Patero, a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), today announced the company’s inaugural advisors. The newly appointed advisors will focus on providing Patero leadership with strategic guidance and knowledge that will enable the company to fuel its rapid growth.
“The demand for post-quantum cryptography is accelerating with daily advances in quantum computing, quantum switching, and artificial intelligence,” said Crick Waters, CEO of Patero. “With the White House’s re-assertion through Executive Order 14144 of the necessity and timelines for the implementation of post-quantum cryptography, civilian organizations and government agencies around the world are actively seeking trusted partners to provide agile, future-safe data security solutions—and that’s where Patero comes in. We’re honored to welcome our inaugural Advisors, whose insight and leadership will help us scale our impact and deliver world-class PQC solutions at this pivotal moment.”
Patero’s newly named advisors are:
About Patero
Patero is a leader in quantum secure communications. Patero’s cryptographic discovery and inventory solution quantifies risk and prioritizes the mitigation of vulnerabilities against present and future cryptographic attacks. Patero’s crypto-agile post-quantum security solutions hybridize classic encryption with NIST-standardized quantum-resistant encryption algorithms to mitigate cryptographic vulnerabilities and protect data-in-motion from steal-now, decrypt-later, and future direct decryption attacks. Patero is privately held and based in the Quantum Startup Foundry at the University of Maryland, College Park. For more information, visit patero.io. For investment opportunities, contact company CEO Crick Waters at crick@patero.io.
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