Across Australia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the wider Asia-Pacific region, Risk Associates will now deploy ExeQuantum’s EQCore platform following a new strategic partnership. The collaboration addresses growing regulatory pressure, with frameworks like NIST CNSA 2.0 and PCI DSS v4.0.1 demanding organizations inventory cryptographic assets and plan for post-quantum migration. “Risk Associates brings more than two decades of hands-on governance, risk, and compliance experience,” notes Samuel Tseitkin, CEO and Co-Founder of ExeQuantum.
EQCore Platform Delivers Post-Quantum Security Across APAC and Middle East
Risk Associates holds PCI SSC Approved QSA and ASV accreditations, along with CREST membership, to deliver comprehensive cybersecurity assessments to clients. These credentials extend beyond post-quantum cryptography, demonstrating a pre-existing foundation of robust security practices. The firm’s capabilities include delivery of standards like ISO 27001, IRAP, ACSC Essential 8, SWIFT CSP, and SOC assessments, signifying a high level of scrutiny and validation within the cybersecurity landscape.
This established expertise positions Risk Associates to effectively integrate and deploy ExeQuantum’s EQCore platform, alongside compliance with regulations like PCI DSS v4.0.1, SAMA CSF and DORA/NIS2. These regulations now mandate that organizations inventory their cryptographic assets and formulate plans for migrating to quantum-safe standards.
ExeQuantum’s EQCore platform, with its CipherScout, CipherWatch and CipherForge components, provides the tools to facilitate this transition, offering automated cryptographic discovery, continuous monitoring and post-quantum cryptography implementation, Risk Associates says. “Our clients in banking, fintech, healthcare, and government are increasingly being asked by regulators and boards to demonstrate visibility over their cryptographic posture,” said Dr. Aftab Rizvi, CEO of Risk Associates. “The EQCore platform gives us a structured, repeatable way to deliver that visibility, from initial discovery through to ongoing compliance monitoring.
It fills a gap that no existing tool in our stack addressed.” EQCore automates cryptographic discovery across ten areas, including TLS/certificates, APIs, cloud and HSM key management systems, source code repositories and databases. The platform generates a Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) in CycloneDX format, enabling organizations to map their cryptographic posture against applicable compliance frameworks and build prioritized remediation roadmaps.
This partnership puts our cryptographic discovery, monitoring and remediation technology directly into the hands of a team that already holds the trust of the organizations that need it most, according to Risk Associates. That is the fastest path to real quantum readiness at scale.” ExeQuantum’s ISO 27001:2022 certification and Australian defence export permits for its formally verified cryptographic library further highlight its commitment to security and compliance.
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