Quantum vulnerability mapping
- QStrike
- ✓
- Pentest
- —
- Scanner
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Penetration tests find classical vulnerabilities. QStrike maps every quantum-vulnerable asset and produces the remediation path that makes PQR possible.
Penetration testing is a mature discipline. Skilled testers probe your network, applications, and people for classical weaknesses — SQL injection, privilege escalation, misconfigured services, social engineering. A good pentest is essential for validating your defenses against today's threat actors.
But no penetration tester inventories your quantum-vulnerable cryptographic assets. No pentest report maps which RSA keys, ECDH exchanges, and ECDSA signatures across your infrastructure will break under Shor's algorithm. No pentest framework uses governed real commercial quantum-cloud validation. The entire quantum threat surface is invisible to traditional security testing.
This is not a failure of penetration testing — it was never designed to assess quantum risk. The problem is that organizations assume a clean pentest report means comprehensive security coverage when an entire class of existential cryptographic risk remains unexamined.
| Capability | QStrike | Traditional Pentest | Automated Scanner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum vulnerability mapping | ✓ | — | — |
| Provider-aligned forward-threat validation | ✓ | — | — |
| Classical vulnerability detection | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network / web app exploitation | — | ✓ | Partial |
| Cryptographic asset inventory | ✓ | — | — |
| Enterprise-evidence quantum risk report | ✓ | — | — |
| PQC remediation roadmap | ✓ | — | — |
| CNSA 2.0 / FIPS 203–205 compliance mapping | ✓ | — | — |
| Harvest Now, Decrypt Later risk assessment | ✓ | — | — |
| Continuous 90–120 day engagement | ✓ | — | — |
| $2M Challenge terms | ✓ | — | — |
QStrike is not a scanner that produces a list of findings. It is a 90–120 day forward-threat demonstration engagement that validates high-priority cryptographic exposure across your infrastructure and produces the remediation path to PQR.
RSA, ECDH, ECDSA, and other quantum-vulnerable protocols in the approved engagement boundary — mapped, cataloged, and risk-scored within that scope.
Validation workflows across supported platform profiles. Not theoretical risk models — governed evidence and adversary review against your cryptographic implementations.
Identifies which data flows are vulnerable to Harvest Now, Decrypt Later attacks based on data sensitivity, retention requirements, and adversary capability timelines.
A prioritized, actionable migration plan mapping each vulnerable asset to its NIST-standardized replacement — aligned with CNSA 2.0 timelines and your operational constraints.
QStrike is the validation layer between measurement and migration execution. Without its map, there is no remediation plan. Without a remediation plan, there is no path to post-quantum readiness.
Use penetration testing when: You need to validate your defenses against classical attack vectors — network exploitation, web application vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and social engineering. Pentests remain essential for classical security posture.
Use QStrike when: You need to map your quantum risk exposure — which cryptographic assets are vulnerable, what your HNDL exposure looks like, and what the path to PQR requires. QStrike produces the map that makes migration possible.
Use both when: You want complete security coverage across classical and quantum threat dimensions. A clean pentest plus a QStrike remediation roadmap means your organization is defended today and has a concrete plan for the quantum transition.
QStrike does not operate in isolation. It is the critical middle step in a complete quantum security program:
Scores PQC implementations against published evidence across 10 dimensions so you can inspect which replacements carry disclosed proof.
Use QScout assessment intake or book a scoped assessment — delivery timing is set during operator scoping.
Maps every vulnerability and draws the remediation path over 90–120 days of forward-threat demonstration.
CISO-led migration team walks the path to PQR by January 1, 2029.
QStrike validates the exploitability and operational significance of high-priority cryptographic exposure across your infrastructure through provider-aligned validation. Start with a QScout assessment intake to see your exposure.
Proof type, not slogan
Comparison is structural, not a claim that other vendors never produce good work.
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