Joseph N. Wilson
Joseph N. Wilson is a co-founder of QubitAC and an emeritus faculty member at the University of Florida who received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. During his 41 year academic career, he carried out a wide variety of research projects and authored over 150 publications concerning topics including cybersecurity, machine learning, landmine detection and remediation, and computer vision. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Wilson has been a GIAC certified network and web application penetration tester as well as a malware and forensic analyst. His current work is aimed at helping organizations and people improve both their computational and communications security and privacy. He received the General Ronald W. Yates Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for work leading to successful landmine and IED detection systems employed by US military support forces in Afghanistan.
Session
Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is often discussed as a future problem, but organizations are already exposed today due to long-lived cryptographic assets and the risk of “harvest now, decrypt later.” While many systems claim PQC readiness, few teams can answer a basic question: where is cryptography actually used, and which systems are still vulnerable?
This talk introduces a practical, discovery-first approach to PQC using Asset and Cryptographic Discovery and Inventory (ACDI). We demonstrate an open-source scanner that identifies cryptography across common services such as TLS and SSH, analyzes certificates and key algorithms, and highlights post-quantum-relevant weaknesses caused by legacy protocols or long-lived trust assets. We then show how these findings map to NIST’s PQC standards and enable teams to prioritize migration, adopt hybrid cryptography, and reduce risk incrementally. The session avoids heavy mathematics and focuses on actionable visibility and migration strategies.