19 October 2026
Understanding ISO/IEC 27090
ISO/IEC 27090, the new international guidance on attacks against AI systems, is useful but easy to misuse. It is guidance, not a checklist or a certificate, and its main value for a board is gap analysis against the frameworks already in place. Read the board briefing.
19 October 2026
Japan has not declared a cyber emergency
The phrase came from a politician's remark and a headline turned it into a declaration. The wave of attacks is real, but concentration of risk and thin layers of defence, not weak external posture, made them a national story. Read the article.
8 October 2026
Stocktake on UK Stablecoins
The FCA's application window for UK stablecoin issuers closes on 28 February 2027. What is settled, the five decisions that can still move the business case, and the questions boards should ask this quarter. Read the stocktake.
7 October 2026
Health Insurers and Cyber Hygiene
A review of 29 publicly reported breaches at health insurers and their claims processors: where the entry route is public, 9 of 16 began with a phished, stolen or socially engineered login, or a default password. Includes six questions for the board. Read the perspective.
6 October 2026
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: banks and insurers
The Bill reaches banks and insurers through their suppliers, which must report a significant incident to the regulator within 24 hours. What boards and underwriters can do before enforcement begins, ahead of the 2027 renewal season. Read the perspective.
2 October 2026
BSI revises its post-quantum cryptography recommendations
Regulation and government authorities will be the biggest influence on post-quantum adoption. The BSI's 1 October update says Classic McEliece should no longer be used in new developments, with key agreement moving to FrodoKEM, ML-KEM or HQC once its standard exists. Read the post on LinkedIn.
26 September 2026
Rogue AI incidents highlight board governance gaps
AI agents reached real systems in 2026 without human direction, mostly through weak passwords, default keys and exposed debug pages. A board briefing on ISO 42001, harness engineering, six governance gaps and five questions for executive teams. Read the board briefing.
17 September 2026
Europe's randomness requirements for cyber security
Every key, signature and secure connection depends on a random number. A review of what European and UK cyber bodies and regulations require, including NCSC, BSI, ANSSI, DORA, the Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2 and the UK Bill: they focus on the quality of the output rather than its source. Read the stocktake.
10 September 2026
Revisiting Classic McEliece: challenging our own work
A look back at the five-decade-old Classic McEliece algorithm, already implemented in BeatQuantum's cryptoagility design, against the latest published research. Read the post on LinkedIn.
8 September 2026
One internship place open at BeatQuantum
BeatQuantum is opening a remote, course-linked internship place for a UK-based student of computer science, cybersecurity or cryptography. Read the announcement on LinkedIn.
7 September 2026
CBOM: BeatQuantum takes an External First approach
Why BeatQuantum builds its Cryptographic Bill of Materials practice starting from what an outside attacker or auditor can see, rather than an internal-first inventory. Read the post on LinkedIn.
4 September 2026
Board briefing: Harness Engineering for Frontier AI
A board-level briefing on "harness engineering" - the practical questions directors should ask about capability, governance, controls and operations before deploying frontier AI. Read the briefing (PDF).
3 September 2026
Birthday gift from BeatQuantum to CEOs and Boards
One month in, BeatQuantum marked the milestone by opening free educational sessions for CEOs and Boards - no sales pitch, just a credible roadmap to quantum resilience. Read the announcement on LinkedIn.
30 August 2026
Executive briefing: CEO's role in Quantum Resilience
A practical briefing on quantum resilience as a strategic issue, and the specific role a CEO plays in getting it right. Read the briefing (PDF).
27 August 2026
Digital Growth Collective invites Santosh Pandit as an Executive Fellow
Santosh Pandit joins the Digital Growth Collective as an Executive Fellow, bringing operational resilience, cyber and post-quantum expertise into the network. Read the announcement on LinkedIn.
26 August 2026
Breaking: BeatQuantum creates world's first Time Stamp Authority with PQC, free to public and researchers
BeatQuantum's RFC 3161 Time-Stamp Authority went live, issuing post-quantum timestamps that meet both EU and US cryptographic expectations - free for public and research use. Read the TSA disclosure statement. Read the announcement on LinkedIn.
13 August 2026
Breaking: BeatQuantum achieves Cyber Essentials Plus within 2 weeks of formation
Within two weeks of incorporation, BeatQuantum achieved both Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Read Aristi's write-up on LinkedIn.
12 August 2026
Technology Resilience and ROIC
Technology resilience is shifting from a CIO cost line to a CEO scorecard item - a ten-year view on how it drives return on invested capital. Read the article on LinkedIn.
11 August 2026
Defending against Frontier AI
A one-pager consolidating current public guidance from across the G20 on defending against attacks that misuse frontier AI capabilities - and where the gaps remain. Read the one-pager on LinkedIn.
10 August 2026
Breaking: BeatQuantum creates world's first NTS with PQC-KE, free to the public
BeatQuantum put into production the world's first public network time service secured by post-quantum key exchange, free for anyone to use. Technical note (PDF). Read the announcement on LinkedIn.
7 August 2026
Global guidance summary: Defending against Frontier AI
An earlier summary of G20 and international guidance on defending against frontier AI, and where BeatQuantum's own practice fills the gaps. Read the summary on LinkedIn.
3 August 2026
It is official!
BeatQuantum Limited is now a registered company. About BeatQuantum.
1 August 2026
The Journey Starts
Started my dream journey to build a world leading centre of excellence in applied post quantum cryptography. Order placed for company formation.