- Standards Progress: Cybersecurity and Advanced Cryptography 2026
- Chapter 6 · Readings
Readings from the other desks
Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.
6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
The instruments that shape the systems of Cybersecurity and Advanced Cryptography, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.
| Instrument | Body | Scope | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIPS 203, 204 and 205 [1] [2] [3] | NIST | US, used globally | PUBLISHED 2024 | post-quantum algorithms |
| NIST IR 8547 initial public draft [44] | NIST | US | DRAFT 2024 | migration |
| NIST SP 800-227 [7] | NIST | US | PUBLISHED 2025 | key-encapsulation guidance |
| NIST SP 800-232 [8] | NIST | US | PUBLISHED 2025 | lightweight cryptography |
| NIST CSF 2.0 [9] | NIST | global, voluntary | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | risk outcomes |
| NCSC migration timelines [10] | UK NCSC | UK | PUBLISHED 2025 | timeline |
| EU coordinated roadmap [11] [31] | European Commission and Member States | EU | PUBLISHED 2025 | migration milestones |
| CNSA 2.0 [30] | NSA | US national security systems | PUBLISHED | migration timetable |
| Cyber Resilience Act [27] | European Union | EU | IN FORCE · STAGED | product duties |
| SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules [21] | US SEC | US listed companies | IN FORCE | incident disclosure |
6.2Readings from the other desks
Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.
| Desk | Edition | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Progress | Standards Progress: Cybersecurity and Advanced Cryptography 2026 | In preparation | NR-NXS-XT-10-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| GCRI Systems Evidence | Systems Evidence: Cybersecurity and Advanced Cryptography 2026 | Drafted, in stewardship review | NR-XTECH-CRYPTO-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| GRF Public Deliberation | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| GRA Capital Readiness | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| Academy Capability | Capability: Cybersecurity and Advanced Cryptography 2026 | In preparation | NR-RA-XT-10-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Index Measurement | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit |
6.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.
