Deep Dive Series

Long-form research across quantum computing and quantum security

Multi-article series with capstone analyses, interactive tools, and companion databases.

Quantum Systems Integration

Open architecture, modular hardware, and building quantum computers from components


How to Build a Quantum Computer

How to Build a Quantum Computer

Integration guides for assembling quantum computers from modular components. Every major modality covered, from empty lab to first qubit signal, with vendor landscapes and procurement guidance.


What It Takes to Build a Quantum Computer

What It Takes to Build a QC

From qubit fabrication through cryogenics, control electronics, and error correction. A component-level breakdown of the supply chain and engineering challenges at each layer.


Quantum Systems Integration & QOA

Quantum Systems Integration & QOA

The Quantum Open Architecture model and multi-vendor system design. How independent integrators assemble best-of-breed components into working quantum computers.


Quantum Computing Modalities

Quantum Computing Modalities

Superconducting, trapped ion, neutral atom, photonic, silicon spin, and beyond. Every major hardware approach compared on performance, scalability, and commercial readiness.

Quantum Security, PQC Migration & Q-Day

Threat assessment, standards, mandates, migration frameworks, and deadlines


Quantum Computing for Cyber Pros

Quantum Computing for Cyber Pros

An 11-part introduction to quantum computing for security professionals, no physics background required. Amplitudes to Shor, Grover, error correction, and reading vendor roadmaps. Free 114-page ebook included.


CRQC Quantum Capability Framework

CRQC Capability Framework

The nine engineering capabilities required to build a cryptographically relevant quantum computer. The structured, evidence-based method behind my Q-Day estimates.


Predicting Q-Day

Predicting Q-Day

Frameworks, forecasts, and the data behind competing timelines. Includes the interactive CRQC Readiness Benchmark tool for exploring estimates with your own assumptions.


Getting Started With Quantum Security & PQC Migration

Getting Started With Quantum Security

A practitioner’s roadmap from first awareness to active PQC migration. Covers threat assessment, NIST standards, the PQC Migration Framework, and how to build a business case.


Quantum Security Reference

Quantum Security Reference

Essential concepts for security leaders encountering quantum threats for the first time. Algorithms, attack models, and terminology explained without the hype.


PQC Governance: Program Leadership

PQC Governance & Program Leadership

Who leads PQC migration, how boards govern it, how to fund and execute it. A seven-part Deep Dive for CISOs, boards, and transformation leaders.


Global PQC Migration Timelines

Global PQC Migration Timelines

PQC deadlines are now set across 15+ countries. Maps every mandate, tracks where national requirements diverge, and identifies the compliance gaps that catch multinationals off guard.


CNSA 2.0: NSA's Post-Quantum Requirements

CNSA 2.0 Deep Dive

NSA’s post-quantum cryptography requirements decoded. Required algorithms, enforcement timelines, defense contractor compliance, and what CNSA 2.0 means beyond the NSS.


Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies

Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies

Ten-article series covering quantum resource estimates for breaking Bitcoin and Ethereum, protocol-level fixes, governance bottlenecks, and realistic migration roadmaps.

More Deep Dives


Quantum Sovereignty

Quantum Sovereignty

Strategic independence in the quantum era. Supply chain dependencies, export controls, and why national quantum strategies are reshaping technology geopolitics.


The Quantum Utility Map

The Quantum Utility Map

What will fault-tolerant quantum computers actually do? Application areas mapped by qubit requirements, timeline to viability, and projected economic impact.


China's Quantum Ambition

China’s Quantum Ambition

Could Beijing win the quantum race? China’s national programs, research output, industrial ecosystem, and the strategic implications for the West.


Quantum Computing Companies & Roadmaps

Quantum Computing Companies

60+ quantum hardware companies profiled and compared across modalities, funding, technical milestones, and commercial readiness. Updated quarterly.


Quantum Snake Oil Dictionary

Quantum Snake Oil Dictionary

A field guide to quantum hype, scams, and misused terminology. Spot exaggerated claims, decode marketing language, and separate real progress from noise.

Articles & Analysis

Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC & Quantum Sovereignty

Australia Quantum Computing & Quantum Technology

Australia’s quantum technology journey has progressed from pioneering academic experiments to a coordinated national endeavor spanning government, academia, and industry. The country has built a solid foundation with landmark research in quantum computing (particularly in silicon qubit hardware and error ...

Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Meets Quantum AI (QAI)

Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) are converging fields at the forefront of cybersecurity. PQC aims to develop cryptographic algorithms that can withstand attacks by quantum computers, while QAI explores the use of quantum computing and AI to ...

Quantum Technology Use Cases in Aerospace & Automotive

Quantum computing is on the verge of reshaping the future of both aerospace and automotive sectors, even if the technology’s full maturation is still years away. In this article, we’ve seen that current developments – from corporate partnerships and research ...

Quantum Technology Use Cases in Finance & Banking

Quantum computing is no longer just a physics lab curiosity; it’s emerging as a strategic frontier for the Finance and Banking sector. Quantum technologies hold the potential to transform financial services – improving risk management, turbocharging trading and analytics, enhancing ...

Quantum Technology Use Cases in Government & Defense

Quantum computing is on the cusp of reshaping government and defense, much as radar or the internet did in earlier eras. It promises enhancements across the board – unbreakable communications, unprecedented computing power for logistics and AI, new sensors that ...

Full Stack of AI Concerns: Responsible, Safe, Secure AI

As AI continues to evolve and integrate deeper into societal frameworks, the strategies for its governance, alignment, and security must also advance, ensuring that AI enhances human capabilities without undermining human values. This requires a vigilant, adaptive approach that is ...

Quantum Computing & Quantum Technology Initiatives in the USA

The United States has entered a new phase of quantum technology development – one marked by large-scale engineering challenges and system integration, rather than just laboratory science. The next decade will be critical. If current trends hold, we will witness ...

Myths and Realities of Quantum Commercialization

Quantum commercialization is hard; there’s no sugar-coating that. But as we’ve seen, “hard” is not “impossible,” and early difficulty does not mean it’s “too early.” The myths we unpacked – that quantum is always 20 years away, that only giants ...

Quantum Computing & Quantum Technology Initiatives in Canada

Canada has established itself as a major hub of quantum technology research, and its recent initiatives aim to translate that strength into societal and economic benefits. The country’s National Quantum Strategy, with its coordinated missions in computing, communications, and sensing, ...

White House PQC Cost Estimate: $7.1B to Migrate Federal Civilian System

A new July 2024 report to Congress from the Office of Management and Budget - prepared with the Office of the National Cyber Director and in collaboration with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Institute of Standards and Technology - puts a rough, government-wide price tag ...

Data Discovery & Classification: Foundations for Quantum Readiness

Every CISO knows the old adage: “You can’t protect what you don’t know you have.” In the quantum readiness era, this doesn’t just apply to hardware and software assets - it applies equally to data. As organizations brace for cryptography-breaking ...

RSA-2048 Within Reach of 1730 Qubits. Or is it?

The paper’s main claim is striking: by using approximate residue arithmetic and other optimizations, one can factor an RSA-2048 number with around 1730 logical qubits – dramatically down from the ~4000–6000 logical qubits required by earlier methods. (See one of ...

PostQuantum.com AI Explainer

An AI tool that answers questions using a curated corpus of information from PostQuantum.com, NIST, NSA, and ENISA and other reliable sources. Ask anything related to quantum computing or quantum security.