Episode 128: Post Quantum Cryptography

About this episode

Mark talks with guest Jack Richins and co-host Michael Howard about post-quantum cryptography and the steps to mitigate its risks.

In this episode Mark talks with guest Jack Richins and co-host Michael Howard about post-quantum cryptography and the upcoming 'Q-Day'. Jack and Michael explain what steps Microsoft is taking and what steps customers can take to reduce exposure to this looming threat. This episode was prompted because Michael has moved from the Microsoft Red Team to the Post Quantum team in Azure Security. There is no security news in this episode. It's also the longest episode to date! https://aka.ms/azsecpod

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Simos, Michael Howard

Guest: Jack Richins

Topics covered

• post-quantum cryptography
• Q-Day
• Microsoft security measures
• customer security steps
• Azure Security team

Keywords

• post-quantum cryptography
• Q-Day
• Microsoft
• Azure Security
• security measures
• cryptography threats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Azure Security

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