Nord Security 4x Patents Within 2 Years in Bet on Cybersecurity’s Future
Nord Security announced that the company now has over 400 patents, a quadrupling within two years. The patents largely focus on quantum-resistant and zero-trust technologies.
Written by Jackie Leavitt (Editor at Large)
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Just two years after Nord Security announced its 100th patent, the company announced it had quadrupled its patent count, with most being filed in the U.S. and focusing on VPN protocols, machine learning—powered threat detection, and advanced identity management.
The patents represent Nord’s strategic bet on the future of cybersecurity, according to Agnė Čiukšytė, lead patent manager at Nord Security. “In 2026, that future is distributed networks, autonomous operations, and cryptography that can withstand quantum computing. We’re building defensible positions in all three.”
Distributed networks are just like they sound; systems spread across multiple interconnected computers or devices, rather than a centralized location.
The benefits of distributed networks with cybersecurity is that there’s no single point of failure, and if data is redundant across the network, it could self-heal and reroute around intrusion. Distributed networks are also more private, being harder to surveil or intercept. Think: a bigger version of NordVPN’s MeshNet feature, that is also more autonomous and adaptable to threats.
Over the years, we’ve seen Nord Security focus on cryptography that can withstand quantum computing, with the company announcing in May 2025 that it launched post-quantum encryption (PQE) support across all its VPN apps via its proprietary NordLynx protocol.
The reason it’s important to have encryption that can withstand quantum computing is because quantum computing could break modern encryption, like a 2048-bit RSA key, within hours or days — something that would take normal computers hypothetically a billion years.
That day when quantum computers break modern encryption is called “Q Day;” right now the reasonable worst case date would be in 2027, but most predict that Q Day will happen around 2035 or later. However, in anticipation of Q Day, data harvesters are collecting encrypted data with the expectation that they can crack it in the future.
In comes post-quantum encryption to save the day — though all the data harvested before PQE protection will still be vulnerable.
Although Nord Security doesn’t have PQE on its other apps besides NordVPN — yet — some of its app’s competitors do (read our quantum-resistant cloud storage guide for some examples). There’s also third-party encryption software, like Cryptomator, that can work as a stopgap option for unprotected applications.
Enabling PQE across all Nord apps is not just a way to keep clients safe, it’s a strategic move to stay competitive.
“Reaching 400 patents in two years reflects our increased investment in R&D and a deliberate shift toward protecting our core technologies as competition intensifies,” said Čiukšytė. “Each patent represents real innovation our teams have built, whether that’s in encryption, network protocols, or threat detection.”
My Take: Overall, this patent announcement is Nord Security showing that the company is walking the walk and not just talking the talk to ensure long-term security of user data.
I won’t be surprised if we hear big news from Nord Security about its applications and functionality in the near future. Perhaps we’ll even see PQE-ability adapted to its MeshNet feature — something that’s not possible now because MeshNet is incompatible with the NordLynx protocol.
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