Sectigo launches quantum readiness tool for enterprises

Sectigo has launched Sectigo Quantum Ready, marking its entry into the Quantum Security Posture Management market.

The offering is designed to help organisations identify cryptographic assets across their environments, assess exposure to post-quantum risks and decide which systems to address first.

The service focuses on discovery and planning rather than a one-off review. It is intended to create what Sectigo calls a Cryptographic Bill of Materials, giving security and IT teams a record of where cryptography is used, what depends on it and where changes may be needed.

The launch comes as governments, standards bodies and technology suppliers increase pressure on organisations to prepare for post-quantum cryptography. Many businesses still lack a full inventory of the certificates, algorithms and dependencies spread across their systems.

The issue is becoming more urgent as certificate lifespans shrink and security teams are pushed to make more frequent changes to cryptographic controls. In the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre expects organisations to complete discovery work by 2028.

Operational shift

Sectigo is positioning the product around the idea that quantum readiness should be managed as an ongoing operational task. A point-in-time assessment is unlikely to remain accurate as standards, threats and infrastructure change.

The service evaluates exposure using factors including business criticality, data sensitivity, dependencies and migration complexity. That assessment is intended to help customers rank the systems that need attention first rather than attempt a broad migration programme all at once.

The product sits alongside Sectigo Certificate Manager, its certificate lifecycle management platform. Together, the two products are intended to bring discovery, risk prioritisation and certificate management into a broader approach to handling cryptographic change.

Under that model, organisations first identify cryptographic assets and dependencies, then set a migration path based on business impact and complexity, and finally manage ongoing changes as standards and threats evolve.

For Sectigo, the move extends its business beyond certificate lifecycle management into a newer category taking shape around quantum risk governance. Vendors in this area are trying to address a gap between awareness of post-quantum threats and the practical work of locating and replacing vulnerable cryptography across large estates.

Market pressure

For large enterprises, the challenge is not only technical but organisational. Cryptographic assets often sit across applications, devices, cloud services and internal infrastructure, with ownership spread between security, network, development and operations teams.

As a result, replacing vulnerable cryptography can require both visibility and coordination. Tools that map dependencies are becoming more relevant as businesses try to avoid disruption while making security changes across complex environments.

Sectigo said it already serves more than 700,000 customers and counts 65% of the Fortune 500 among its users. That installed base gives it a route into organisations already dealing with certificate sprawl and shorter certificate renewal cycles.

Ian Hassard, Chief Product Officer at Sectigo, said the market is moving from theory to implementation. "The industry is moving beyond conversations about algorithms and toward the operational challenge of managing PQC readiness at enterprise scale. The hardest part of that transition is knowing where cryptography lives, what depends on it and how to change it without disrupting the business," he said.

He said the new product is meant to turn that visibility into a practical plan. "As organizations move from awareness to action in their quantum journey, they need more than guidance alone. Sectigo Quantum Ready gives enterprises the visibility, context, and evidence needed to build a prioritized action plan for post-quantum readiness," Hassard said.

Kevin Weiss, Chief Executive Officer at Sectigo, linked the launch to the company's broader work in the area. "Entering the Quantum Security Posture Management space is a natural next step for Sectigo and a natural evolution of our leadership in digital trust," he said.

He added that the company had been building towards the launch through earlier work on post-quantum cryptography tools and private deployments. "We have been building toward this position for some time through practical innovations such as Sectigo PQC Labs and Private PQC in Sectigo Certificate Manager. As market attention around PQC and crypto agility accelerates, we are expanding that vision to help define how organizations approach continuous quantum readiness and long-term crypto agility. Sectigo Quantum Ready is a clear example of Simplicity at Scale in action. As cryptographic environments become increasingly complex, the way forward needs to remain simple," Weiss said.