Google Cloud shipped quantum-safe key import in Cloud KMS. Here’s why it matters even if you never touch GCP. The short version Google Cloud has put quantum-safe key import into preview for software-based keys in Cloud KMS (announced 21 August 2026), alongside PQC posture insights that are now GA. It follows their earlier PQC work…
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Google Cloud just published its PQC roadmap — full readiness by 2029
Google put concrete dates on their post-quantum migration. Worth a read if you’re advising customers on crypto agility. Already shipped (2026): The three-domain structure: Why it matters for us: the 2029 target sits well ahead of the NIST IR 8547 and CNSA 2.0 deprecation window (2030–2035). Expect customers to start asking their other providers the…
Willow vs. Your Encryption: The Race You Didn’t Know You Were In
Google just moved their own deadline. Maybe take the hint. We’ve covered what post-quantum cryptography is and why it matters. We’ve covered what Willow is and what it means for AI. Now let’s put them together — because this is where it gets interesting. And by interesting, I mean: the company building the most advanced…
Google Willow: A Quantum Chip That Breaks Time
What it means for AI, data centers, and the box under your desk running Ollama. Let’s be honest. Most quantum computing headlines are vaporware dressed up in physics jargon. A press release, a dramatic number, and then silence for two years until the next press release. But every once in a while, something real happens….
Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Clock Is Already Running
And no, you don’t need to understand quantum physics to care about this. Let me start with a confession. When I first heard about post-quantum cryptography, I nodded along like I understood it, filed it under ‘future problem,’ and moved on. I was wrong. Not because quantum computers are breaking encryption today. They’re not. But…
Buying Time with ESUs: How I Delayed the Hardware Talk with My Parents Until 2026
There comes a time in every adult child’s life when they must sit their parents down, look them in the eye, and say the dreaded words: “It’s time to buy a new computer.” For me, that time was this fall. Or at least, it would have been—if not for Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program…
Arma Reforger – Or How to Be a Pain in the Ass
A Short Review by a Veteran of the Chaos) I started with the Arma series way back when it was still called Operation Flashpoint. From that point on, I was hooked. The modding possibilities, the massive maps, the weapon systems—it was always fascinating. I played in different groups and tried pretty much every kind of…
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