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Arqit, a quantum-safe encryption pioneer, launched Encryption Intelligence (EI) commercially, changing cybersecurity. This platform aims to clear the “cryptographic fog” many enterprises are facing as they approach the “Quantum Decade”. Arqit's breakthrough technology helps businesses and governments handle the massive transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) as quantum computing threatens.

Coming “Store Now, Decrypt Later” Crisis

Encryption Intelligence was created to address “Store Now, Decrypt Later” (SNDL) attacks, a pressing technical concern. Enemies acquire encrypted stuff now to decipher it when quantum computers are powerful enough. Finance, healthcare, and national defense, which handle sensitive, long-term data, may lose a lot in a hack.

This lack of awareness is preventing the migration to quantum-safe standards. Due to decades of encryption as a “set it and forget it” tool, cloud services, operational technology (OT), and infrastructure acquired through mergers and acquisitions have a patchwork of outdated quantum algorithms, deprecated protocols, and hidden dependencies. This lack of exposure looks to be Arqit's latest launch's biggest challenge.

How to navigate the “Cryptographic Fog”

Modern leaders' main issue is their incapacity to defend the unseen. Arqit Chief Security Officer Trevor Graham said, “Organizations cannot manage what they cannot see”. He noted that Encryption Intelligence provides visibility and control for PQC migration while minimizing disruption and cost.

Many organisations don't comprehend their cryptographic dependencies, resulting in "cryptographic debt"—poor or old encryption that is still used after it should be retired. Arqit's EI platform replaces human, error-prone audits with automated discovery and real-time monitoring to eliminate blind spots.

Three Encryption Intelligence Pillars

The platform's three primary aspects facilitate PQC migration's major IT change:

Exposing Hidden Risks: The application immediately scans networks, apps, and clouds for obsolete or weak encryption. The heat map of cryptographic risk exposes algorithms that are “broken” by modern standards.

Strategic Migration Roadmaps: EI allows enterprises to prioritize sensitive data types and communication links, unlike a costly and harmful “rip and replace” strategy. This allows for a phased migration from traditional systems to PQC, ensuring an accurate rather than speculative transfer.

Stricter laws like the US White House's National Security Memorandum (NSM-10) and the UK's NCSC necessitate continuous compliance. EI continuously monitors new systems to prevent “cryptographic debt” and other vulnerabilities.

NCSC validation

In conjunction with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Arqit's methods have gained recognition. The Assured Cyber Security Consultancy Scheme selected Arqit for the NCSC's Post-Quantum Cryptography Pilot.

This pilot focuses on helping organizations understand their exposure. By having a national intelligence and security agency examine its planning and discovery tools, Arqit has become the “gold standard” for PQC preparation. The NCSC's involvement proves Arqit's strategy helps organizations understand cryptography exposure.

Economic and Regulatory Needs

Arqit calls quantum-safe encryption the “biggest IT transformation of the coming decade”. National and international institutions increasingly require cryptographic inventory as a first step toward quantum preparation.

Arqit claims that automating the discovery step can save thousands of man-hours and reduce system downtime caused by manual migrations that “break” systems. Encryption intelligence acts as a "GPS for the transition," ensuring a data-driven PQC transition.

About Arqit

Arqit Quantum Inc. is a pioneer in the sector, winning two GSMA Global Mobile Awards and an IDC Innovator for Post Quantum Cryptography (2024). The company offers encryption software to safeguard communication lines from quantum computer attacks.

Arqit Launches SKA Central Controller for Quantum-Safe Network Security for Managed Service Providers

Arqit Quantum News

Global quantum-safe encryption leader Arqit Quantum Inc. announced the SKA Central Controller (SKA-CC), a cutting-edge software platform that streamlines quantum-safe network service installation, today.

In November 2025, SKA-CC launched a network security solution to protect against post-quantum attacks. The technology, built for Telco and Defence Managed Service Providers (MSPs), lets them deliver cutting-edge security capabilities without having to pay for and operate complex key management infrastructure.

Essential Innovation: Dynamic Symmetric Key Generation

The SKA-CC's main innovation is its crypto-agile, low-footprint security mechanism that generates dynamic symmetric keys. The keys are used for endpoint authentication and VPN tunnel encryption.

By implementing this approach, the SKA-CC eliminates dependence on traditional security foundations like long-lived pre-shared keys or complex PKI-based systems. Quantum-safe encryption protects data in wireline, mobile, cloud, and AI-enabled virtual private networks. Scalable, resilient, and lightweight describe this defence.

Allowing High-Growth Security Services

SKA-CC allows telcos and communication infrastructure providers to differentiate their services and generate additional income by applying advanced security features across a wide range of current and future services. Several interconnected businesses use the platform to meet post-quantum security demands.

The SKA-CC offers several multi-layer network connectivity use cases:

Safe NaaS: The platform provides multi-layer, quantum-safe VPN and multi-tenant key usage policy controls. Protecting use cases in highly automated management and orchestration (MANO) environments with Virtual Private Cloud connections, virtual network operations, and Universal CPE is ideal.

Remote and Edge Connectivity: The controller offers post-quantum secure VPN for mobile and remote users. Private 5G infrastructure communication between radio base stations and the core network is also protected.

Critical Infrastructure Security: SKA-CC protects IoT and OT security communications between cloud services, edge gateways, and IoT hubs. These applications are crucial for energy, oil and gas, and critical infrastructure.

Implementations of OSI Layers System includes quantum-safe symmetric keys at different OSI levels:

Optical (OSI Layer 1): Links OEM OTNsec transit devices to keys.

High-throughput, quantum-safe MACsec point-to-point connections are achievable with Carrier Ethernet (OSI Layer 2). OSI Layer 3: Internet Protocol Combining symmetric keys makes IPsec VPNs quantum-safe.

TLS-based APIs are quantum-safe with OSI Layer 4-7. Also read Quantum Simulation: Sixth-Order Non-Unitary Accuracy

Executive View and Arqit Mission

“Quantum computing will change the threat landscape,” said Arqit Chief Product Officer Scott Alexander on the launch's strategic importance. SKA-CC lets partners safeguard their networks and stay ahead of attacks quickly, he said. The introduction helps Arqit simplify and scale robust encryption for reliable, global, quantum-safe telecom communication.

Greater Arqit Platform Context

Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ) offers encryption software to protect networked devices and cloud computers from current and future assaults, including quantum computer attacks.

The company's principal product, the Symmetric Key Agreement Platform, uses a simple software agent to let endpoint devices generate encryption keys locally together. Zero Trust Network Access relies on these computationally safe keys. Custom group sizes and refresh rates allow the platform to produce unlimited keys.

Users won't have to deal with irritating rip-and-replace needs using Arqit's standard technology. It is compliant with NSA CSfC Components and RFC 8784 Symmetric Key Management Requirements Annexe 1.2.