Techstrong Group and DigiCert Announce the Quantum Security 25 Honorees - Security Boulevard

by Veronica Haggar on February 19, 2026 Boca Raton, FL, February 18, 2026 — Techstrong Group, in collaboration with DigiCert, a leading global provider of intelligent trust, today announced the winners of the inaugural Quantum Security 25, which recognizes 25 individuals whose work is shaping the future of quantum security. The Quantum Security 25 shines a spotlight on leaders across research, standards development, product innovation, public policy, and enterprise strategy who are shaping how the industry safely prepares for the post-quantum era. As quantum computing advances and post-quantum cryptographic standards move toward adoption, cryptographic resilience and long-term data protection are becoming board-level concerns across industries. Honorees were nominated by people from around the world and across industries, and then the final 25 were selected by an independent panel of judges. That panel included Alan Shimel, Founder and CEO of Techstrong Group; Dr. Amit Sinha, CEO of DigiCert; Dr. Lily Chen, NIST Fellow; Prof. Martin R. Albrecht, Professor of Cryptography at King’s College London; and Debbie Taylor Moore, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Quantum Crunch. Selection was based on demonstrated impact, technical leadership, and sustained contributions to advancing quantum security readiness. The 2026 Quantum Security 25 Dr. Ali El Kaafarani | Founder & CEO & Founder | PQShield Prof. Bill Buchanan | Professor of Applied Cryptography | Edinburgh Napier University Bob Sutor | Founder | Sutor Group Intelligence Bruno Couillard | CEO | Crypto4A Dr. Colin Soutar | Global Quantum Cyber Readiness Leader | Deloitte Denis Mandich | CTO & Co-Founder | Qrypt Dr. Dustin Moody | Mathematician & PQC Project Lead | NIST Éric Brier | VP, CTO Network & Infrastructure Solutions | Thales Group Jaime Gómez García | Global Head of Quantum Threat Program | Santander James Howe | Head of Cryptography | SandboxAQ Konstantinos Karagiannis | Senior Director, Quantum Computing Services | Protiviti Dr. Krysta Svore | VP, Applied Research – Quantum Computing | NVIDIA Luke Ibbetson | Head of Research & Development | Vodafone Matthew Campagna | Senior Principal Engineer, Security Engineering | AWS Michael Osborne | CTO, IBM Quantum Safe at Security Research | IBM Michele Mosca | Co-Founder, Institute for Quantum Computing | CEO, evolutionQ Niccolò De Masi | Chairman & CEO | IonQ Philip Intallura | Group Head of Quantum Technologies | HSBC Rebecca Krauthamer | CEO & Co-Founder | QuSecure Rob Otter | Head of Global Technology Applied Research | JPMorgan Chase Sheetal Mehta | Global Head of Cybersecurity | NTT Data Tanja Lange | Professor of Cryptography, Scientific Director | Eindhoven Institute for the Protection of Systems and Information Tom Patterson | Managing Director, Emerging Technology Security | Accenture Dr. Tsuyoshi Takagi | Professor | University of Tokyo Vadim Lyubashevsky | Cryptographer, Co-creator of ML-KEM and ML-DSA | IBM Research Europe – Zurich Alan Shimel, CEO and Founder of Techstrong Group, said, “Preparing for the quantum era requires foresight and disciplined execution. The Quantum Security 25 recognizes individuals who are helping the industry move from awareness to action. Their leadership is shaping how organizations think about resilience, trust, and long-term security in a post-quantum world.” For more information about the program and the individuals recognized, visit: https://quantumsecurity25.com/. About Techstrong Group Techstrong Group is the power source for people and technology. Techstrong Group accelerates understanding of technologies that drive business. With a broad set of IT-related communities and offerings, Techstrong Group is the only media company serving the needs of IT leaders and practitioners with news, research, events, education, and professional development. Our focus is DevOps, cybersecurity, AI, digital transformation, cloud and cloud native. Techstrong Group business units include: Techstrong Media (DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Techstrong.ai, Digital CxO, PlatformEngineering.com, Techstrong.IT, and Techstrong TV), and Techstrong Learning. For technology providers, Techstrong business units offer many ways to share their stories, expand their audience and grow their business. Techstrong is part of Futurum Group, a leading technology research and advisory firm, expanding its capabilities in research, advisory, and media. Techstrong Group is based in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn. About DigiCert DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com  ### Media Contacts Tom Lee tom.lee@digicert.com  Veronica Haggar vhaggar@techstronggroup.com Recent Articles By Author Techstrong Group and DigiCert Unveil the “Quantum Security 25” to Spotlight Leaders Shaping the Future of Quantum Security Techstrong Group Announces Rebranding of Security Bloggers Network to Security Creators Network Techstrong Adds Two Industry Luminaries More from Veronica Haggar February 19, 2026 cryptography, quantum readiness, quantum security