Why QSECDEF

The quantum on-ramp for your team

Your board will ask who you trust on quantum. QSECDEF gives your team three things to start with: events to walk into, people to ask, and independent analysis to check a vendor against. Join as a team and begin with a one-hour session.

Most popularTrain Your Team: $499 a year, up to 10 people

A one-hour on-ramp session, every QSECDEF course and certification, members-only events, 170+ expert lectures and 25% off partner training.

Annual or monthly billing. Cancel any time.

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1,500+

members

40+

countries

900+

organisations

170+

expert lectures

The on-ramp

Three stages, each one a step your team can take

01 Access

Start with access: events and briefings

Most teams begin by listening and learning. The weekly webinar runs every Tuesday at 3pm CET and is free; 170+ expert lectures are recorded and the full library is available to members.

Let your team browse around the content and lectures, take our online certifications, attend our events and meet us in person.

Members also receive private briefings, private event invitations and a discount on partner events. Nobody pitches you. You hear how other organisations are handling the same questions, and you leave knowing who you would like to speak to next.

Outcome for your teamA named colleague in the room within a fortnight, and a standing Tuesday slot the whole team can attend.

02 Network

Build a network you can ring

A quantum network is mostly a list of people who will answer. QSECDEF has 1,500+ members across 40+ countries and 900+ organisations, plus 170+ lectures from practising experts. The experts directory shows who they are and what they have worked on. Partner events cost members 25% less. When your team needs a second opinion on a migration plan, a procurement question or an introduction to a consortium, you know whose profile to open.

Outcome for your teamTen people who each know who to ask, and a route to consortium and partner introductions.

03 Analysis

Check vendors before you commit

Buying quantum-safe technology means judging claims you cannot easily test. Training covers programme approach, procurement, procurement questions and includes presentations on vendor approaches from leading expert vendors that have been subject to community peer review.

Outcome for your teamA shortlist and a due-diligence question set before the first vendor meeting; a shared reference the whole team reads from.

Team training and certification

Every course your team can take

Membership for your team includes every QSECDEF course and certification below, studied online at each person's own pace. No understanding of quantum physics is needed.

Included in membership
  1. Included in membership

    Certified Quantum Business Professional (CQBP)

    Who it is forThis ten part bootcamp is for executives, decision-makers, risk and security teams, product and innovation leads that need to understand what Quantum is and why it matters to business.

    Module 1 free to trial. Members can earn the CQBP credential.

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
    Your trainer

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

    Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF

    Length

    About 22 hours10 modules, 20 recorded lectures, own pace

    CostIncluded in membership
    View course
  2. New for December 2026

    Certified AI Security & Resilience Professional (CASRP)

    Who it is forThis ten part leadership bootcamp is for cybersecurity professionals and security architects, AI, data and technology leaders, governance, risk and compliance professionals, programme managers and PQC practitioners who need to connect AI security, enterprise risk, organisational resilience and post-quantum readiness.

    Live sessions free to attend. Members can earn the CASRP credential.

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
    Your trainer

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

    Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF

    Length

    About 22 hours10 weeks, 20 live lectures, Tuesdays 16:30 CET from 1 December 2026

    CostIncluded in membership
    View course
  3. Included in membership

    Quantum Cyber Security Foundation

    Who it is forCybersecurity teams, technology leaders, procurement and policy staff, and researchers. No quantum physics required. Rapid five hour certification designed to bring teams up to speed.

    Certificate issued by QSECDEF. Module 1 free to try.

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
    Your trainer

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

    Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF

    Length

    4 to 5 hours6 modules, self-study online

    CostIncluded in membership
    View course
  4. Included in membership

    Quantum Resilient Blockchain Foundation

    Who it is forBlockchain developers, security teams, investors and fund managers, policy and compliance staff wanting to understand the risk to digital assets.

    Certificate issued by QSECDEF.

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
    Your trainer

    Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

    Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF

    Length

    4 to 5 hours6 modules, online

    CostIncluded in membership
    View course
  5. Included in membership

    Plus access 170+ Expert Lectures instantly

    Who it is forAnyone building quantum literacy: practitioners, researchers and industry leaders. Covers PQC, QKD, QRNG, quantum computing, AI and satellites. A full back catalogue of all previous lectures from world experts.

    Full archive included. New live lecture every week.

    Length

    About 40 minutes eachWatch what you need, when you need it

    CostIncluded in membership
    View Expert Lectures
    Recent guest lecturers
    • Marc KaplanMarc KaplanOpen-Source Quantum Communication Systems
    • Owen O'DonnellOwen O'DonnellContinuous Testing for Post-Quantum Cryptography
    • Ashish JanghelAshish JanghelPost-Quantum Authorisation for D-Apps
    • Ignazio PedoneIgnazio PedoneCloud Security in the Post-Quantum Era
    • Cierra ChoucairCierra ChoucairQKD vs PQC: Market Trends
    • Vinay KumarVinay KumarQuantum Internet and Routing Protocols
    • Dr Erik BeckertDr Erik BeckertPackaging for Photonic Quantum Systems
    • Egon AstraEgon AstraUser Experience with BB84 QKD Devices
    • Adrian NealAdrian NealOTP-Grade Irreversibility in Encryption
  6. Included in membership

    People Power

    Benefit from the best deep tech community on the internet. A flat peer network, cross disciplined, cross industry, cross culture of professionals ensuring quantum technology adoption is safe for our society.

    A modern movement of real people, 1500+ QSECDEF members represent more than 900 enterprise organisations, academic centres, research centres and cyber organisations in more than 40 countries that are sharing critical information on QSECDEF.

    Join the free weekly webinar, every Tuesday at 3pm CET

    Length

    WeeklyEvery Tuesday, 3pm CET, online

    CostIncluded in membership
    Join the weekly webinar QSECDEF members at the World Symposium 2026

Why membership?

Membership provides a continuous weekly education on quantum and the opportunity to engage in community discussions and access our entire back catalogue of recorded lectures from industry experts. Members also benefit from discounts for events, partner certificated courses and access to a global community working together to deploy and deliver a safe quantum future.

Find the right membership for you

Find out more

All four courses and 170+ lectures included

Plus - Members save 25% on professional partner courses certificated by QSECDEF.

Live, instructor-led programmes with our partners. Members pay less on every seat.

$1,450 is inclusive of lifetime QSECDEF membership
Chris Basener Your instructor

Chris Basener

Argus Advisory LLC, New York

CPQCPM - Certified Post Quantum Cryptography Programme Manager

Who it is forSecurity architects, PKI and identity leads, CISOs and risk officers, defence and government suppliers.

Length

10 hours live onlineOver 5 weeks

Class size

Maximum 18Small live cohort

Next cohort

January 2027

$1,450per seat

Members pay $1,087.50

What a team gets on day one

Train Your Team covers ten people for $499 a year. It includes a one-hour on-ramp session with the QSECDEF team, members-only events, the full lecture archive, and 25% off partner training and events. One annual receipt for finance.

Who this is for

The person who answers when the board asks

  • CISO or head of cryptography

    You need people to ask before the board asks who you trust on quantum.

  • Head of innovation

    Walk into the right rooms and bring a colleague with you.

  • Procurement or vendor-risk lead

    Build a shortlist and a question set before the first vendor meeting.

  • Founder of a quantum or PQC company

    Meet buyers, partners and peers through events your team can attend together.

  • CISOs and heads of cryptography
  • Procurement and policy leads
  • Engineers delivering PQC migration
  • Vendors
  • Board members

Proud to recommend our expert members

Qrypto Cyber
Eclypses
Arqit
QuantBond
Krown
Applied Quantum
Quantum Bitcoin
Venari Security
QuStream
BHO Legal
Census
QSP
IONQ - ID Quantique
Patero
Entopya
Belden
Atlant3D
Zenith Studio
Qudef
Aries Partners
GQI
Upperside Conferences
Austrade
Arrise Innovations
CyberRST
Triarii Research
QSysteme
WizzWang
DeepTech DAO
Xyberteq
Viavi
Entrust
Qsentinel
Nokia
Gopher Security
Quside
QIZ
Global Quantum Intelligence
Qrypto Cyber
Eclypses
Arqit
QuantBond
Krown
Applied Quantum
Quantum Bitcoin
Venari Security
QuStream
BHO Legal
Census
QSP
IONQ - ID Quantique
Patero
Entopya
Belden
Atlant3D
Zenith Studio
Qudef
Aries Partners
GQI
Upperside Conferences
Austrade
Arrise Innovations
CyberRST
Triarii Research
QSysteme
WizzWang
DeepTech DAO
Xyberteq
Viavi
Entrust
Qsentinel
Nokia
Gopher Security
Quside
QIZ
Global Quantum Intelligence

Questions

Questions teams ask

What does it cost per seat?

Train Your Team is $499 a year for up to 10 people, which works out at $49.90 a person. You receive one annual receipt for finance.

What happens after we start?

You send a short enquiry and we reply with options for your team size. Once the team is set up, the one-hour on-ramp session introduces the events, the experts directory and the vendor analysis.

Can we start with fewer than 10 people?

Yes. The Start-Up Team plan covers five people at $29.99 a month. Larger groups of up to 100 people are $4,500 a year.

How do members join events?

The weekly webinar is free and open to anyone, every Tuesday at 3pm CET. The London evening on 5 November is free for members and invited guests. Members also receive private briefings and 25% off partner events.

Bring the team to the next session

The next free webinar is on Tuesday and anyone can join. The London evening is on 5 November, free for members and invited guests. Both are easier with a colleague. When your team is ready to make it routine, the on-ramp session takes an hour.

Start your team's on-ramp

We reply with options for your team size.