90% of organisations recognise an overlap between their preparedness efforts for short-lived certificates and PQC readiness.

98% of organisations have or expect to experience challenges with PQC implementation.

Overall organisational readiness for both short-lived certificates and PQC remains critically low.

90% of organisations have budgets allocated to PQC preparedness initiatives within the next 12 months.

Only 14% of organisations have conducted a full assessment of quantum-vulnerable systems.

Only 15% of organisations feel extremely confident in their ability to integrate PQC without major disruption.

92% of organisations expect to encounter some sort of barrier during PQC implementation.

92% of organisations expect to increase investments into PQC preparadness initiatives over the next 2-3 years.

Companies that view PQC as a significant undertaking are more than twice as likely to be taking steps now (49%) compared to those that consider the risks minor or overstated (24%).

54% of respondents cited stronger cybersecurity as a key business driver for PQC readiness.

50% of respondents cited enhanced customer trust as a key business driver for PQC readiness.

49% of respondents cited reduced cyber insurance premiums as a key business driver for PQC readiness.

48% of respondents cited a competitive edge as a key business driver for PQC readiness.

At nearly half of companies (46%), cybersecurity teams are championing PQC preparedness.

The C-suite (33%) and board members (22%) champion PQC preparedness

25% have no plans to migrate to PQC.

Regarding preferred methods for PQC migration and security measures, 20% selected none or other methods, which could include larger asymmetric key sizes or following guidelines from federal cybersecurity institutions

A cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer capable of breaking common public key schemes is expected by 2030.

20% of organizations said they have already begun migrating to PQC.

Over half of organizations considered more cyber-advanced will be safely prepared ahead of the anticipated deadline for quantum threats.