Microsoft Boosts Digital Trust through Post Quantum Cryptography

A comprehensive roadmap has been unveiled by Microsoft to enable it to future-proof its security infrastructure, marking a decisive step toward securing the company’s products and services with quantum-safe protection by 2033 — two years ahead of the target set by the United States and other governments. 

Moreover, this announcement underscores Microsoft’s commitment to preparing for the imminent arrival of quantum computing, which threatens to outpace and undermine the current standards of cryptography in the near future.

It is planned that Microsoft’s core products and services will begin to be enhanced with quantum-safe capabilities as early as 2029, followed by a gradual transition into default implementation by the following years. 

A new roadmap outlined by Mark Russinovich, Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Azure, and Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft’s security division, builds upon Microsoft’s quantum-safe program introduced in 2023 and builds upon the company’s current roadmap.

An integral part of this phased approach is a modular framework developed to ensure resilience in the face of cyberattacks from adversaries who possess quantum computers capable of breaking existing encryption models. 

The announcement marks a significant milestone in the race toward post-quantum security worldwide. Microsof

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