Patero, a company specializing in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), has established its inaugural advisory board, comprising five cybersecurity and intelligence professionals, to provide strategic guidance for the company’s growth. “The demand for post-quantum cryptography is accelerating with daily advances in quantum computing, quantum switching, and artificial intelligence,” stated Crick Waters, CEO of Patero. “With the White House’s re-assertion through Executive Order 14144 of the necessity and timelines for the implementation of post-quantum cryptography, civilian organizations and government agencies around the world are actively seeking trusted partners to provide agile, future-safe data security solutions—and that’s where Patero comes in. We’re honored to welcome our inaugural Advisors, whose insight and leadership will help us scale our impact and deliver world-class PQC solutions at this pivotal moment.” The newly named advisors bring extensive experience across government, military, and private sectors in cybersecurity and intelligence. They include: Major General, United States Army (Retired) Neil Hersey, CEO, Shadow Bright LLC. His previous experience includes Deputy Commanding General – Operations, U.S. Army Cyber Command; Commandant and Dean, Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Warfare School; Director, Joint Cyberspace Center; and Director of Operations, Cyber National Mission Force. Rick Gordon, CEO, Tidal Cyber. He has served on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Cyber Security Studies at the United States Naval Academy, as a Steering Committee Member for the Security Innovation Network (SINET), and was a Founding Managing Partner for MACH37 Cyber Accelerator. His past roles also include Vice President of Product Management at KEYW Corporation and CEO of Tovaris. Mark Greer, Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO), United States Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired). His cybersecurity and security experience includes serving as CIO, Office of Naval Intelligence, and Vice President, Cyber Core Technologies. Denny Brisley, Chief Strategy Officer, Saltenna. His background includes President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), NorthStar Earth & Space Systems, Inc.; Captain, United States Navy Reserve (Retired); Highly Qualified Expert (HQE), United States Department of Defense; Command Operations Officer, Department Head Civil Maritime Intelligence Analysis, United States Office of Naval Intelligence; and Commander, United States Navy. Peter Clay, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Aireon LLC. He has served as a Board Member for the United States Cyber Team, CEO of The Risk Foundry, and COO of Iron Range Cyber. Patero specializes in quantum-secure communications. The company’s cryptographic discovery and inventory solution aims to quantify risk and prioritize the mitigation of vulnerabilities against present and future cryptographic attacks. Patero’s crypto-agile post-quantum security solutions combine classic encryption with NIST-standardized quantum-resistant encryption algorithms to address cryptographic vulnerabilities and protect data-in-motion from ‘steal-now, decrypt-later’ and future direct decryption attacks. Patero is a privately held company, based in the Quantum Startup Foundry at the University of Maryland, College Park.