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Mike Luken

Senior Product Manager

Security & Trust Organization

As a Sr. Product Manager in Cisco’s Security & Trust Organization, Mike Luken drives the development and integrations of technologies to secure Cisco products. He leads Cisco’s post-quantum cryptographyy (PQC) strategy, and the delivery of common PQC hardware, firmware, and software components and services that provide quantum safe cryptography in Cisco products.

Articles

February 6, 2025

SECURITY

Quantum Key Distribution and the Path to Post-Quantum Computing

4 min read

Learn what's available today for quantum-safe solutions, along with the viability of QKD, an emerging tech that spans the gap between the present and future.

December 16, 2024

SECURITY

The Impacts of Government Regulations on PQC Product Availability

5 min read

U.S. government regulation has an impact on PQC availability, with different certified encryption methods being required for products handling government info.

November 20, 2024

SECURITY

Quantum Cryptography: What’s Coming Next

3 min read

NIST developed new quantum-resistant cryptographic standards, but operationalizing these standards will require more work.

October 9, 2024

SECURITY

The Countdown Has Begun: Getting Started on Your Post-Quantum Journey

2 min read

Using existing encryption and key management technologies, enterprises can realize quantum-safe encryption today without waiting for implementations.

October 10, 2019

SECURITY

Cisco Advances Communications Security with Completion of Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol Testing

2 min read

We assume our communications are secure.  But are they?  Cryptography provides the foundation of secure communications, but how to know if that cryptography is correct and secure?