{"id":284274,"date":"2026-06-30T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/microsoft-accelerates-quantum-safe-roadmap-as-risks-grow\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T21:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T01:25:09","slug":"microsoft-accelerates-quantum-safe-roadmap-as-risks-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/microsoft-accelerates-quantum-safe-roadmap-as-risks-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft accelerates quantum-safe roadmap as risks grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft accelerates quantum-safe roadmap as risks grow<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/microsoft\/microsoft-accelerates-quantum-safe-roadmap-as-risks-grow\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-30 17:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Microsoft announced today that it is accelerating its quantum-safe security roadmap, saying advances in quantum computing are bringing the need to replace today’s encryption standards sooner than previously expected.<\/p>\n

Although today’s quantum computers cannot crack modern encryption, security researchers have warned about “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks. In these attacks,\u00a0encrypted data that is stolen today is stored until future quantum computers become powerful enough to decrypt it, exposing sensitive information.<\/p>\n

As a result, companies including Apple, Google, and Signal have begun integrating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to replace existing public-key encryption algorithms with quantum-resistant versions.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft says it now plans to transition “critical products and services” to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2029 as part of its Microsoft Quantum Safe Program (QSP), while also adding quantum-safe requirements into its Secure Future Initiative (SFI).<\/p>\n

“For years, planning for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) was framed as a future problem: important, inevitable, but distant,” Microsoft said in a blog post.<\/p>\n

“That perspective is evolving as technology advances and organizations prepare for the scale and complexity of the transition ahead.”<\/p>\n

Microsoft has encouraged organizations to prepare for post-quantum cryptography for years. However, the company now says advances in quantum computing mean the transition needs to begin sooner than previously expected.<\/p>\n

“Advances in quantum research and development have shifted the risk horizon,” warned Microsoft.<\/p>\n

“We believe cryptographically relevant quantum computers could arrive sooner than previously expected\u2014and the work required to prepare is significant so organizations need to start now.”<\/p>\n

Microsoft plans quantum-safe transition by 2029<\/h2>\n

Microsoft says its Quantum Safe Program is being accelerated to transition critical products and services to PQC by 2029.<\/p>\n

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