The 2026 Year of Quantum Security (YQS2026) launched in Washington, D.C., convening federal agencies, industry leaders, financial institutions, and investors around a shared agenda: post-quantum cryptography, protection of quantum intellectual property, and resilience as quantum systems move toward operational use.
Quantum Coast Capital Founder & Managing Partner Matt Cimaglia is a lead organizer of the initiative. As he put it: “Quantum security is no longer a future consideration — it's a present responsibility.”
The distinction matters for how institutions plan. Data captured today can be stored and decrypted later, which makes migration timelines a present-tense risk rather than a future one. Post-quantum security is one of our core investment areas for exactly that reason.
Read the full article at The Quantum Insider.
