ProteQC Launches to Help Organisations Build Crypto-Agility for the Quantum Era
ProteQC Limited announces its official launch as a specialist Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) consultancy, helping financial institutions and enterprises prepare for the most significant cryptographic transition in 25 years.
LONDON, UK – December 22, 2025 – ProteQC Limited today announced its official launch as a vendor-independent Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) advisory firm, dedicated to helping organisations navigate the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography.
Key Announcement: ProteQC brings together a multi-disciplinary leadership team combining cryptographic expertise, legal analysis, commercial experience, and regulatory knowledge to deliver business-first PQC transitions.
Addressing a Critical Industry Need
With quantum computing advancing rapidly and regulatory frameworks like DORA now in force, organisations face unprecedented pressure to prepare their cryptographic infrastructure for the post-quantum era. The UK NCSC has established 2035 as the deadline for complete PQC migration, while the "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) threat means sensitive data encrypted today is already at risk.
A Different Approach
Unlike tool vendors who advocate for immediate cryptographic discovery, ProteQC champions a "Pre-Discovery" methodology—ensuring organisations have the governance frameworks, trained teams, and policy foundations in place before any scanning begins.
"Tool vendors say 'start scanning.' But in banking, that's a recipe for chaos. Without governance, training, and clear ownership, discovery generates noise, not action."
— Tim D Williams, CTO, ProteQCLeadership Team
ProteQC's international founding team integrate multinational expertise across business, technology and cybersecurity domains:
- BJ Miller (CEO) – Olympic Gold Medalist with 20+ years corporate sales leadership at Nike, Atlassian, LIDS, OtterBox and Pendo.
Enterprise Sales Director - West @ cybersecurity firm Graylog.
Executive MBA, Quantic. - Steven O'Sullivan (CDO) – 25+ years Executive Director experience. Founder of Smart Cyber Group.
UK Executive Director of IOTSI. Member of NCSC COI, CSAI, ISC2 and CSA, the Global Foundation for cybersecurity - the Washington, DC based Cybersecurity Think Tank.
Former visiting lecturer at two UK universities.
SCCISP, CISSP.
Executive MBA, Staffordshire University. - Tim D Williams (CTO) – Chartered IT Fellow (BCS) with 30+ years experience spanning banking, legal, healthcare, manufacturing (discrete and process), logistics, retail, utility, government and military sectors.
MSc (Distinction) Information Security Testing from Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL).
Guest lecturer at Universities in the UK & Ukraine
GMBPsS, MCIIS, MIEEE, MIET, TOGAF, ITIL, GDPR (P), CISSP-ISSAP-ISSEP-ISSMP, CSSLP, CCSP.
Executive MBA, Quantic. - Darren Bender (CLO) – Originator of the "Post-Quantum Negligence" legal framework.
Downstream O&G | Fortune 500 IT Automation | Litigation
JD/BCL.
Executive MBA with Honors, Quantic. - Ana Peres Quiles (CMO) – International communications leader with 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity.
Public Relations Manager at Check Point Software Technologies.
Executive MBA, Quantic
Services
ProteQC offers comprehensive PQC advisory services including:
- PQC Readiness Assessments
- Business Application Mapping
- Vendor-neutral Discovery Support
- Migration Roadmapping aligned with DORA and regulatory timelines
- Legal & Governance Advisory
- Global Coordination for multinational organisations
About ProteQC
ProteQC Limited is a specialist Post-Quantum Cryptography consultancy serving financial institutions across the USA, UK, EU, Ukraine, Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Israel. Headquartered in London, ProteQC provides vendor-independent advisory services focused on business-first cryptographic transitions.
For more information, visit proteqc.com.