Accenture, QuSecure team in first successful multi-orbit communications link

QuSecure announced that the company, in collaboration with Accenture, has accomplished the first successful multi-orbit data communications test secured with post-quantum cryptography, which refers to cryptographic methods that are secure against an attack by a quantum computer. This demonstrates that crypto-agility, successfully rotating to a less vulnerable algorithm, is real and possible. This outcome was accomplished through an Accenture-facilitated LEO data transmission. The entire transmission was secured using both classical cybersecurity and quantum-resilient cybersecurity utilizing QuSecure’s QuProtect platform, all with no installation of software on the satellites. "Outer space is getting more crowded and contested every day, and providing reliable space-based security is critical in today’s global economy," said Tom Patterson, Quantum and Space Security lead at Accenture. "Bringing advanced security capabilities like QuSecure’s quantum-resistant crypto agility systems to orbit drives Accenture forward to better secure businesses on earth and throughout the space ecosystem."