Quantum-Safe Security: Rethinking Protection for the AI Era

Andy Leaver, CEO at Arqit discusses how quantum computing is challenging traditional encryption and why organizations need adaptable security across networks and AI agents.

From software-defined encryption to continuous authentication, how can enterprises prepare for quantum threats while securing increasingly autonomous digital environments?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Andy Leaver of Arqit:

How will quantum computing disrupt traditional encryption and reshape the future of cybersecurity?
Why must organizations prepare now for quantum threats, and what are the risks of waiting?
How can software-defined encryption protect high-speed networks and resource-constrained edge devices?
What role do post-quantum cryptography and symmetric key technologies play in building quantum-safe networks?
How can organizations authenticate autonomous AI agents and enforce Zero Trust policies at scale?

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Learn how Mplify’s Zero Trust Framework advances identity, authentication, and continuous access control.
Explore Sparkle’s Quantum-Safe Connectivity and Zero Trust Encryption case study.
Read Mplify’s recent blog focused on Security, Performance, Compliance: Enterprises Demand SASE Certification.

About Our Guest

Andy Leaver, CEO, Arqit

Andy Leaver is Chief Executive Officer of Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ), the cybersecurity company pioneering quantum-safe encryption technology. He was appointed CEO in September 2024, stepping into the role after being an early investor and advisor.

Leaver brings more than three decades of enterprise software experience, with a track record of scaling high-growth technology businesses through to public markets. He has held senior leadership positions at a string of category-defining software companies—including Ariba, SuccessFactors, Workday, Bazaarvoice, and Hortonworks—each of which went public during his tenure. Earlier in his career he spent several years at Microsoft as a program manager. Alongside his operating roles, he has served as an Operating Partner at Notion Capital, a European venture capital firm and early Arqit backer, and has advised a number of private software scale-ups, including Onfido.

He holds a degree in Microelectronic Systems Engineering from the University of Manchester.

At Arqit, Leaver leads the company’s mission to protect data against the emerging threat that quantum computers pose to today’s encryption. As he put it on his appointment, “The threat to existing encryption from quantum computers is well documented and Arqit is doing something genuinely transformational in its field.”

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