01 β Compliance Mandate
OMB Requires an Inventory Nobody Has
OMB M-23-02 mandates a complete cryptographic asset inventory. Most agencies have no automated way to produce it. "When we scan cisa.gov β the agency writing the guidance β they're in the same position as everyone else."
02 β Machine Identity Sprawl
Your Biggest Attack Surface Has No Owner
Federal environments average 144 non-human identities per human user. 97% are over-privileged. Most have no owner. IG audits now require a complete machine account inventory.
03 β Harvest Now / Decrypt Later
Your Data Is Being Stolen Today for 2030
State actors are harvesting encrypted federal traffic now. When quantum computers arrive β 2030 to 2035 β everything collected today becomes readable. Cryptodebt compounds silently.
04 β Vendor Lock-In
Bundled Discovery Costs Agencies 30β50% More
Major vendors bundle discovery with remediation β by the time you have inventory, you've lost procurement leverage. QFED separates discovery from remediation. Always.