Microsoft accelerates post-quantum cryptography by 2029

Colleagues, I’d like to highlight a key cybersecurity development: Microsoft is accelerating its transition to post-quantum cryptography and plans to update critical products and services by 2029.

Key takeaways:
— PQC requirements will be built into the Secure Future Initiative;
— priorities are TLS 1.3 and crypto-agility;
— Microsoft also highlights code signing, certificate issuance, keys, and update pipelines.

The reason is straightforward: quantum risk is rising, and the “harvest now, decrypt later” strategy is already reshaping data protection. Google and Cloudflare are also moving toward 2029.

Why this matters: PQC migration should start early, not when it is already too late.

Are you assessing your systems’ PQC readiness?

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