Free Resources

Know where you stand on PQC readiness

Free tools built specifically for UK financial services. No sign-up required to see your results. Each tool maps to current NCSC guidance.

Diagnostic tools

Self-assessment tools

Answer a few questions and see your result immediately. No account, no gating.

6 questions · ~3 min

NCSC 2028 Readiness Check

Map your organisation against the five specific milestone gates the NCSC expects UK financial institutions to complete by 2028. Get a gate-by-gate breakdown — Discovery, Risk Prioritisation, Migration Plan, Supplier Engagement, and Internal Ownership.

Check my readiness

5 questions · ~2 min

HNDL Data Risk Calculator

Score your organisation's exposure to harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks across five key risk factors: data shelf life, encryption type, network exposure, breach consequence, and current assessment status.

Calculate my risk

6 questions · ~3 min

Quantum Readiness Snapshot

A broader readiness check covering governance, asset visibility, migration planning, and board-level awareness. Useful for a first-pass view of your overall PQC posture before diving into the NCSC gates.

Take the snapshot

Guidance

Explainers and guides

Plain-English breakdowns of NCSC guidance, NIST standards, and what each one means for UK FS.

What the NCSC 2028 migration target actually requires

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HNDL explained: who, what, and why it matters now

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NIST PQC standards explained: the five algorithms you need to know

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How to brief your board on PQC without the jargon

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Templates

Practical templates

Documents your team can adapt and use directly — without starting from scratch.

PQC migration board briefing template

Free download

Vendor PQC readiness questionnaire

Free download

Cryptographic asset inventory framework

Free download

NCSC milestone tracker (internal planning)

Free download

Next step

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Book a free 30-minute call. We'll review your tool results, identify your highest-priority gaps, and tell you exactly what a formal Quantum Readiness Assessment would cover.

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