ISARA Quantum And Carahsoft Boost Quantum Cybersecurity
ISARA Quantum
ISARA Corporation and Carahsoft Technology Corp. established a strategic alliance to advance quantum preparedness across the US Public Sector, a significant national security initiative. As ISARA's Master Government Aggregator, Carahsoft provides quantum-safe security solutions to federal, state, and municipal institutions.
The U.S. government is prioritizing Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and cryptographic standards to prepare for the “Y2Q” crisis. This collaboration is vital. The two companies intend to give agencies the visibility and resources they need to achieve quantum-safe resiliency by combining Carahsoft's large-scale technological transformation experience with ISARA's cryptographic posture monitoring expertise.
Impending ‘Quantum Dawn’ and HNDL Threat
Even without large-scale quantum computers that can break RSA and ECC, national security is threatened. Opponents are launching “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) attacks. These initiatives collect encrypted sensitive material to decipher when quantum computing becomes possible.
Government agencies responsible for long-term intelligence, secret data, and crucial infrastructure worry about retrospective decryption. This urgency is reflected in federal directives like NSM-10 and OMB Memorandum 23-02, which require agencies to catalog cryptographic assets and prepare for PQC implementations. The NSA and NIST PQC migration date is 2035, which experts say is closer than many organizations assume.
Cryptographic Visibility Bridges the ‘Discovery Gap’ Government agencies struggle with the "discovery gap"—a lack of awareness about cryptography's locations in complex, legacy-laden digital infrastructures. Quoted: “you cannot protect what you cannot see”.
To overcome this, the cooperation provides access to ISARA Advance, a flagship platform for agentless, autonomous cryptographic asset detection. This platform identifies quantum algorithms, protocols, certificates, and keys across servers, networks, and apps to create a complete “cryptographic bill of materials” (CBOM). Creating this inventory lets IT directors:
Find weak “classic” encryption methods.
Prioritize remediation by risk.
Follow evolving FIPS and NIST standards.
ISARA Chief Revenue Officer Jim Sortino stressed that this detailed inventory, in accordance with CNSS Policy 15, must be the first step in tackling migration as a national security concern.
Post-Quantum Resilience Toolkit
ISARA-Carahsoft provides agencies with the RadiateTM Quantum-Safe Toolkit, which goes beyond discovery. This suite offers production-ready NIST-standardized algorithms including ML-KEM and ML-DSA.
A highlight of this offering is its “Crypto-Agility” focus. The collaboration allows Hybrid Cryptography since “rip and replace” strategies are often impractical for high-stakes government systems. This allows enterprises to add quantum-safe security to classical encryption, ensuring system safety and compatibility across a ten-year transition.
Customized for mission-critical situations, the toolbox:
Defense Applications: High-performance mission-critical libraries are employed. EOT/IoT code optimized for smartcards, cars, and aeronautical control systems with limited resources.
Digital communication infrastructure protection.
Quantum-resilient zero trust architecture improves identification and access management.
Federal Agency Procurement Streamlining
The agreement streamlines government procurement by integrating ISARA's goods into the Carahsoft ecosystem. Among them:
NASA SEWP V offers enterprise-wide procurement.
Information Technology Enterprise Solutions—Software 2.
TIPS—Interlocal Purchasing System.
NASPO ValuePoint.
The Quilt, OMNIA Partners.
Brian O'Donnell, Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions at Carahsoft, said this tiered technique allows agencies balance future security with cryptographic risk today. He said the agreement allows reseller partners to help agencies meet fiscal year architectural validation and cryptographic reporting needs immediately.
Cybersecurity Proactivity
Partnership marks a shift from reactive defense to proactive resilience. The U.S. government is preparing local energy networks and Department of War (DoW) components for future processing capacity as “Quantum Dawn” approaches.
Companies can manage cryptographic assets and risks using ISARA, a pioneer in Cryptographic Posture Management, to repair vulnerabilities before quantum attacks can. The cooperation and Carahsoft's status as "The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider" ensure that the public sector has the knowledge needed for major technological change.
In conclusion,
Instead of theory, implementation speed dictates a quantum-safe future. Since Carahsoft's network offers autonomous discovery tools and versatile cryptographic toolkits, federal agencies can immediately integrate quantum-safe encryption into the nation's most sensitive data systems.
