Empty Attestations: OT Lacks the Tools for Cryptographic Readiness

This article highlights a regulatory compliance gap affecting Operational Technology (OT) asset owners regarding post-quantum cryptographic readiness. Regulators are requiring attestations of quantum-safe security preparedness, but OT organizations lack the necessary tools and technical capabilities to achieve genuine cryptographic readiness. The result is superficial compliance documentation that mimics security posture without providing actual protection against quantum computing threats. This creates false confidence in OT security defenses while leaving critical infrastructure vulnerable. Organizations should prioritize developing genuine cryptographic transition roadmaps and investing in appropriate OT-specific quantum-safe solutions rather than relying on attestation-based compliance alone.

OT asset owners are being asked by regulators to attest to their post-quantum cryptographic readiness without the appropriate tooling, resulting in paperwork dressed up to look like genuine security.

This article highlights a regulatory compliance gap affecting Operational Technology (OT) asset owners regarding post-quantum cryptographic readiness. Regulators are requiring attestations of quantum-safe security preparedness, but OT organizations lack the necessary tools and technical capabilities to achieve genuine cryptographic readiness. The result is superficial compliance documentation that mimics security posture without providing actual protection against quantum computing threats. This creates false confidence in OT security defenses while leaving critical infrastructure vulnerable. Organizations should prioritize developing genuine cryptographic transition roadmaps and investing in appropriate OT-specific quantum-safe solutions rather than relying on attestation-based compliance alone. OT asset owners are being asked by regulators to attest to their post-quantum cryptographic readiness without the appropriate tooling, resulting in paperwork dressed up to look like genuine security. OT asset owners are being asked by regulators to attest to their post-quantum cryptographic readiness without the appropriate tooling, resulting in paperwork dressed up to look like genuine security.