Enterprise semiconductor manufacturer
QScout identified broad cryptographic debt, visible HNDL exposure, and no observable post-quantum controls across a large external enterprise footprint. The public summary stays at posture and prioritization level and does not disclose buyer identifiers or environment-specific endpoints.
Topline Metrics
External attack surface
Thousands of assets
Cryptographic debt
Large-scale
Critical findings
Hundreds
HNDL exposure
Widespread
Observed PQC deployment
None visible
Key Findings
- • Legacy TLS and certificate posture created immediate remediation priorities.
- • Harvest-now-decrypt-later exposure was concentrated in internet-facing cryptographic assets.
- • The environment showed significant migration planning debt despite broad external coverage.
Evidence Standard
- • Passive external collection only
- • Governed evidence chain with sanitized report artifacts
- • Procurement review materials available under NDA
Outcomes
- • Executive posture summary delivered for board and procurement review.
- • Prioritized migration and remediation path established for follow-on work.