Microsoft launched a Quantum Safe Programme two years ago and is progressively embedding post-quantum cryptography (PQC) into foundational components across its product suite. A self-imposed target aims for core services and servers to be quantum-safe by 2029 to withstand future quantum threats. The initiative emphasizes that migration to PQC is a multiyear transformation requiring immediate planning, coordination, and crypto-agility. The effort presents an opportunity to replace legacy technology, adopt improved cryptographic standards, upgrade third-party and internal services, and strengthen supply chain resilience to prepare for scalable quantum computing.
Migration to post PQC is not a flip-the-switch moment, it's a multiyear transformation that requires immediate planning and coordinated execution to avoid a last-minute scramble.
It is also an opportunity for every organisation to address legacy technology and practices and implement improved cryptographic standards.
By acting now, organisations can upgrade to modern cryptographical architectures that are inherently quantum safe, upgrade existing systems with the latest standards in cryptography, and embrace crypto-agility to modernise their cryptographic standards and practices and prepare for scalable quantum computing.
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