04 · Operations & assurance
Quantum-safe is a running state, not a finish line.
Standards will keep changing. New services will introduce old algorithms. Operations keeps the estate at the standard you set, and produces the evidence that proves it.
The problem
What this stage removes.
A migration project ends; the estate does not. Without continuous enforcement, the first new microservice or acquired business unit quietly reintroduces the problem — and the next audit finds it before you do.
Continuous drift detection
Detect new weak algorithms, expired or unmanaged certificates, and policy violations as they appear, with the owning team attached.
CBOM diffing over time
Compare cryptographic posture between any two points and show exactly what changed, who changed it, and whether it improved or regressed.
Policy enforcement
Gate builds and deployments on approved algorithm suites, so regressions fail closed instead of shipping.
Audit evidence
Generate audit-ready evidence packs mapped to NIST, CNSA 2.0, and internal policy controls, with a defensible chain of custody.
Capabilities
What it actually does.
Capability detail, not marketing categories.
Continuous drift detection
Detect new weak algorithms, expired or unmanaged certificates, and policy violations as they appear, with the owning team attached.
CBOM diffing over time
Compare cryptographic posture between any two points and show exactly what changed, who changed it, and whether it improved or regressed.
Policy enforcement
Gate builds and deployments on approved algorithm suites, so regressions fail closed instead of shipping.
Audit evidence
Generate audit-ready evidence packs mapped to NIST, CNSA 2.0, and internal policy controls, with a defensible chain of custody.
Supplier posture
Track the PQC claims of vendors and dependencies against what they actually ship, and surface the contracts that need language changes.
Executive reporting
Report readiness against each deadline on a fixed cadence, so progress is visible before the regulator asks.
Output
What you get at the end.
- Live cryptographic posture dashboard
- Drift alerts routed to owners
- Policy gates in CI/CD
- Audit evidence packs by control
Coverage
Where it connects.
- SIEM and SOAR platforms
- GRC and audit tooling
- CI/CD policy gates
- Asset inventories and CMDBs
Services
The work behind the capability.
Platform output only matters if someone acts on it. These engagements deliver the change.
Next step
Find out what you are actually running.
Cipher Posture finds and fixes quantum-vulnerable cryptography. Threat Model Agent models the whole system. Start with the readiness assessment.