SEC529: Quantum Security Readiness for Executives – SANS Institute Course

A one-day executive training course designed to help CISOs and security leaders build a practical quantum-safe roadmap before regulatory deadlines hit.

About This Course

SEC529 is a one-day, instructor-led course offered by SANS Institute, the global leader in cybersecurity training. It gives security executives the frameworks, threat models, and strategic tools needed to assess quantum risk and lead their organizations toward quantum resilience – without getting lost in the physics.

With many regulators expecting critical infrastructure to be quantum-safe by 2030, this course addresses the narrow window security leaders have to build their strategy before regulatory and adversarial pressures converge.

Course Authors: Marin Ivezic & Dr. Kawin Boonyapredee

What You Will Learn

The course covers the essential knowledge areas for executive-level quantum readiness:

• Forecasting the threat: Apply structured models to estimate when cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) will break current encryption – and what that timeline means for your data today.
• Quantifying HNDL exposure: Identify which encrypted assets are already at risk from Harvest Now, Decrypt Later attacks and learn to prioritize accordingly.
• Cryptographic inventory at the executive level: Map cryptographic dependencies across applications, infrastructure, and vendors using executive-level frameworks.
• Navigating compliance: Understand NIST PQC standards, CNSA 2.0 requirements, and EU mandates to build an audit-ready migration timeline.
• Building the roadmap: Construct a phased Quantum-Safe Migration Plan aligned with budget cycles, business priorities, and regulatory deadlines.
• Winning the boardroom: Translate quantum risk into business terms with metrics, cost models, and narratives that secure executive buy-in.

Hands-On Labs

The course includes three practical exercises:

1. Q-Day Estimator – Model realistic timelines for when quantum computers could threaten current cryptography.
2. Quantum-Readiness Self-Assessment – Evaluate your organization’s current posture against quantum threats.
3. Drafting a Roadmap Briefing for the Board – Build the executive communication materials needed to drive action.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for CISOs, senior security leaders, technical directors, information security officers, and executive cyber leaders responsible for setting cybersecurity direction and managing enterprise risk. It is rated at an intermediate skill level, with 6 CPEs awarded upon completion.

This Session

SANS SEC529 Beta Europe Online – March 2026

• Format: Virtual (live, instructor-led)
• Instructor: Marin Ivezic
• Price: €1,230 EUR (excluding local taxes)

All events in the series: SANS Institute Courses on Quantum Security & Post-Quantum Cryptography

Registration

This course is organized and delivered by SANS Institute. All registration is handled directly through SANS.

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For group purchasing options or questions about the course, please contact SANS directly.

SEC529 is part of SANS Institute’s Cyber Defense curriculum. For full course details, prerequisites, laptop requirements, and FAQs, visit the official SANS course page.