Patero

Patero develops cybersecurity technology solutions specializing in quantum-safe encryption. The company cloaks Internet-exposed endpoints to minimize network attack surfaces and future-proofs systems against emerging quantum vulnerabilities. They employ a hybrid post-quantum encryption (hybrid-PQC) approach, which augments classical cryptographic systems with quantum-resistant algorithms, aligning with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) selections.

Patero Inc. was founded in 2021 by Crick Waters, Henning Schiel, and Peter Bentley. The founders identified a critical and growing demand for secure data management, particularly within sensitive sectors such as critical infrastructure, federal, and Department of Defense networks. Their core insight was the necessity for a forward-thinking network security paradigm that could inherently withstand future quantum computing threats.

Patero primarily serves governmental agencies and organizations managing critical infrastructure, offering secure data solutions from edge-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud. The company's mission is to render clients' data indecipherable to advanced threats and drastically reduce network attack surfaces. They envision a future where all critical data and networks are robustly protected against the imminent threat of quantum-enabled cyberattacks.