
PQC Frequently Asked Questions
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Adapt Today. Defend Tomorrow
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Executive Awareness
C-suite and board-level guidance on post-quantum cryptography strategy, helping leadership understand quantum threats, regulatory implications, and competitive advantages. Our consultants deliver actionable insights for informed decision-making on quantum-safe investments and timelines. ​
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PQC Governance, Risk & Compliance
Establish comprehensive frameworks for managing your post-quantum cryptographic risks across your organisation. We help define governance structures, compliance requirements, and risk management protocols aligned with emerging PQC standards and regulatory expectations.​
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Crypgility Assurance
Ensure crypto agility in embedded within your organisation, not as a technical upgrade, but as a comprehensive business transformation initiative that aligns cryptographic resilience with strategic objectives, operational agility, and organisational culture.​
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PQC Readiness Assessment
Evaluate your preparedness for quantum threats through structured maturity models. We assess current cryptographic postures, identify capability gaps, and provide roadmaps for advancing maturity levels toward quantum resilience through practical and pragmatic outcomes.​
The stark reality: 62% of cybersecurity professionals fear quantum computing will break current encryption standards, yet only 5% of organisations have a defined strategy to address it. UK NCSC warns that organisations must begin PQC migration planning immediately, particularly for data requiring long-term confidentiality

We provide your leadership with the clarity and direction needed to navigate the PQC challenge. Our Expert PQC Consulting for Boards ensures executives are equipped to make timely, informed decisions, protecting shareholder value. ​
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We establish robust Strategic PQC Governance, Risk, & Compliance frameworks, turning potential liabilities into predictable operations. ​
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Finally, our PQC Readiness Maturity Assessments deliver a clear business scorecard, prioritising investments to achieve rapid compliance and enhanced market trust.​
Quantum-Ready, Agile, Secure
Strategic Decision Making
Enables executives to manage quantum risks with clear, business-focused governance and compliance aligned to UK and EU regulations.
Embed Agility & Resilience
Builds the capability to quickly adapt cryptographic systems as threats and standards evolve, ensuring long-term operational security.
Risk-Based Roadmaps
Delivers tailored migration plans by identifying critical vulnerabilities and prioritising actions that protect high-value data and services.
Maintain Trust
Supports leadership, culture, and technical teams to embed quantum-safe practices across your organisation, maintaining trust and regulatory compliance.
Why ICA Consultancy
ICA Consultancy has a proven track record in helping organisations across sectors identify, manage, and mitigate cyber and privacy risks through experienced, pragmatic consultants. This same client-centric, outcome-focused approach is applied to PQC, ensuring you gain practical benefits rather than theoretical assurances.
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Right experience, at the right time: access specialist cryptography and security leadership when you need it, without the cost of fulltime headcount.
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Sustainable solutions: focus on controls, architectures, and operating models that your organisation can run, measure, and improve over the long term.
