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Cyprus

EU roadmap Standard-taker

Cyprus's posture is represented by the Digital Security Authority, the national agency under the Commissioner of Communications, which has engaged with quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography through the ENISA Telecom and Digital Infrastructure Security Forum alongside 5G and Internet of Things security. No national guidance, migration timeline or standards selection has been published.

Governance credibility

Governance credibility for CyprusA six-axis reading out of two: Relevance 2.0 / 2, Coherence 1.5 / 2, Effectiveness 1.5 / 2, Efficiency 2.0 / 2, Governance 1.0 / 2, Impact 2.0 / 2.RelCohEffEff.GovImp
Governance credibility scores for Cyprus, each out of two. Hover or focus a row to highlight its axis.
CriterionScoreConfidence
Relevance2.0 / 2High
Coherence1.5 / 2High
Effectiveness1.5 / 2High
Efficiency2.0 / 2High
Governance1.0 / 2High
Impact2.0 / 2High

Regulatory basis

  • NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Art. 21(2)(h) EU Binding law
  • DORA, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (financial sector) EU Binding law
  • Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101 on a coordinated PQC roadmap EU Soft law
  • NIS Cooperation Group Coordinated Implementation Roadmap (2026/2030/2035) EU Soft law

Essential and important entities must use state-of-the-art cryptography under NIS2, transposed into national law, and financial entities face equivalent duties under DORA; neither yet names post-quantum algorithms specifically. Migration follows the EU coordinated roadmap, with high-risk use cases targeted for 2030 and full migration by 2035, which is encouraged rather than mandated.

Standards and algorithms

No standards or algorithms specified.

Hybrid stance

None stated

Migration timeline

today
2030
2035
20252036
  1. 2030High-risk use cases migrated
  2. 2035Full migration of all systems complete

Target completion: 2035

International standards processes

  • NIS Cooperation Group co-authored the EU coordinated PQC roadmap

Governmental and standards bodies

  • DSA Cyprus Digital Security Authority, independent governmental agency under the Commissioner of Communications, engages with post-quantum cryptography through the ENISA telecom forum

Key institutional documents

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