Four Comprehensive Dimensions
🔍 Dimension 1: CVI
Core Purpose: Discover and catalog every cryptographic asset across your organization
Business Value: Transforms invisible cryptographic dependencies into manageable assets, enabling proactive risk-based planning instead of reactive scrambling.
Key Outcomes:
- Discover hidden vulnerabilities in legacy systems
- Map dependencies to prevent migration failures
- Enable data-driven prioritization
- Identify compliance gaps early
Practice Areas:
- Cryptographic Discovery & Inventory Management
- Vulnerability Assessment & Classification
- Cryptographic Dependency Mapping
⚖️ Dimension 2: SGRM
Core Purpose: Establish executive leadership and organizational commitment for quantum readiness
Business Value: Transforms quantum security from an IT project into a strategic business imperative with board-level accountability and dedicated resources.
Key Outcomes:
- Secure multi-year funding commitments
- Break down organizational silos
- Align with regulatory compliance
- Extend governance to supply chain
Practice Areas:
- Executive Leadership & Policy Management
- Risk Assessment & Compliance Management
- Third-Party & Supply Chain Risk Management
🛡️ Dimension 3: DPE
Core Purpose: Implement technical controls that protect sensitive data against quantum threats
Business Value: Addresses the "harvest now, decrypt later" threat by implementing quantum-resistant encryption that protects long-term sensitive data.
Key Outcomes:
- Protect against future quantum attacks
- Establish cryptographic agility
- Maintain operational efficiency
- Ensure data protection compliance
Practice Areas:
- Data Classification & Protection Requirements
- Storage Security & Encryption Management
- Transit Security & Protocol Management
⚙️ Dimension 4: ITR
Core Purpose: Bridge the gap between planning and reality with successful deployment capabilities
Business Value: Prevents implementation failures through systematic planning, testing, and operational excellence while maintaining business continuity.
Key Outcomes:
- Prevent costly deployment failures
- Manage complex integrations
- Optimize system performance
- Build sustainable capabilities
Practice Areas:
- Technology Infrastructure Assessment
- Integration Planning and Implementation
- Operational Readiness and Maintenance
Five-Level Maturity Progression
Why All Four Dimensions Are Essential
Organizations often focus on just one or two areas, leaving critical gaps that undermine their entire quantum readiness effort. True resilience requires excellence across all four dimensions.
Without CVI: Flying Blind
Unknown vulnerabilities, failed migrations, wasted resources, and emergency responses when quantum threats materialize.
Without SGRM: Initiative Failure
Lack of resources, fragmented efforts, regulatory exposure, and competitive disadvantage.
Without DPE: Data Breaches
Future decryption of sensitive data, intellectual property theft, regulatory penalties, and loss of trust.
Without ITR: Failed Deployments
System instabilities, performance problems, extended vulnerabilities, and cost overruns.
Holistic Integration
The four dimensions work together to provide comprehensive quantum readiness through vertical and horizontal integration, ensuring strategy informs implementation while technical reality guides strategic decisions.
Governance enables discovery
Technical capability enables protection
Continuous feedback loops ensure each dimension optimizes the others for comprehensive quantum readiness.
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