NCSC proposes its PQC transition timeline to UK Policy makers: guiding the UK to a quantum-safe future

Episode notes

Post-quantum cryptography is no longer an abstract problem. It's a technology transformation that touches every layer of critical infrastructure, from policy to procurement, systems to supply chains. In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Bradley, Principal Technical Director at the UK’s NCSC and lead author of the government’s official PQC timeline guidance, breaks down how the UK is approaching this monumental shift. Jeremy explains why the NCSC focused on organisational readiness and available technology rather than waiting for a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC). He unpacks how government and industry can work together without formal policy mandates, the importance of sector-wide movement, and what it takes to make your supply chain quantum-safe.