QNu Labs launches a 12-hour quantum-safe security course for CISOs, backed by the National Quantum Mission

Bengaluru-based QNu Labs has launched a corporate training programme meant to help companies get ready for the day when quantum computers can break today's encryption. The 12-hour course is run through QNu Academy, the company's education arm, and is supported by India's National Quantum Mission (NQM). The company’s announcement was published on 6 November 2026. Its course page lists two-day and three-day delivery options.

It is not a product launch or a funding round. It is a different kind of signal: quantum-safe security is moving out of research labs and pilot projects and into the planning cycles of ordinary enterprise security teams.

What the programme covers

According to the company's announcement, as reported by The Quantum Insider and Quantum Computing Report, the course is aimed at chief information security officers (CISOs), security strategists and IT professionals. It covers:

• Quantum key distribution (QKD), which uses the physics of light to share encryption keys with protocols designed to detect evidence of eavesdropping;
• Quantum random number generators (QRNG), which produce true randomness for keys;
• Post-quantum cryptography (PQC), which means new mathematical algorithms designed to resist attack by quantum computers;
• Cryptographic inventory management, the often tedious job of finding every place an organisation uses encryption; and
• Quantum risk assessment and migration planning, which means deciding what to protect first and how to switch over.

QNu Labs says the material draws on its own deployments in national banking infrastructure and defence systems. Companies can book on-site workshops for groups of 15 to 50 people, or half-day executive briefings for boards and senior management. Participants who complete the course receive an assessment-based certification.

Most of the details so far come from QNu Labs' own release, which several outlets republished. The course page says the National Quantum Mission co-signs certificates.

Why enterprises are being told to act now

A large enough quantum computer could break the public-key cryptography that protects most of today's internet traffic, banking transactions and government communications. No such machine exists yet. But security agencies warn of a "harvest now, decrypt later" threat: adversaries can record encrypted data today and decrypt it once quantum hardware matures. Data that must stay secret for years is a priority for assessing that risk.

Moving away from vulnerable cryptography is slow. Large organisations often do not know where all their encryption lives, in old applications, hardware security modules, vendor software and network gear. That is why the course spends time on inventories and migration planning rather than physics alone. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology published its first finalised post-quantum cryptography standards in August 2024, and organisations worldwide are now planning their transitions around them.

Where QNu Labs fits

QNu Labs, incubated at IIT Madras, is one of India's best-known quantum-security companies. It builds QKD systems, quantum random number generators and post-quantum cryptography products, and it is backed by the National Quantum Mission, which has an outlay of ₹6,003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31. QNu Academy was set up in June 2025 to train students, educators and professionals in QKD, QRNG and PQC; the corporate programme extends that effort to working security teams.

The move fits a broader pattern. India's quantum mission has focused heavily on hardware and research hubs, but deploying quantum-safe security will depend just as much on people inside banks, telecom operators, utilities and government departments who understand the risks and can manage the migration. A shortage of that expertise could slow adoption even when the technology is ready.

What to watch

The real test will be uptake. If banks, insurers and critical-infrastructure operators sign up, it would suggest that quantum-safe migration is becoming a board-level budget item in India rather than a niche concern. Independent detail on cohort sizes, fees and the certification framework will also show how far the programme goes beyond product familiarisation.

For India, building this skills base matters beyond any single company. A domestic pool of practitioners who can audit cryptography and plan migrations would make it easier for Indian organisations to adopt quantum-safe systems on their own terms, and it would support the National Quantum Mission's goal of turning research into deployed capability.

Sources

• The Quantum Insider: https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/11/06/qnu-labs-corporate-training-quantum-safe-security/
• Quantum Computing Report: https://quantumcomputingreport.com/qnu-labs-introduces-corporate-quantum-safe-training-supported-by-national-quantum-mission/
• Raksha Anirveda: https://raksha-anirveda.com/qnu-labs-introduces-corporate-training-programme-to-strengthen-enterprise-quantum-safe-preparedness/
• CIO Influence: https://cioinfluence.com/security/qnu-labs-introduces-corporate-training-programme-to-strengthen-enterprise-quantum-safe-preparedness/
• QNu Labs, QNu Academy launch: https://www.qnulabs.com/news/qnu-labs-launches-qnu-academy-to-build-quantum-talent-aligned-with-the-national-quantum-mission
• Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, National Quantum Mission: https://www.psa.gov.in/mission/national-quantum-mission/26

• https://www.qnulabs.com/qnu-academy/quantum-cryptography-corporate-training