Migration news
Recent security migration updates
Each update explains what changed, what it means for a migration programme, and links to the primary sources behind it.
- Technology· 30 Jul 2026IBM and UChicago run a verified 70-logical-qubit computation beyond classical simulationA real capability step on error-corrected hardware — and still many orders of magnitude away from breaking RSA or ECC.B1C13 dated events →
- Regulation· 22 Jun 2026· United StatesExecutive Order 14412 sets hard 2030 and 2031 federal post-quantum deadlinesThe June 2026 order fixes dates the US federal government had avoided for four years: key establishment by the end of 2030, digital signatures by the end of 2031.A1A1A18 dated events →
- Supply chain· 28 Oct 2025Most human web traffic to Cloudflare is now post-quantum encryptedClient-side migration crossed the halfway line in October 2025; the remaining gap is origin servers and enterprise middleboxes.B2B2B23 dated events →
- Regulation· 23 Jun 2025· European UnionEU member states publish a coordinated post-quantum roadmap with 2030 and 2035 milestonesThe joint roadmap asks member states to begin migration in 2026, protect high-risk use cases by the end of 2030 and finish the wider transition by 2035.A1A15 dated events →
- Standards· 11 Mar 2025· United StatesNIST selects HQC as a backup key encapsulation standardHQC gives the standards portfolio a non-lattice fallback to ML-KEM, with a draft standard in 2026 and a final standard expected in 2027.A1A13 dated events →