Report by Axiad

The PQC Confidence Gap

17 FINDINGSPublished Aug 19, 2026
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Key Findings

22% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees contradict their own PQC readiness claims within the same survey

Post-Quantum CryptographyOrganizational ReadinessIdentity SecurityUSMid-Market

90% of CISOs and CIOs report a continuously updated cryptographic inventory

CryptographyUSMid-MarketIdentity Security

74% of security and IT directors report a continuously updated cryptographic inventory

CryptographyUSMid-MarketIdentity Security

33% of security architects and PKI engineers report a continuously updated cryptographic inventory

CryptographyUSMid-MarketIdentity Security

33% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees report their organizations have taken no specific action on post-quantum cryptography

Post-Quantum CryptographyUSMid-Market

42% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees cite competing security priorities as a leading obstacle to PQC migration

Post-Quantum CryptographyUSMid-Market

36% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees cite budget constraints as a leading obstacle to PQC migration

Post-Quantum CryptographyBudgetUSMid-Market

63% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees are very confident that ownership of cryptographic assets is fully mapped

CryptographyGovernanceIdentity SecurityUSMid-Market

46% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees cannot name a single individual responsible for leading their PQC migration

Post-Quantum CryptographyGovernanceIdentity SecurityUSMid-Market

51% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees have never formally assessed whether their public-facing infrastructure supports post-quantum key exchange

Post-Quantum CryptographyInfrastructureUSMid-Market

27% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees report meeting every PQC readiness measure examined

Post-Quantum CryptographyReadinessUSMid-Market

Among the security and IT leaders who report meeting every PQC readiness measure, 48% still cite competing priorities as a major obstacle

Post-Quantum CryptographyOperational ChallengesUSMid-Market

Among the security and IT leaders who report meeting every PQC readiness measure, 40% cite budget as a major obstacle

Post-Quantum CryptographyBudgetUSMid-Market

75% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees report their organizations maintain a continuously updated inventory of cryptographic assets

CryptographyAsset InventoryIdentity SecurityUSMid-Market

67% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees consider post-quantum cryptography an active organizational priority

Post-Quantum CryptographyOrganizational PriorityUSMid-Market

30% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees are waiting for clearer regulatory guidance before moving forward on post-quantum cryptography

Post-Quantum CryptographyRegulationUSMid-Market

25% of security and IT leaders at U.S. organizations with 500 or more employees say their cryptographic inventory is stale, partial, or nonexistent

CryptographyAsset InventoryUSMid-Market