Sandbox AQ's upcoming Pentagon Contract to Probe Quantum Threats

Google spinoff SandboxAQ has landed a US Department of Defense contract to secure government systems against quantum cyberattacks.

Hey Everyone,

I really want to be an ally for Sandbox AQ, after all it was basically crafted directly for National security interests of the western world. When you have a little Newsletter, and you begin to get Emails about PR, you almost feel like a real journalist. However, do you just share the PR message, or do you try to dig a bit deeper?

We always knew Sandbox AQ was built for the future world where A.I., cybersecurity and quantum computing collide. And that world is quickly taking notice and coming into view. I’m a huge for of writing about A.I. from a national security and cold-war tech perspective. It is multi-layered and fascinating.

So SandboxAQ recently started working for the US Air Force. As part of the assignment, the organization will assess the Air Force’s current encryption algorithms. SandboxAQ is to determine whether the algorithms are equipped to resist quantum cyberattacks.

The contact was announced on November 18th, so I’m a bit late in sharing the news. However when companies release PR on Friday, not many publications are going to necessarily cover it. I pride myself on tackling breaking news, so let’s talk a bit about this.

SandboxAQ is an enterprise SaaS company providing solutions at the nexus of AI and Quantum technology (AQ) to address some of the world’s most challenging problems.

First Sandbox Military Contract since Being Spun Out

The contact isn’t exactly unexpected.

SandboxAQ announced it was awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Department of the Air Force to conduct post-quantum cryptographic inventory analysis and performance benchmarking. This is SandboxAQ's first military contract since departing Alphabet in March and the first of several public sector contracts it will announce in the coming weeks.

As part of the project, SandboxAQ will conduct a feasibility study to determine how its suite of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) applications can help the USAF assess its cryptographic security posture and implement an end-to-end, crypto-agile framework to protect Air Force and Space Force data networks from quantum attacks.

The Pentagon, Air Force and so on are slowly starting to take quantum computing and the new era of crybersecurity a bit more seriously. The contract for SandboxAQ is one of the first steps taken by the US government to secure its systems with quantum security. Security professionals worldwide agree that the rise of quantum computing can circumvent current security measures.

1. Under this award, SandboxAQ will conduct a feasibility study to determine how its suite of quantum-resistant security applications can help the Air Force assess its cryptographic security posture and implement an end-to-end, crypto-agile framework to protect Air Force and Space Force data networks from quantum attacks.

2. SandboxAQ has assembled the most qualified team of quantum cryptography experts in the United States and its PQC solutions are already being used by some of the world's largest banks, healthcare providers, and telecommunications companies as well as U.S. government agencies.  

3. FYI - The company’s PQC solutions are already being used by some of the world's largest banks, healthcare providers, and telecommunications companies as well as U.S. government agencies.