IBM Security Roadmap
Unified threat management, quantum-safe cryptography, and semiconductor innovations secure multi-cloud, decentralized environments.
Security
Roadmap
Strategic milestones
All information being released represents IBM’s current intent, is subject to change or withdrawal, and represents only goals and objectives.
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2025
Quantum-safe cryptography and a secure supply chain are the norm.
In 2025, we will protect multicloud deployments with quantum-safe cryptography and a secure supply chain of software and services to address security threats of quantum computing and open-source software vulnerabilities.
Why this matters for our clients and the world
Quantum-safe cryptography will protect classical cryptography from quantum attacks, while a secure software supply chain protects enterprises with provenance and security checks to filter vulnerabilities.
The technologies and innovations that will make this possible
IBM-led innovation for quantum-safe crypto standards, quantum-safe posture management, and crypto agility will enable the migration to a quantum-safe future. IBM technology for software composition analysis will enable a crypto and software bill of materials (CBOM, SBOM) and industry certifications like the supply chain levels for software artifacts (SLSA).
How these advancements will be delivered to IBM clients and partners
Guardium will be extended to provide quantum safe posture management to ease the migration to quantum-safe cryptography. We will deliver innovations in software supply chain security in a cloud-native manner to meet SLSA level 4 for containers.