Washington, DC —  The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue announced today a strategic partnership with Keyfactor, a leader in digital trust for modern enterprises, to help the United States and its allies stay ahead of emerging cyber threats and ensure that the technologies shaping our future are secure, trusted, and aligned with democratic values.

As quantum computing rapidly evolves, authoritarian regimes and malicious actors are already deploying a “steal now, crack later” strategy. They are actively hoarding locked, encrypted data today with the intent to break it open once ultra-powerful quantum computers become a reality. This looming threat puts financial networks, defense communications, energy grids, and personal healthcare data at severe risk, making it an urgent priority to modernize how free societies protect sensitive information.

Through this partnership, the Institute and Keyfactor will work with U.S. and allied government and industry leaders to accelerate the transition from today’s encryption systems to quantum-resilient security standards, while ensuring continuity and stability across essential digital infrastructure. The collaboration will focus on identifying where legacy encryption systems remain in use, prioritizing the most urgent areas for upgrade, and supporting coordinated adoption across government agencies, industry sectors, and allied partners.

“Post-quantum cryptography is one of the most important security transitions of our time,” said Michelle Giuda, CEO for the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. “This is not just a technical upgrade. It’s about protecting financial systems, critical infrastructure, and trusted communications across the U.S. and our allies. Getting this right is essential to ensuring that emerging technologies strengthen, not undermine, freedom.”

“Most organizations are operating with thousands of encryption systems spread across decades of technology,” said Michael Volanoski, President & Chief Revenue Officer, Keyfactor. “As the category leader in quantum and cryptography management, Keyfactor defines how organizations should approach this challenge, and this partnership is about driving coordinated action on a global scale. Quantum readiness demands crypto-agility and a long-term strategy to continuously adapt as risks and standards evolve; it’s not something that can be achieved overnight. Together with the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy, we’re helping the U.S. and its allies accelerate that journey and secure the trust infrastructure that underpins economic and national security.”

Driving Action Through Global Engagement

The partnership will drive action through a series of senior-level convenings, including roundtables, high-level dialogues, and the Institute’s annual Trusted Tech Summit, bringing together key decision-makers across U.S. and allied government and industry to align timelines, share best practices, and address implementation challenges.

Keyfactor will also join the Krach Institute’s Global Trusted Tech Network – the world’s fastest-growing alliance of governments, companies, and institutions committed to advancing freedom through technology.

Strengthening Coordination Across Allies

Because digital systems cross borders, the transition to quantum-resilient security will require close coordination among allies. This partnership will support deeper engagement with key partners, including Five Eyes countries, to align standards, timelines, and implementation approaches, reducing risk and strengthening collective security.

By combining Keyfactor’s technical expertise with the Krach Institute’s policy and diplomatic reach, the collaboration aims to help ensure that the next generation of digital infrastructure is not only more secure, but also reinforces trust, stability, and freedom around the world.

About the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue

The Krach Institute is the world’s preeminent trusted technology accelerator. As the leader in the new category of Tech Diplomacy, the Institute integrates technology expertise, Silicon Valley strategies and foreign policy tools to build the Global Trusted Tech Network of governments, companies, organizations and individuals to accelerate the innovation and adoption of trusted technology and ensure technology advances freedom.

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About Keyfactor
Keyfactor brings digital trust to the hyper-connected world by empowering organizations to build and maintain secure, trusted connections across every device, workload, and machine. By simplifying PKI, automating certificate lifecycle management, and enabling crypto-agility, Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale. With Keyfactor, businesses can tackle today’s challenges, like growing certificate volumes, manual processes, and new standards and regulations, while laying the groundwork for a successful transition to post-quantum cryptography. For more, visit  keyfactor.com.

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