to help even more partners build their resilience for a quantum future, and she’s excited to get started.

“QuSecure is truly a first mover in post-quantum cryptography, and it is forcing me to learn an entirely new set of technologies and approach to security; something that so many security professionals need to better understand,” said Leggio. “Being at the forefront of that market change with a team with the same passion and focus is exhilarating.”

QuSecure leverages expertise and tools to deliver PQC and cryptographic agility. Learn more about what QuSecure brings to the channel and their take on crypto modernization.