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Quantum computing is constantly progressing from scientific ambition to engineering reality. While large-scale quantum computers capable of breaking today's public-key cryptography do not yet exist, organizations already face the challenge of preparing long-lived products, systems, and infrastructures for a future in which existing cryptographic foundations can no longer be assumed secure.
This panel discussion will uncover the challenge organizations are currently facing: how to address quantum-safe readiness holistically rather than an isolated technology upgrade.
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Michael Essigke is a Security Consultant at IBM Germany specializing in secure application development. He has led numerous engagements establishing security by design, secure coding practices and threat modelling. His core expertise lies in cryptography, including PKI, key management, and quantum-safe cryptography, with a focus on enterprise-wide cryptographic posture and agility. For several years, he has advised a Swiss financial services provider on its quantum-safe PKI migration strategy and the integration of quantum-safe practices into DevSecOps, including assessing the post-quantum readiness of cloud-native CI/CD pipelines.
I’ve never stopped asking how things work. At Salto, that curiosity drives everything I do as an engineer: designing the cryptography, protocols, and systems that decide who can open which door. I’m drawn to the hard problems hidden behind simple experiences, and to making sure they stay hidden. A tap on a phone should just open the door, even if underneath, it took post-quantum thinking to got there.
Senior Security Specialist and Manager for R&D within the DEKRA Cybersecurity Hub. He has ten years of experience as a security specialist and manager in the Swedish Armed Forces and Swedish National Communication Security Authority. He has broad expertise in many security topics, especially security evaluation of communication systems and integrated circuits, side-channel analysis, fault-injection attacks, and cryptography. He received a master’s degree in applied physics and electrical engineering from Linköping University, Sweden, during which he spent one year at the Technische Universität München, Germany and one at ETSIT Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain.
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