Palo Alto & IBM Team on Quantum-Safe Readiness Solution

Palo Alto Networks, an AI and cybersecurity company, has announced a joint solution with IBM: a Quantum-Safe Readiness solution.

How Enterprise-Wide Quantum-Safe Readiness addresses quantum security risks

The new Quantum-Safe Readiness solution is intended to help enterprises identify cryptographic exposure, understand quantum-computing-related risks, and accelerate the transition to quantum-safe security.

According to Palo Alto Networks, effective planning and preemptive readiness work enable organizations to mitigate and limit the risk exposure involved in a complete quantum-safe migration. AI amplifies this risk, as massive datasets and their security are essential.

Combining quantum services and security platform technologies

The solution combines IBM’s Quantum Safe Transformation services with network-level cryptographic intelligence from Palo Alto Networks security platforms. This combination provides customers with a comprehensive, actionable view of their cryptographic posture across hybrid environments, enabling them to accelerate their readiness for the post-quantum era.

“Our customers need a comprehensive, practical roadmap to a quantum-safe future and the experts to help them execute it,” said Anand Oswal, EVP, Network & AI Security Products at Palo Alto Networks. “This collaboration provides just that by integrating our platform’s deep cryptographic visibility and unique cipher translation capabilities with IBM’s renowned quantum-safe services. Our cutting-edge solution will be able to immediately identify an organization’s risk from a cryptographically relevant quantum computer and apply controls to protect their most vulnerable assets today, buying them critical time to execute a full migration.”

The Quantum-Safe Readiness solution provides a practical, accelerated approach to quantum-safe readiness, beginning with Quantum Risk Discovery & Assessment and progressing to full-scale quantum-safe remediation. It leverages the Palo Alto Networks Quantum Readiness solution to create a comprehensive, automated inventory of cryptographic assets and usage across the enterprise networks.

Further, the service includes real-time protection through Palo Alto Networks Cipher Translation, which intercepts quantum-vulnerable cryptography from any device or application. It instantly upgrades communications to quantum-safe algorithms.

IBM Consulting services build a roadmap to secure migrations

Additionally, IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Services professionals utilize that telemetry to map assets, analyze risk, and develop a strategic migration roadmap.

“Becoming ‘quantum safe’ is not a single event; it’s a strategic enterprise transformation. This collaboration with Palo Alto Networks is critical because it delivers the foundational network visibility and control needed for that journey,” said Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner, IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Services. “Together, we are providing clients with the strategic roadmap and the technical controls necessary to manage their cryptographic transition to protect against harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks and build a secure foundation for innovation in the quantum era.”

The new solution is expected to be available in early 2026.

Plenty of experts agree that quantum readiness is set to be the next frontier for the channel. Read more about how cryptographic debt and agile PQC strategies are shaping cybersecurity and the IT channel.