The Cryptographic Cliff: Post-Quantum Migration at Scale

The Clock Is Already Running On August 13, 2024, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology published three finalized post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards: FIPS 203 (ML-KEM), FIPS 204 (ML-DSA), and FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA). This capped an eight-year standardization process that began in 2016. The standards exist. The algorithms are proven. The migration path is documented. So why is almost no one doing it? The honest answer is not technical. The standards arrived ahead of institution