Transitioning to new technology

 In the article posted on LinkedIn, the author talks about the need to transition organizations to post quantum cryptography (pqc) to keep up with the advances of technology.  Quantum computing is making our current cryptographic algorithm's obsolete due to there ability to quickly crack existing code.  To keep up with technological advances organizations must plan for the future and make plans to transition to pqc encryption algorithms.  

I have limited experience with outdated technology however, when I was consulting, we had a client that became victim of cryptolocker ransomware through clicking on a malicious email link.  This then encrypted all of their shared drives and data.  The client hadn't spent money on upgrading their technology in 15 years and had 0 transition plans in place.  When I arrived on site I only had bad news.  They could either pay the bitcoin ransom or start their business from scratch since the backup that had been setup since 2000 was unrecoverable.  The client didn't believe in paying the ransom and instead blamed our company for their failure to plan and strong armed the owner into giving them free space in the data center until they could get back on their feet.