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Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense

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Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense is your definitive guide to navigating the quantum era of cybersecurity. Hosted by experts from PQShield, a global leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), this podcast explores how industries can future-proof their defences against the imminent threat of quantum computing. Each episode brings you actionable insights, real-world case studies, and expert interviews with cryptographers, industry leaders, and policymakers shaping the future of cybersecurity. From demystifying quantum-resistant protocols to addressing compliance challenges and implementation strategies, Shielded moves the conversation from why to how in building a quantum-safe world. Whether you're a security engineer, IT professional, or business decision-maker, Shielded arms you with the knowledge and tools to stay ahead of the curve in securing your data. Join us as we decode the challenges of quantum readiness, foster collaborative solutions, and inspire confidence in a safer digital future. Subscribe now to stay updated on the latest trends, standards, and breakthroughs in quantum-resilient cybersecurity.

Latest episodes

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Why perfect crypto inventory stalls quantum readiness

Cybersecurity teams often stall their post-quantum migration by trying to build a 100% complete inventory first. Industry leaders explain why partial visibility combined

Oct 13
30 min

Board-level strategies: A look back on what our experts recommend

Top security leaders from HSBC, Microsoft, Citi, and industry experts break down the executive mandate for post-quantum security. Learn how to reframe cryptographic risk

Sep 10
17 min

Securing Singapore: The CSA Quantum Safe Migration Framework

Roddy Kok, lead consultant at the Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore, explains the operational frameworks and 2031 timelines for securing critical national infrastructure

Aug 24
39 min

Certifying the future; synchronizing EUDI wallets and quantum-readiness

The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI wallet) represents one of the largest shifts in digital governance, aiming to give citizens secure control over personal creden

Jul 23
31 min

Building a browser-based sandbox for quantum-safe migration

Eric Amador from Thales joins the show to discuss pqctoday.com, an open initiative designed to simplify quantum-safe migration. Discover how browser-based cryptographic t

Jul 2
22 min

Phased Timelines: DSCI roadmap for India's PQC migration

The episode discusses India’s ambitious roadmap for quantum migration. The guests explore the aggressive 2029 deadline for critical infrastructure and the broader strateg

Jun 4
38 min

Curing Inventory Paralysis: Perfect Data is the Enemy of real-world Progress

Antti Ropponen, Global Quantum Safe Transformation Leader at IBM Consulting, explains why the current shift toward post-quantum cryptography mirrors the early days of clo

May 21
33 min

Moving From Awareness To Action: The Board's Role In Organizational Resilience

Louise Davey, President of LDIQ and author of Quantum How, joins the show to discuss why the transition to post-quantum cryptography is fundamentally a challenge of organ

May 7
34 min

RSA Conference 2026: Views on quantum-safe migrations

Post-quantum cryptography has moved past the awareness phase. The challenge now is execution. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, Jo Lintzen spea

Apr 16
54 min

Breaking Silos: Resilience as a Cross-Functional Mandate

Quantum readiness is increasingly about execution. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Jo Lintzen speaks with Carolina Polito, a researcher

Apr 9
31 min

Mapping the Supply Chain: A Faster Path to Organizational Resilience

Post-quantum migration appears to be a technology problem from the outside. Inside a global financial institution, it looks like a coordination challenge. In this episode

Mar 19
38 min

Why AI is accelerating both attackers and defenders: From MWC Barcelona

Artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity on both sides of the battlefield. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Jo Lintzen speaks w

Mar 12
1 h 01 min

Your Inventory Dashboard is Not a Migration Strategy

Post-quantum cryptography is often framed as an algorithm selection problem. Stefan Kölbl reframes it as something else entirely: a key management and lifecycle disciplin

Mar 5
37 min

Post-Quantum Negligence: When Inaction Becomes Legal Exposure

Post-quantum risk is no longer a distant technical concern. It is an emerging legal exposure. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Jo Lintzen

Feb 19
37 min

Compliance Deadlines, Customer Reality, and the Case for (embedded) TLS1.3

Post-quantum cryptography does not fail because the math is hard. It stalls because systems are old, upgrades feel risky, and organizations struggle to explain the work i

Feb 5
33 min

The End of Static Cryptography: What Leaders Must Understand Now

Post-quantum cryptography changes the rules of cybersecurity. This special episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense brings together experts from cryptography,

Jan 8
20 min

Confidentiality vs Authentication: How Far the Web Has Actually Moved

Post-quantum cryptography is not a future ambition. It is already embedded into the web’s core confidentiality protocols. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cy

Dec 18 2025
32 min

The Hidden Threat: Harvest-Now-Forge-Later and the Collapse of Digital Trust

The timelines for post-quantum cryptography are tightening, and the real threat surface extends far beyond decrypting old data. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line

Dec 4 2025
36 min

Inside Microsoft’s Quantum Safe Program: Turning Policy into Practice

Post-quantum security will reshape every system that depends on cryptography. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Jo Lintzen speaks with Kev

Nov 20 2025
34 min

Securing the Silicon: How HP Designed Quantum-Safe Hardware from the Ground Up

Hardware defines trust. If its cryptography fails, no amount of software protection can recover it. In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Jo L

Nov 6 2025
36 min

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