Encryption standards face a reckoning as quantum computing era edges closer
The security landscape is entering uncharted territory as quantum computing moves from theoretical threat to near-term enterprise reality — and the race to post-quantum encryption is one most organizations are not yet ready to run.
As agentic AI reshapes enterprise integration, the companies building the infrastructure beneath those agents must also grapple with a parallel wave of emerging risks — from data sovereignty to the looming obsolescence of current encryption standards. Now, the clock on post-quantum encryption readiness is ticking faster than most enterprises realize, according to Michael Bachman (pictured), head of research for Boomi innovation at Boomi LP.
“One of the first instances of quantum is post-quantum encryption — the idea that you’re going to have quantum encryption on all devices being necessary,” Bachman said. “Once the first commercially-available quantum computer comes online within the next let’s call it three to six, maybe seven, years from now, if you’re not post-quantum encrypted at that point that they come online, consider yourself hacked.”
Bachman spoke with Gemma Allen at Boomi World 2026, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the shift from integration to data activation, digital sovereignty, world models, and the emerging urgency of post-quantum encryption for enterprise security. (* Disclosure below.)
