Cyberify's AI Aims to Make Banks Quantum-Safe in Months, Not Years

WILTON, Conn. – March 19, 2026 – As the financial world braces for the seismic impact of quantum computing, cybersecurity firm Cyberify has unveiled QuantumReady™, an AI-powered platform it claims can transition global banks to a quantum-safe status in months, a process widely expected to take years. The launch comes at a critical juncture, with regulatory bodies worldwide setting aggressive deadlines for protecting financial infrastructure from the looming threat of quantum-powered cyberattacks.

The core of the issue, known as the quantum threat, is the eventual ability of powerful quantum computers to break the classical encryption that currently protects virtually all digital data, from financial transactions to state secrets. While the exact date of this capability, dubbed “Q-Day,” remains a subject of debate, experts place it within the next decade, making the race to upgrade cryptographic defenses a matter of urgent national and economic security.

The Regulatory Hammer Falls

Regulators are no longer waiting. A cascade of mandates is forcing the financial industry’s hand. In the United States, National Security Memorandum 10 (NSM-10) has set a 2035 deadline for federal systems to complete their post-quantum transition, a directive with far-reaching consequences for the interconnected financial sector. Further pressure comes from the Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF), a roadmap designed to protect trillions of dollars in digital assets by guiding a secure migration.

Across the Atlantic, the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), in effect since January 2025, compels financial entities to manage all sources of ICT risk, a requirement that implicitly includes the quantum threat. The EU has also laid out a coordinated roadmap targeting the transition of high-risk financial systems by the end of 2030. This regulatory pressure is compounded by the insidious “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) strategy, where adversaries are already believed to be siphoning encrypted data, waiting for a quantum computer to unlock it in the future.

An AI 'Lifeline' Amidst Complexity

It is into this high-stakes environment that Cyberify has launched QuantumReady™. The platform is being positioned not merely as another security tool, but as a comprehensive solution to a problem of immense scale and complexity. “We are not just offering a new security scanning tool; we are providing a definitive lifeline for global financial systems,” said Mark Gilmor, CEO of Cyberify.

The platform's central promise is speed through automation. For large financial institutions, a post-quantum migration involves a daunting, multi-year slog of identifying every piece of cryptographic code across sprawling, often antiquated, legacy systems. Cyberify claims its AI-driven approach can compress this timeline dramatically by abstracting the complex, lattice-based mathematics of the new quantum-safe algorithms—standardized by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2024—into simple, business-level policies.

Early feedback from a confidential pilot program with a major global bank suggests the platform can deliver immediate value. "Right out of the gate, we gained a new level of visibility into our cryptographic inventory, addressing a critical blind spot for our organization," a representative from the bank commented, noting the platform's "strong potential to automate much of what's needed for a large global bank to become PQ-ready."

Under the Hood of Quantum Automation

QuantumReady™'s ability to accelerate this transition rests on several key technological innovations designed to tackle the primary bottlenecks in post-quantum migration.

At the forefront is the CQIP Intelligence Swarm, a multi-agent AI system that maps an organization's entire infrastructure to generate a Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM). This automated discovery is crucial, as most large enterprises lack a complete inventory of their cryptographic assets. The system uses a proprietary technique called Recursive Identity Grounding (RIG) to prevent AI “hallucinations,” ensuring the map of vulnerabilities is accurate and reliable.

To manage the delicate transition period, the platform features an Adaptive Cryptographic Negotiation Layer (ACNL). This layer simulates and manages real-time encryption protocols, allowing new quantum-safe algorithms to work alongside older ones in a hybrid state. Crucially, it ensures “graceful degradation,” automatically falling back to a verified, secure state if a new Post-Quantum Cryptography module fails, preventing catastrophic service disruptions.

Finally, the platform directly addresses compliance pressures with its HNDL Aging Model. This risk visualization tool calculates the intersection of quantum computing's scaling power and the mandated retention periods for sensitive data. This allows an organization to prioritize its migration efforts based on risk and provides what Cyberify calls “instant Proof of Resilience” for demanding audits under regulations like DORA.

A Race Against Time and Market Realities

The market for quantum security solutions is becoming increasingly active, with firms like QuSecure, SandboxAQ, and PQShield all offering tools and expertise. QuSecure, for example, has already cited a four-month banking deployment as a real-world precedent. Cyberify seeks to differentiate itself with its deep, end-to-end automation and the ambitious promise of a months-long transition.

This claim is bold, as it runs counter to the prevailing industry sentiment. Many experts and institutions view post-quantum migration as a strategic transformation that will take years, citing immense challenges including fragmented legacy systems, a severe shortage of specialized talent, and the need for coordination across vast third-party supply chains. The transition is not a simple software patch but a fundamental overhaul of the DNA of digital security.

By aiming to automate the most labor-intensive and error-prone aspects of this overhaul—discovery, inventory, risk assessment, and compliance reporting—Cyberify is making a direct play to solve the very problems that make the timeline so daunting. The success of QuantumReady™ will ultimately depend on its ability to deliver on this promise of intelligent automation within the messy reality of global financial infrastructure, positioning it as a critical contender in the race to secure the world's economy against the coming quantum threat.