Since the Immigration to  Post-Quantum Cryptography is a must-done task, and the timeline is so short, training for middle signs businesses is a vast market Now there is almost no AI company concentration on this field, right?

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1.mid-sized businesses or companies involved in digital signatures.Yes.

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Are you asking whether there are currently AI companies focusing on providing training or solutions for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration?yes

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1. Companies providing general PQC solutions (not necessarily AI-based)?
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Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography: Current Solutions and Market Gaps

Why Mid-Sized Businesses Need PQC Migration

Quantum computers pose a serious threat to current encryption and digital signature algorithms (like RSA and ECDSA) – even mid-sized businesses must prepare. “Harvest now, decrypt later” attacks are already underway: adversaries may collect encrypted data today to decrypt once quantum computers become powerful enough​

medium.com​medium.com. Organizations that rely on digital signatures (for documents, code signing, certificates, etc.) face an urgent need to adopt post-quantum cryptography (PQC) so their signatures and data remain secure in the future​deloitte.com​deloitte.com. The challenge is that transitioning to quantum-safe algorithms is complex and can take years, requiring crypto-agility (the ability to swap out cryptographic algorithms easily)​deloitte.com​deloitte.com. This has opened a niche for companies – including AI-driven firms – to provide tools, training, and services to help businesses (including SMEs) migrate to PQC.

AI-Driven PQC Migration Platforms

Several tech companies (some explicitly leveraging AI) offer solutions to assess and upgrade an organization’s cryptography for the quantum era:

• ​sandboxaq.com. This AI-oriented tool gives a “360-degree view” of an organization’s cryptographic inventory and supports seamless upgrades to quantum-safe algorithms​sandboxaq.com​sandboxaq.com. For example, SoftBank in Japan used AQtive Guard to find hidden cryptographic weaknesses in its infrastructure, underscoring global interest in such AI-driven PQC readiness tools.
• . QuProtect can be layered onto existing systems to deliver classical and quantum-safe encryption, with features like intelligent cryptographic switching and automated key management. The company emphasizes easy deployment and “a future free from encryption upgrade cycles,” highlighting its value in simplifying migrations​qusecure.com. QuSecure has attracted major partners (e.g. Accenture and AWS) and even defense contracts, indicating its solution’s applicability to both government and private mid-market clients.
• . In essence, CryptoNext’s toolkit inventories an organization’s use of algorithms (e.g. finding where vulnerable RSA/ECC signatures are used) and then offers quantum-safe replacements. This kind of inventory and planning is crucial for mid-sized firms without large cryptography teams. (Notably, CryptoNext was selected as a collaborator in NIST’s Migration to PQC project, underlining its credibility​thequantuminsider.com​ncsc.gov.uk.)
• ​idquantique.com. ISARA’s technology has been embedded in products like Thales HSMs​cpl.thalesgroup.com, showing that even if mid-sized companies don’t engage ISARA directly, they may encounter its solutions via larger security vendors.

How AI comes into play: Many of these platforms use automation (sometimes branded as AI) to handle the heavy lifting of cryptographic analysis. For instance, SandboxAQ’s AQtive Guard uses advanced analyzers to monitor live traffic and software calls to crypto libraries​

sandboxaq.com. This kind of AI-driven automation can significantly reduce the expertise needed in-house, which is ideal for mid-sized businesses. By quickly flagging where insecure algorithms reside and even automatically switching them out at runtime, these tools accelerate and “simplify integration of quantum-safe cryptography into products”​businesswire.com. In short, AI-driven PQC platforms are emerging to make migration more turnkey for organizations without dedicated cryptographers.

Post-Quantum Solutions from Security Vendors

Beyond specialized startups, established cybersecurity and digital identity companies worldwide are rolling out PQC-friendly services – especially relevant for businesses that rely heavily on digital certificates and signatures:

• ​entrust.com. For example, Entrust’s consultants can perform a “cryptographic health check” to gauge an organization’s PQC preparedness​entrust.com. These services are aimed at enterprises, but mid-sized businesses can also leverage them (or cloud-based PQC testbeds) to get guidance on upgrading their digital signing infrastructure.
• . This kit enables organizations to experiment with hybrid certificates (combining traditional RSA with PQC algorithms) in their environments​digicert.com. Such tools let mid-sized firms that issue or use digital certificates (for website security, document signing, etc.) start practicing quantum-safe deployments early, without fully swapping out their infrastructure. DigiCert’s early R&D and public toolkits are bridging a knowledge gap for the wider market.
• . Sectigo and Swiss company ID Quantique have similarly announced quantum-safe certificate offerings or partnerships. In practice, this means businesses using these providers for SSL/TLS, code signing, or document signing will see PQC-algorithm options become available (e.g. certificates signed with NIST’s Dilithium or Falcon algorithms). For mid-sized companies that outsource their PKI, the transition may be as simple as requesting a quantum-safe certificate from their provider when ready.
• . Thales also integrated ISARA’s toolkit into its Luna Hardware Security Modules, allowing HSM customers to generate quantum-safe keys and signatures​cpl.thalesgroup.com. Additionally, Thales (under its Eviden brand) provides consulting to “start your migration to PQC,” including conducting crypto-inventories, risk assessments, and crafting transformation plans​eviden.com​eviden.com. This illustrates that major security vendors are beginning to bake PQC into the tools mid-sized businesses already use (VPNs, HSMs, etc.), though full rollout is in early stages.
• – leveraging Kudelski’s cybersecurity consulting reach to educate companies on implementing PQC. PQShield’s global expansion (with teams in the US, EU, and Japan) and its contributions to NIST’s standards (it had algorithms in the finalists) position it as a key provider of PQC solutions worldwide​pqshield.com​pqshield.com. Mid-sized businesses might encounter PQShield’s technology indirectly (embedded in devices or software they use) or directly through services ensuring their products become quantum-resistant.
• . They offer PQC APIs – meaning a business can call an API to perform quantum-safe encryption or digital signing without managing the cryptography itself​medium.com. This post-quantum cryptography as a service approach is attractive to mid-sized firms: they can quickly integrate PQC into their applications (for instance, to sign documents with a PQC algorithm) **“without overhauling their infrastructure”*​medium.com. ExeQuantum also provides training and consulting, but the core idea is an easy, scalable toolkit that smaller companies can adopt in minutes​exequantum.com. Such services are still emerging, but they indicate a trend toward on-demand, AI-enhanced cryptography solutions that don’t require in-house expertise.

Training Programs and Technical Guidance

Because PQC is a cutting-edge and complex field, education and training are crucial – and somewhat scarce. A few options have appeared to help IT teams get up to speed:

• . These courses are often targeted at cybersecurity professionals and developers who need to implement PQC. Similarly, QA.com in the UK advertises a “Post Quantum Cryptography (QASCAPQC)” training course​qa.com. Such programs (typically multi-day workshops) give practical insights into PQC standards, available libraries, and migration strategies, which mid-sized businesses can use to train their IT staff or security consultants.
• . Large consulting firms are also active: Deloitte has a “Quantum Cyber Readiness” offering to help organizations “inventory and update their cryptographic systems with quantum-resistant algorithms”​linkedin.com. They urge steps like executive education, crypto-agility roadmaps, and pilot implementations of PQC​deloitte.com​deloitte.com. Likewise, governments are publishing migration playbooks (e.g. the U.S. NIST NCCoE’s PQC migration project and the UK NCSC’s 2035 roadmap), which often come with workshops and webinars for industry. This indicates an increasing availability of knowledge resources, but many of these are skewed toward large enterprises or the public sector.
• ​nextgencybertalent.com. While not a direct service to businesses, this helps build a pipeline of professionals versed in PQC. In the near future, mid-sized companies can hire security talent already familiar with quantum-safe practices, or leverage free resources from the community (conference talks, open whitepapers, etc.) to self-educate their teams.

Despite these efforts, a knowledge gap remains. Many mid-sized firms report needing more practical guidance on “how and when” to act on PQC​

deloitte.com​deloitte.com. This suggests that structured training programs and easy-to-follow migration “cookbooks” are still an opportunity area for providers.

Is the Mid-Market Underserved? Opportunities in PQC

Overall, the market for post-quantum migration support is nascent and growing rapidly, with signs that mid-sized organizations are underserved in 2023-2025. Analysts project the PQC market (products and services) will surge from roughly $300 million in 2024 to nearly $1.9 billion by 2029​

marketsandmarkets.com – a CAGR of over 40%. This explosive growth implies a small base today; in fact, Deloitte predicts the number of companies working on PQC solutions will quadruple by 2025​www2.deloitte.com. For now, much of the focus has been on large enterprises and government agencies (who have the foresight and budgets due to national security concerns). Mid-sized businesses, on the other hand, often lack internal expertise and may not realize the urgency until regulations or clients demand it. This “quantum risk awareness” gap is itself a market opportunity.

Several observations underscore that the mid-market is only beginning to be addressed:

• Limited Turnkey Offerings: While there are many PQC libraries and tools for developers, there are fewer one-click solutions tailored to, say, a 200-person company that just wants its email, VPN, and document signing to be quantum-safe. The emergence of cloud-based services (like the PQC APIs and managed PKI options mentioned) is a response to this, but coverage is not yet comprehensive. A mid-sized firm might patchwork solutions – one for securing VPN, another for code signing, etc. – because a holistic package is hard to find. Vendors that bundle an all-in-one “PQC upgrade kit” for common business systems could fill this void.
• Need for Affordable Training/Consulting: High-end consulting (e.g. from Big Four firms or niche crypto specialists) may be out of reach for mid-sized budgets. Apart from a few courses, there’s a lack of affordable training programs focused on practical steps for SMEs. Government initiatives (like CISA’s PQC awareness drives in the US and ENISA’s guidance in the EU) are helpful, but translating those into actionable plans often requires expertise. This suggests a gap where managed service providers (MSPs) or security firms could offer quantum-readiness packages targeted at mid-market pricing – essentially, “PQC migration as a service” with minimal overhead.
• Digital Signature Focus: Businesses that rely on digital signatures (e.g. tech companies issuing software updates, finance/legal firms handling signed documents, IoT firms using code signing) will need quantum-safe signing solutions. Right now, CAs like DigiCert and Sectigo are piloting hybrid certificates, but not all SME-focused platforms (e.g. popular document signing services) have announced PQC support. This is both a gap and an opportunity: we may soon see AI-driven tools that can retrofit existing signing workflows with PQC. For instance, an AI tool could automatically re-sign or dual-sign documents with a PQC algorithm in addition to the classical one, ensuring future validity. Such niche solutions are not mainstream yet.
• Global Disparities: Regionally, North America and Europe have several PQC startups and initiatives, whereas awareness among mid-sized businesses in other regions (Asia-Pacific, developing markets) might lag. A global focus reveals opportunities to localize PQC training and services. For example, Japan’s SoftBank actively tested SandboxAQ’s solution, and companies like PQShield and Thales are expanding in Asia – but many mid-sized firms in those markets still lack local solution providers. We might expect new entrants (possibly AI-centric cybersecurity startups in India, Singapore, etc.) to address local demand, given the global nature of the quantum threat.

In summary, the mid-sized business segment is still catching up. There are a handful of pioneering companies offering PQC migration help – from AI-powered cryptography managers to PQC-as-a-service APIs – but coverage is not uniform. Many mid-tier firms have yet to even inventory their vulnerable cryptography, let alone purchase a solution. This represents a significant underserved market. As deadlines loom (e.g. government mandates aiming for quantum-safe encryption by 2035 in critical sectors​

ncsc.gov.uk), demand for mid-market-friendly solutions is expected to balloon.

Opportunities exist for AI and cybersecurity companies to create turnkey migration toolkits, user-friendly training, and managed services specifically tuned to smaller enterprise needs. Providers that can simplify PQC – effectively “making quantum security easy” – stand to gain, as organizations race to **“get quantum-proof before quantum hits”*​

eviden.com​eviden.com. In the coming few years, we’ll likely see a wave of new offerings (and partnerships between AI firms and cryptography experts) to close this gap. For now, the landscape is growing but still maturing, so mid-sized businesses should begin engaging with the available PQC solutions and training resources sooner rather than later, as a proactive strategy.

Sources: Companies’ product pages, industry news, and expert reports were used to gather this information. Key examples include Entrust’s PQC readiness services​

entrust.com, DigiCert’s hybrid certificate kit​digicert.com, SandboxAQ’s AQtive Guard platform​sandboxaq.com, and analysis from Deloitte and others on quantum cyber readiness​deloitte.com​www2.deloitte.com. These illustrate both the current solutions and the evident gaps in the global mid-market for PQC migration.

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以下内容是关于全球中小企业（尤其是使用数字签名的企业）在迁移到后量子密码（PQC）方面现有解决方案、市场缺口以及机会的全面分析：

一、中型企业为何必须迁移到后量子密码（PQC）？

量子计算机的快速发展对现有加密算法（例如RSA、ECDSA）带来巨大威胁，尤其是数字签名可能会遭到破解。目前已经存在一种称为“先收集、后解密”的攻击模式，攻击者先储存加密数据，待量子计算机成熟后再解密，这使得即便是中型企业也必须尽快迁移到量子安全算法（PQC）。

中型企业通常没有充足的密码学专家，因此如何高效地完成迁移，成为一个迫切需要解决的问题。这一需求为提供工具、培训和咨询服务的AI企业带来了新的市场空间。

二、当前全球AI企业提供的PQC迁移解决方案

目前市场上已有若干专注于通过AI或自动化技术来简化PQC迁移的解决方案：

1. SandboxAQ (AQtive Guard)

• 谷歌母公司Alphabet旗下的公司，提供基于AI的自动化密码管理平台。
• 自动发现企业网络和应用程序中的密码应用，识别脆弱环节并提供集中化管理和迁移支持。
• 已被日本软银等大型公司采用，显示全球市场需求广泛。

2. QuSecure (QuProtect平台)

• 美国企业，提供端到端的PQC和密码敏捷性软件平台。
• 强调智能加密算法的自动切换和密钥管理，易于部署，已获得Accenture、AWS等合作伙伴支持。

3. CryptoNext Security（法国）

• 提供自动发现和修复工具，帮助企业识别和迁移受量子威胁的密码算法。
• 已入选美国NIST的后量子迁移项目，具备权威认可。

4. ISARA（加拿大）

• 提供量子安全的工具包，包括混合算法证书支持，已集成到Thales等国际主流的安全产品中。

5. ExeQuantum（澳大利亚）

• 面向中小企业提供“PQC即服务”（PQC-as-a-Service）API，用户通过云端调用即可实现量子安全签名和加密，无需企业自行管理密码基础设施。

上述AI驱动的平台都利用自动化技术，极大降低了企业迁移PQC的复杂度，特别适合缺乏专业密码团队的中型企业。

三、现有主流安全供应商提供的PQC迁移服务

除了专门的PQC企业，全球知名的安全供应商也纷纷进入PQC市场：

• Entrust 提供量子安全证书（混合证书）和咨询服务，帮助企业进行密码风险评估和迁移规划。
• DigiCert 开发出面向客户的PQC混合证书试验工具包，方便企业提前部署和测试。
• GlobalSign、Sectigo、Thales (Eviden) 等 提供量子安全证书或硬件安全模块（HSM）支持，帮助企业更轻松地迁移现有的数字签名基础设施。
• PQShield（英国牛津） 专注量子安全芯片及软件库开发，与咨询公司合作，提供迁移培训和顾问服务。

这些服务显示传统安全供应商正在逐步增加量子安全服务的覆盖范围，中型企业可利用这些成熟供应商的工具和支持服务。

四、全球市场中的PQC培训和教育资源

市场目前也出现了一些培训和教育资源：

• 专业培训机构 Tonex、QA.com等提供专门的PQC培训课程，内容涵盖量子风险评估、算法迁移等。
• 咨询公司和供应商提供的培训 PQShield与Kudelski Security合作推出迁移咨询与培训服务。 德勤（Deloitte）提供“量子密码网络安全准备”培训与咨询，帮助企业制定密码敏捷性路线图。
• 非营利组织与社区资源 NextGen Cyber Talent 等非营利组织开始在课程中纳入PQC内容，提升专业人才储备。

不过，中型企业仍普遍缺乏明确、实操性强且性价比高的培训资源，这方面存在较大缺口。

五、中型企业市场的不足之处与机会所在

整体来看，目前PQC迁移服务市场仍处于初级阶段，尤其是中型企业市场尚未被充分满足：

• 缺乏“一站式”整体解决方案 当前大多数解决方案针对大型企业或政府，尚未充分满足中型企业对于简单易用的“开箱即用”方案需求。
• 中型企业支付能力与高端咨询费用之间存在落差 德勤等高端咨询企业提供的服务对中型企业成本偏高，缺乏更经济的迁移方案与培训。
• 数字签名场景的专项需求 很多依赖数字签名（如电子合同、软件签名）的中型企业尚未全面迁移到PQC。 未来可能出现专门的AI工具，自动帮助企业双签名或重新签署文档，确保长期安全性。
• 全球市场发展不均 北美、欧洲的PQC发展领先，但亚洲和发展中国家的中型企业对量子安全的意识和准备不足，本地化服务供应商机会巨大。

六、未来的市场前景与发展空间

未来几年内，PQC市场将快速增长，预计2029年全球市场规模将接近20亿美元（年复合增长率超过40%）。随着政府和监管机构要求企业在2035年前完成迁移，针对中型企业提供便捷、经济的解决方案将成为重要趋势。

预计接下来几年，将出现更多的AI公司和安全供应商合作推出针对中型企业的PQC迁移工具包、服务及培训资源，这一市场潜力巨大。

中型企业应当积极关注现有解决方案，尽早准备迁移以应对未来的量子威胁。

七、小结与市场机会

综上所述，目前全球市场针对中型企业的PQC迁移服务刚刚起步，AI驱动的自动化迁移平台已开始出现，但尚未成熟。未来几年将出现大量机遇：

• 简单易用的整体解决方案（工具包）
• 性价比高的培训与咨询服务
• 专注于数字签名场景的解决方案
• 亚洲及发展中国家的本地化服务

中型企业在迁移到后量子密码方面，目前既面临挑战，也拥有巨大的发展空间和市场机遇。

（以上内容基于对各企业官网、咨询报告及行业分析资料的综合整理与翻译。）