White House launches a national transition to post-quantum cryptography to protect federal systems and critical infrastructure from quantum-enabled cyber threats, including “harvest now, decrypt later” risks

Executive Order 14412 requires agencies to appoint migration leads, review high-value systems and move key establishment and digital signatures to NIST-approved post-quantum standards by 2030 and 2031. While not a financial crime measure, the order is relevant to digital resilience because quantum-capable attacks could eventually compromise payments, identity systems, sensitive financial data, secure communications and…