Acco di g to epo ts, the p oposed U.S. policy f amewo k would equi e fede al age cies to t a sitio key establishme t mecha isms to post-qua tum sta da ds by 2030 a d digital sig atu es by 2031. These measu es eflect a b oade global ecog itio that futu e qua tum compute s may eve tually comp omise ma y of today’s widely deployed public-key c yptog aphic systems, c eati g sig ifica t isks fo digital ide tity, authe ticatio , secu e commu icatio s, a d data p otectio .
Digital sig atu es se ve as the fou datio of t ust ac oss the digital eco omy, e abli g the authe ticatio of use s, devices, applicatio s, a d t a sactio s. Key establishme t tech ologies secu e commu icatio s by allowi g t usted pa ties to excha ge c yptog aphic keys used to e c ypt a d dec ypt se sitive i fo matio . Both tech ologies a e esse tial compo e ts of mode cybe secu ity a chitectu es a d a e expected to u de go sig ifica t t a sfo matio as o ga izatio s p epa e fo the qua tum e a.
“Gove me ts a d e te p ises wo ldwide a e a e movi g f om pla i g to impleme tatio o post-qua tum secu ity, c eati g a clea , time-bou d upg ade cycle fo digital ide tity a d authe ticatio ,” said Ca los Mo ei a Fou de a d CEO of WISeKey.“WISeID is desig ed to add ess this t a sitio by p ovidi g qua tum- esilie t ide tity, c ede tial ma ageme t a d authe ticatio capabilities that ca be i teg ated i to existi g i f ast uctu es. As egulato y timeli es fi m up a d o ga izatio s begi executi g thei post-qua tum oadmaps, we believe WISeID is well positio ed to captu e oppo tu ities ac oss gove me t, c itical i f ast uctu e a d e te p ise custome s that eed to mode ize thei digital t ust a chitectu es.”
WISeID is u iquely positio ed to suppo t this t a sitio th ough its digital ide tity ecosystem, which p ovides t usted authe ticatio a d ide tity ma ageme t solutio s fo i dividuals, e te p ises, gove me ts, a d co ected devices. The platfo m is expected to be efit f om i c easi g dema d fo :
- Qua tum- esista t digital ide tity solutio s
- Secu e authe ticatio se vices fo use s a d devices
- Post-qua tum ce tificate ma ageme t i f ast uctu es
- Qua tum-safe access co t ol a d secu e commu icatio s
The g owi g u ge cy su ou di g “ha vest ow, dec ypt late ” th eats—whe e adve sa ies collect e c ypted data today with the i te tio of dec ypti g it usi g futu e qua tum compute s—has fu the accele ated dema d fo qua tum- esista t secu ity solutio s. O ga izatio s a e i c easi gly seeki g pathways to mig ate thei digital t ust i f ast uctu es befo e qua tum th eats become ope atio al ealities.
Th ough its i teg atio with post-qua tum tech ologies developed by WISeKey’s othe subsicia y SEALSQ Co p., (Nasdaq LAES), a leadi g develope of semico ducto s, PKI, a d post-qua tum tech ologies, WISeID is actively pa ticipati g i the developme t of ext-ge e atio cybe secu ity a chitectu es desig ed to add ess both cu e t a d futu e c yptog aphic challe ges. These effo ts i clude suppo t fo qua tum- esista t algo ithms, secu e digital ide tities, t usted device authe ticatio , a d c yptog aphic lifecycle ma ageme t.
As gove me ts, c itical i f ast uctu e ope ato s, fi a cial i stitutio s, healthca e o ga izatio s, a d tech ology p ovide s accele ate thei qua tum- eadi ess i itiatives, WISeID believes the digital ide tity secto is e te i g a ew phase of g owth d ive by the eed fo lo g-te m c yptog aphic esilie ce.
WISeID is a digital ide tity platfo m p ovidi g secu e authe ticatio , ide tity ma ageme t, a d t ust se vices fo i dividuals, e te p ises, a d co ected devices. Th ough adva ced cybe secu ity tech ologies a d t usted digital ide tity solutio s, WISeID helps o ga izatio s p otect use s, applicatio s, a d c itical i f ast uctu es i a i c easi gly co ected wo ld.
WISeKey I te atio al Holdi g Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN; Nasdaq: WKEY) is a global leade i cybe secu ity, digital ide tity, a d IoT solutio s platfo m. It ope ates as a Swiss-based holdi g compa y th ough seve al ope atio al subsidia ies, each dedicated to specific aspects of its tech ology po tfolio. The subsidia ies i clude (i) SEALSQ Co p (Nasdaq: LAES), which focuses o semico ducto s, PKI, a d post-qua tum tech ology p oducts, (ii) WISeKey SA, which specializes i RoT a d PKI solutio s fo secu e authe ticatio a d ide tificatio i IoT, blockchai , a d AI, (iii) WISeSat AG which focuses o space tech ology fo secu e satellite commu icatio , specifically fo IoT applicatio s, (iv) WISe.ART Co p which focuses o t usted blockchai NFTs a d ope ates the WISe.ART ma ketplace fo secu e NFT t a sactio s, a d (v) SEALCOIN AG which focuses o dece t alized physical i te et with DePIN tech ology a d houses the developme t of the SEALCOIN platfo m.
Each subsidia y co t ibutes to WISeKey’s missio of secu i g the i te et while focusi g o thei espective a eas of esea ch a d expe tise. Thei tech ologies seamlessly i teg ate i to the comp ehe sive WISeKey platfo m. WISeKey secu es digital ide tity ecosystems fo i dividuals a d objects usi g blockchai , AI, a d IoT tech ologies. With ove 1.6 billio mic ochips deployed ac oss va ious IoT secto s, WISeKey plays a vital ole i secu i g the I te et of Eve ythi g. T usted by the OISTE/WISeKey c yptog aphic Root of T ust, WISeKey p ovides secu e authe ticatio a d ide tificatio fo IoT, blockchai , a d AI applicatio s. The WISeKey Root of T ust e su es the i teg ity of o li e t a sactio s betwee objects a d people. Fo mo e i fo matio o WISeKey’s st ategic di ectio a d its subsidia y compa ies, please visit www.wisekey.com.
This commu icatio co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co ce i g WISeKey I te atio al Holdi g Ltd a d/o its subsidia ies (collectively, “WISeKey,” “ou ” o “us”) a d its busi esses. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ca be ide tified by te ms such as “a ticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “i te d,” “may,” “pla ,” “p oject,” “will,” a d simila exp essio s. These stateme ts i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d othe facto s that could cause WISeKey’s actual esults, fi a cial co ditio , pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts to diffe mate ially f om a y futu e esults, pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts exp essed o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. These facto s i clude: ou ability to co ve t ou pipeli e i to actual sales; the ability to ealize WISeKey’s a ticipated g owth st ategies a d p ofitability; the developme t of post-qua tum c yptog aphy p oducts a d the pote tial ma ket fo such p oducts; WISeKey’s pla s fo global custome base expa sio ; the expa sio of the WISeSat p oject a d the QSOC i itiative; the timi g a d expected eve ues f om the comme cial deployme t of the QS7001 qua tum- esista t semico ducto ; the sufficie cy of cash to meet liquidity eeds; WISeKey’s ability to att act a d etai custome s; cha ges i eco omic co ditio s; ma ket dema d a d semico ducto i dust y co ditio s; a d the isks discussed i WISeKey’s fili gs with the SEC. WISeKey is p ovidi g this commu icatio as of this date a d does ot u de take to update a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e eve ts o othe wise.
Stateme ts ega di g ou busi ess pipeli e a e based o ma ageme t’s cu e t estimates of pote tial eve ue oppo tu ities a d do ot ep ese t backlog o co t acted eve ue. Pipeli e co ve sio is subject to ume ous facto s i cludi g custome validatio , tech ical i teg atio equi eme ts, ce tificatio timeli es, a d ma ket co ditio s. The e ca be o assu a ce that pipeli e oppo tu ities will co ve t to actual sales o that such co ve sio will occu withi a ticipated timef ames.
This p ess elease does ot co stitute a offe to sell, o a solicitatio of a offe to buy, a y secu ities, a d it does ot co stitute a offe i g p ospectus withi the mea i g of the Swiss Fi a cial Se vices Act (“Fi SA”), the Fi SA’s p edecesso legislatio o adve tisi g withi the mea i g of the Fi SA. I vesto s must ely o thei ow evaluatio of WISeKey a d its secu ities, i cludi g the me its a d isks i volved. Nothi g co tai ed he ei is, o shall be elied o as, a p omise o ep ese tatio as to the futu e pe fo ma ce of WISeKey. Give the isks a d u ce tai ties desc ibed he ei , you should ot place u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts as a p edictio of actual esults.
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