Israel

Israel's posture is set by the Israel National Cyber Directorate, whose best-practices guidance directs organisations on achieving cyber readiness for the post-quantum age and migrating to quantum-resistant cryptography. The picture has since broadened across government: the National Digital Agency has issued guidance directing government ministries and public bodies to prepare for the post-quantum era, map their infrastructure, assess data exposure and move towards quantum-resistant encryption, and the Ministry of Communications has published an intelligence report analysing how quantum computers threaten common encryption. In the financial sector the Bank of Israel has gone furthest, with a Banking Supervision letter directing banking corporations to map their cryptographic inventory and submit an initial preparedness plan. No sovereign Israeli post-quantum scheme or specific algorithm is mandated nationally.

Governance credibility

Governance credibility scores for Israel, each out of two. Hover or focus a row to highlight its axis.

Criterion	Score	Confidence
Relevance	2.0 / 2	Medium
Coherence	2.0 / 2	Medium
Effectiveness	2.0 / 2	Medium
Efficiency	2.0 / 2	Medium
Governance	2.0 / 2	Medium
Impact	2.0 / 2	Medium

Regulatory basis

• Bank of Israel Banking Supervision letter on quantum-era preparedness (7 January 2025) national Binding (market access)
• INCD Organizational Cyber Readiness to the Post-Quantum Age (best practices) national Guidance
• National Digital Agency guidance: Preparedness for Dealing with Encryption in the Quantum Computing Era national Guidance

Legal status: Binding

Supervised banking corporations must assess the suitability of their infrastructure for post-quantum encryption, map their cryptographic inventory and submit an initial preparedness plan with board-level approval to the Banking Supervision Department, within a year of the January 2025 letter. This obligation is confined to the banking sector. Israel National Cyber Directorate material applies economy-wide but is advisory, and no specific post-quantum algorithm is mandated nationally.

Standards and algorithms

No standards or algorithms specified.

Hybrid stance

None stated

Migration timeline

today

2026

20252036

1. 2026Banking corporations submit an initial post-quantum preparedness plan, within a year of the January 2025 Banking Supervision letter

Target completion: None stated

Governmental and standards bodies

• INCD Israel National Cyber Directorate, best-practices guidance on organizational readiness for the post-quantum age
• Bank of Israel Banking Supervision Department, supervisory letter directing banking corporations to prepare for the quantum computing era
• National Digital Agency (Israel) policy guidance directing government ministries and public bodies to prepare for the post-quantum era
• Ministry of Communications (Israel), Sectoral Cyber Unit intelligence report on quantum computers and their impact on information security

Key institutional documents

• Intelligence Report – Quantum Computers and Their Impact on Information Security Ministry of Communications (Israel), Sectoral Cyber Unit · 2025 · T1
• Preparedness for Dealing with Encryption in the Quantum Computing Era (National Digital Agency guidelines) National Digital Agency (Israel) · T1
• Banking system preparedness for the quantum computing era (Banking Supervision letter) Bank of Israel · 2025 · T1
• Best Practices - Organizational Cyber Readiness to the Post-Quantum Age INCD · T1

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