Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense

Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense is your definitive guide to navigating the quantum era of cybersecurity. Hosted by experts from PQShield, a global leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), this podcast explores how industries can future-proof their defences against the imminent threat of quantum computing.Each episode brings you actionable insights, real-world case studies, and expert interviews with cryptographers, industry leaders, and policymakers shaping the future of cybersecurity. From demystifying quantum-resistant protocols to addressing compliance challenges and implementation strategies, Shielded moves the conversation from why to how in building a quantum-safe world.Whether you're a security engineer, IT professional, or business decision-maker, Shielded arms you with the knowledge and tools to stay ahead of the curve in securing your data. Join us as we decode the challenges of quantum readiness, foster collaborative solutions, and inspire confidence in a safer

Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense is a news podcast hosted by PQShield, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

PQShield hosts Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, a news show with 38 episodes published.

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  Episode #37

  Certifying the future; synchronizing EUDI wallets and quantum-readiness

  Jul 23, 202632 minS1

  The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI wallet) represents one of the largest shifts in digital governance, aiming to give citizens secure control over personal credentials across member states. However, deploying high-assurance trust architectures while preparing for post-quantum cryptography presents major technical hurdles for hardware vendors, service providers, and certification bodies. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Johannes Lintzen sits down with Wei Yuan, lab manager and director of operations at Applus+ Laboratories. Wei outlines the structural trade-offs between local security elements and remote HSM deployments, the challenge of building crypto agility into hardware, and why the European Commission timeline leaves zero room for delay.

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  Episode #36

  Building a browser-based sandbox for quantum-safe migration

  Jul 2, 202622 minS1

  Eric Amador from Thales joins the show to discuss pqctoday.com, an open initiative designed to simplify quantum-safe migration. Discover how browser-based cryptographic tools and AI help organizations understand upcoming global timelines, test new algorithms such as ML-KEM without friction, and prepare for the quantum threat.

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  Episode #35

  Phased Timelines: DSCI roadmap for India's PQC migration

  Jun 4, 202639 minS1

  India is accelerating its transition to quantum-safe systems to protect its vast digital public infrastructure. The Data Security Council of India has been instrumental in shaping a roadmap that addresses the unique challenges of the Indian ecosystem. High transaction volumes and deeply interconnected systems make organizational security a paramount concern for national stability.<br><br><br>The roadmap defines two distinct tracks for migration based on the criticality of the systems involved. Critical information infrastructure must achieve full migration by the end of 2029, while general enterprises have a slightly longer horizon ending in 2033. These timelines reflect recent scientific updates suggesting...

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  Episode #34

  Curing Inventory Paralysis: Perfect Data is the Enemy of real-world Progress

  May 21, 202634 minS1

  The migration to quantum-safe systems is often stalled by a desire for perfect visibility. Antti Ropponen joins host Jo Lintzen to discuss why waiting for a 100% accurate inventory often leads to inaction. Drawing on years of experience in cloud modernization, Antti highlights the similarities between "lifting and shifting" workloads and simply swapping cryptographic algorithms.<br><br><br>The conversation covers the necessity of moving beyond technical silos. Antti shares insights from an IBM study showing that the majority of quantum-safe programs now live outside the CISO office, often residing within CTO or digital transformation departments. He provides a framework for...

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  Episode #33

  Moving From Awareness To Action: The Board's Role In Organizational Resilience

  May 7, 202634 minS1

  Most organizations currently view the arrival of a cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer as a distant technical concern, but Louise Davey argues that it is a present-day governance crisis requiring immediate board-level action. In this episode, she explores how technical practitioners can successfully carry this issue to the top of an organization by moving the conversation away from qubits and toward fiduciary duty and operational resilience. Louise highlights the unique timing offset inherent in the "harvest now, decrypt later" threat, which complicates traditional risk management because the decisions made today affect a security landscape that will manifest long after current leaders...

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