Digital trust and quantum-safe security company Keyfactor Inc. today announced a new joint solution with IBM Consulting that gives enterprises visibility into their cryptographic assets, reduces operational and regulatory risk and accelerates readiness for post-quantum cryptography.

The new joint solution combines Keyfactor’s cryptographic discovery, public key infrastructure, digital signing and certificate lifecycle automation capabilities with IBM Consulting’s global cybersecurity expertise, governance frameworks and enterprise-scale quantum-safe delivery methods, accelerators and AI-based assets.

The two companies are teaming up to take on the issue whereby, as cryptography powers every connection, transaction and digital interaction, it remains one of the most vulnerable and least understood dependencies in the modern enterprise. Keyfactor argues that fragmented ownership and inconsistent controls across certificates, keys, algorithms, protocols and libraries lead to a lack of visibility and leave organizations vulnerable to outages, audit gaps and rising security and compliance risks as quantum computing timelines accelerate.

Added to the mix are emerging regulations and post-quantum computing guidance that are increasing the pressure on enterprises to demonstrate control and modernization across their entire cryptographic landscape.

“Cryptography sits at the center of every digital interaction, yet most enterprises struggle to see or understand the full scope of their cryptographic footprint,” said Keyfactor co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Ted Shorter. “By combining Keyfactor’s ability to discover, automate and modernize cryptography with IBM Consulting’s deep expertise in strategy, governance and quantum-safe transformation, organizations get a practical, end-to-end path from cryptographic complexity to clarity and control.”

The joint solution is focused on giving enterprises clarity, control and a structured modernization path to transition from reactive cryptography management to a governed, automated and quantum-safe foundation.

Key features of the joint solution include end-to-end cryptographic discovery and inventory, with automated discovery that reveals where cryptographic assets live across on-premises, cloud, hybrid and DevOps environments and exposes blind spots and shadow cryptography.

Risk scoring and prioritization offer users structured risk analysis, governance models and prioritized remediation plans. Meanwhile, modern PKI signing and lifecycle automation replace manual work with policy-driven processes that strengthen security, reduce operational friction and significantly reduce outage risk. Finally, governance and long-term resilience establish operating models to ensure sustainable modernization and quantum-safe transformation.

Together, Keyfactor says, the components create an actionable, phased modernization path aligned to National Institute of Standards and Technology, European Union and global PQC guidance.

“Quantum-safe transformation is more than a cryptographic upgrade; it’s a major operational shift that requires coordination across people, processes, and technology,” said Dinesh Nagarajan, global partner for cybersecurity at IBM Consulting. “Enterprises shouldn’t shoulder that journey alone. Partnering with experts who have deep cryptographic expertise and a track record of delivering complex, enterprise-wide transformations ensures a smoother, more secure transition.”

Shorter spoke with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, in August, when he discussed how Keyfactor is targeting artificial intelligence-era security gaps with machine identity safeguards.

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