Axiad Research Finds Enterprises Are More Confident Than Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography

Nearly half lack a named PQC migration leader, and 51% have never formally tested public-facing infrastructure for post-quantum key exchange

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Axiad, a leader in identity security and identity risk intelligence, today released new research revealing a significant gap between how prepared enterprise security leaders believe their organizations are for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and the steps they have actually taken to prepare.

The survey of 315 U.S. security and IT leaders found that 75% say their organizations maintain a continuously updated inventory of cryptographic assets, and 63% are very confident that ownership of those assets is fully mapped. Yet nearly half (46%) cannot name a single individual responsible for leading their PQC migration, and 51% have never formally assessed whether their public-facing infrastructure supports post-quantum key exchange.

The research also found that 22% of respondents contradicted their own readiness claims within the same survey. For example, some respondents who said they were highly confident cryptographic ownership was mapped later identified unclear ownership as a top obstacle to migration.