cryptography

Microsoft’s public roadmap for a quantum‑safe future is no longer a research manifesto: it’s a multi‑year engineering and procurement plan that maps how SymCrypt, Windows, Azure, Microsoft 365 and silicon will evolve to resist the cryptanalytic power of future quantum computers. The company has...

Microsoft’s Azure Cloud HSM service will now run on Marvell’s LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs), a move that extends Marvell’s existing footprint across Azure Key Vault and Managed HSM and brings PCIe‑attached, FIPS‑validated, cloud‑optimized HSM hardware into Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s decision to expand its use of Marvell’s LiquidSecurity hardware security modules into the Azure Cloud HSM offering marks a notable vote of confidence in cloud-optimized HSM architectures — and sharpens the competitive contours of the HSM-as-a-service market as enterprise customers...

Microsoft has selected Marvell’s LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs) to power its Azure Cloud HSM offering — a move that consolidates Marvell’s role across Azure’s key management portfolio and brings FIPS 140‑3 Level 3‑certified, high‑density PCIe HSMs into Microsoft’s...

Microsoft has published Preview 7 of .NET 10, a release that looks and smells very much like “near feature-complete” for the platform’s November launch — bringing a clutch of pragmatic developer productivity improvements, security enhancements such as passkey integration for ASP.NET Identity...

August 12’s cumulative rollup for Windows Server 2022 (KB5063880, OS Build 20348.4052) is a pivotal update that continues Microsoft’s multi-year campaign to harden identity and boot integrity in Windows environments—most notably by reinforcing the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol against...

Satya Nadella’s brief but pointed line on Microsoft’s most recent earnings call — that “the next big accelerator in the cloud will be Quantum” — arrived with more than rhetoric: it was paired with a technical milestone Microsoft describes as a deployed Level 2 quantum capability and explicit...

Satya Nadella’s short sentence on Microsoft’s fiscal Q4 call—“The next big accelerator in the cloud will be Quantum, and I am excited about our progress.”—was both a strategic breadcrumb and a market jolt: paired with Microsoft’s announcement of operational Level 2 quantum capability, it...

The evolution of device encryption across mainstream operating systems is entering a pivotal new era—one fraught with both increased security and heightened risk of data loss, especially for those less familiar with the nuances of modern cryptography. As Microsoft expands the scope of...

Far from the utopian digital commons envisioned by Tim Berners-Lee, the internet of today has become a battleground defined by siloed platforms, centralized gatekeepers, and fragile single points of failure. This march toward digital enclosure and consolidation is not only at odds with the...

For enterprise environments contemplating a rapid migration to Windows Server 2025, the spotlight has recently shifted from the platform’s much-lauded innovations to a potentially game-changing security vulnerability identified by research firm Semperis. This flaw—dubbed “Golden dMSA”—impacts...

In an era where enterprise networks are under increasing threat from ever-more sophisticated adversaries, Microsoft’s introduction of delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) in Windows Server 2025 was heralded as a transformational leap for Windows security. Promising to eradicate a host of...

As of July 8, 2025, there is no publicly available information regarding a vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-36350, specifically related to an "AMD Store Queue Transient Scheduler Attack." This CVE does not appear in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database, and AMD has not...

When preparing your organization's Windows ecosystem for a pivotal infrastructure update, few developments in recent years compare to the anticipated expiration of Secure Boot certificates in June 2026. Behind every modern Windows startup—whether it’s on an enterprise desktop, a home PC, or a...

For decades, cryptographic libraries have served as the silent sentinels of digital security, embedded deep within operating systems, servers, cloud platforms, gaming consoles, and the web. Yet, the very foundation on which these libraries rest—principally C and C++ code—has become a key source...

As quantum computing barrels toward mainstream reality, the digital world is hastily repositioning itself on the defensive. Not so long ago, most people outside cryptography circles regarded the ability to crack today’s encryption as something safely tucked away in the next decade, a far-flung...

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the advent of quantum computing poses one of the most formidable challenges yet to traditional encryption methods. For decades, widely used cryptographic systems such as RSA and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) have formed the backbone of secure...

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is at the heart of secure communications on the modern internet, defending data in transit from eavesdropping, tampering, and other threats. For organizations relying on Windows Server to deliver web applications or manage infrastructure, keeping TLS protocols up...

Quantum computing has long existed at the intersection of scientific ambition and active, real-world concern, particularly in the field of cybersecurity. While these machines, capable of performing calculations far beyond those of today's supercomputers, once seemed a distant dream, the...

In a significant move to bolster cybersecurity against emerging quantum threats, Microsoft has integrated post-quantum cryptography (PQC) capabilities into Windows 11 and its SymCrypt library. This development is part of a broader strategy to future-proof encryption methods as quantum computing...