Immunize Your Enterprise Against Q-Day.

‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ is an active cyber-espionage strategy where adversaries exfiltrate and store encrypted data today (such as aerospace designs, pharmaceutical formulas, or defense blueprints) anticipating that future fault-tolerant quantum computers will be able to break current encryption standards (like RSA and ECC). For manufacturers with long-lifecycle intellectual property, this means data stolen today is effectively already compromised.

‘Q-Day’ is the hypothetical date when a quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break current public-key encryption. LFI advises clients to ignore specific calendar predictions and instead apply the ‘Mosca Theorem’: if the shelf-life of your data plus the time required to migrate your systems exceeds the time remaining until a quantum computer arrives, you are already too late. Given that migration can take years, the risk deficit exists today.

A CVI is a comprehensive audit that maps an organization's invisible cryptographic dependencies. Modern encryption is often hard-coded into legacy Operational Technology (OT), third-party libraries, and API calls. LFI performs a CVI to discover these hidden vulnerabilities, creating a complete inventory of assets that require remediation to achieve Crypto-Agility.

LFI operates with Cage Code 16A49, adhering to the strict compliance and security standards required of U.S. Federal contractors. Unlike generalist firms, we treat quantum security as a national security issue. We utilize proprietary frameworks like the QRAMM (Quantum Readiness Assessment Maturity Model) to ensure clients meet the same rigorous standards expected in the aerospace and defense sectors.

Post-Quantum Cryptography refers to new cryptographic algorithms (recently standardized by NIST) that are designed to be resistant to attack by both classical and quantum computers. Migrating to PQC is the only defensible strategy to immunize data against the quantum threat. LFI helps organizations transition from legacy standards (RSA) to these new PQC standards (e.g., ML-KEM).

Quantum risk is not merely an IT ticket; it is a corporate governance issue. Failing to prepare for Q-Day exposes the enterprise to catastrophic loss of intellectual property and potential uninsurable liability. LFI positions the transition to PQC as a requirement for long-term risk management and cyber-insurance eligibility, ensuring Directors fulfill their fiduciary obligations to protect shareholder value.

There is a severe global shortage of quantum-literate talent, with qualified PhDs often commanding salaries exceeding $300,000. Most internal IT teams lack the specialized physics and cryptographic expertise to manage a PQC migration. LFI solves this by providing a ‘Virtual Chief Quantum Officer (vCQO), giving clients access to elite fractional leadership to oversee the transition without the overhead of full-time hires.

Crypto-Agility is the ability to replace cryptographic primitives (keys and algorithms) without disrupting the underlying infrastructure or halting production. In advanced manufacturing, where downtime is costly, systems must be architected to allow for seamless updates. LFI identifies ‘crypto-agile’ gaps in your supply chain to ensure future security updates do not break factory operations.

LFI practices ‘Radical Technology Agnosticism. We do not act as a reseller for any single vendor. Instead, we serve as an independent fiduciary, orchestrating the ‘LFI Quantum Syndicate’ to select the best-in-class scanning tools and PQC algorithms that fit the client’s specific mathematical and operational requirements.

The first step is to quantify the exposure. LFI recommends a fixed-fee ‘Quantum Readiness & Risk Radar’ engagement. This diagnostic effectively audits your current posture, mapping your cryptographic inventory and prioritizing assets for protection. This provides the Board with the verified data needed to authorize a full PQC migration roadmap.