Application security firm F5 announced a series of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) solutions, designed to safeguard sensitive data and maintain performance across hybrid, multicloud and legacy environments at a time when classical encryption methods are becoming increasingly vulnerable. The company argues that, given the change ahead, that a poorly managed transition can cause outages and disrupt operations, especially across hybrid, multicloud and legacy systems. Without the right approach, organizations risk costly downtime, slower applications, compliance issues and frustrated users. The platform-based approach, which offers PQC support for both server-side and client-side encryption, protects organizations’ apps, APIs and data while optimizing performance. F5’s PQC capabilities offers a range of benefits, including trusted post-quantum encryption that utilizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology-standardized algorithms to secure customer data, intellectual property and critical assets without impacting system performance. The platform delivers end-to-end security, from client-side encryption to backend protection, and does so by combining high-availability application delivery with threat intelligence, firewall functions and secure access controls. The PQC offering provides unified visibility into all encrypted traffic, apps and APIs to enhance security oversight and support artificial intelligence, automation and telemetry initiatives. It also simplifies regulatory compliance by helping organizations meet evolving data protection standards as they adopt post-quantum cryptographic protocols.