Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness Audit

Government contractors need to know where their encryption will fail before quantum requirements become contract problems.

MC3 Group helps contractors, subcontractors, and security-focused companies identify post-quantum cryptography exposure, document risk, and build a clear migration roadmap without locking you into an implementation contract.

NIST Standards

The first federal post-quantum cryptography standards have been finalized.

CISA Guidance

Organizations are being encouraged to inventory cryptography and prepare quantum-readiness roadmaps.

Contract Pressure

Prime contractors and regulated buyers will increasingly expect vendors to explain their PQC plan.

The risk is not just future quantum computers. It is sensitive encrypted data being collected today.

Many companies still rely on RSA, ECC, TLS configurations, VPNs, certificates, code signing, email security, and vendor tools that were not designed for a post-quantum threat model.

Attackers can capture encrypted data now and decrypt it later when capable quantum systems exist.

Common exposure areas

  • • Public key infrastructure and certificates
  • • TLS, VPN, SSH, email, and API encryption
  • • Software, firmware, and document signing
  • • Cloud, SaaS, MSP, and security vendors
  • • Long-retention sensitive data
  • • Contract and compliance questionnaires

What the MC3 PQC Readiness Audit includes

This is an audit and recommendation engagement. We help you find the gaps, understand the risk, and create a roadmap.

Cryptographic inventory

Identify where classical public-key cryptography appears across systems, vendors, workflows, and policies.

Risk prioritization

Separate urgent exposure from low-risk noise so leadership knows what needs attention first.

Vendor readiness review

Assess which vendors support PQC, have roadmaps, or may create future compliance gaps.

Contractor positioning

Prepare language your team can use in questionnaires, proposals, and internal security reviews.

Migration roadmap

Create a phased plan for discovery, testing, procurement, implementation, and documentation.

Executive report

Deliver a plain-English summary leadership can understand without needing a cryptography background.

Who this is for

Best fit for organizations that need to look credible before PQC becomes an urgent procurement, compliance, or contract issue.

Federal contractors
Government subcontractors
Defense industrial base suppliers
Critical infrastructure vendors
MSPs and cybersecurity providers
Companies with long-retention sensitive data

Simple audit process

01

Discovery

We review your environment, vendors, systems, and known encryption touchpoints.

02

Inventory

We document visible PQC exposure areas and identify missing information.

03

Risk scoring

We rank systems by sensitivity, data lifetime, external exposure, and contract relevance.

04

Roadmap

You receive a clear report with recommended next steps and implementation options.

A focused audit before you spend money on tools, vendors, or a rushed migration.

MC3 Group gives you a practical, decision-ready report that helps leadership understand what matters, what can wait, and what needs immediate attention.

Audit engagement

PQC Readiness Review

Designed as a first-step assessment for organizations preparing for customer, contract, or compliance pressure.

  • • Leadership-ready summary
  • • Technical exposure inventory
  • • Vendor and system risk notes
  • • Prioritized migration roadmap
  • • Optional follow-up advisory session
Start With an Audit

Why MC3 Group?

You do not need a 200-page theoretical cryptography report. You need a practical outside assessment your leadership, sales, compliance, and technical teams can actually use.

  • • Independent audit and recommendation model
  • • Plain-English reporting for executives
  • • Built for government-contractor sales pressure
  • • No requirement to hire us for implementation
  • • Roadmap your team or chosen contractor can execute

FAQ

Is this the same as implementation?

No. This offer is focused on auditing, documenting risk, and recommending a migration path.

What does PQC stand for?

PQC stands for post-quantum cryptography.

Why should we care now?

Sensitive encrypted data can be captured today and decrypted later. Federal agencies and national-security-adjacent organizations are already being pushed to inventory cryptography and plan migration.

Do we need to replace everything immediately?

Usually no. The first move is inventory and prioritization.

Can this help with customer or prime-contractor questionnaires?

Yes. One goal of the audit is to help you explain your PQC posture in a credible, practical way.

Request a PQC Readiness Audit

Send a short message and MC3 Group will follow up about fit, scope, and next steps.

Good fit if you are:

  • • Selling into government or regulated industries
  • • Supporting prime contractors
  • • Handling sensitive long-retention data
  • • Unsure where your encryption exposure lives

Or email directly: info@mc3grp.com