Microsoft unveils highly-secure Pluton chip to protect Windows PCs

 

Microsoft has unveiled a new security chip called Pluton that has been designed to protect the future Windows PCs.

Microsoft has unveiled a new security chip called Pluton that has been designed to protect the future Windows PCs.
The Pluton security processor will provide next-generation hardware security protection to Windows PCs through future chips from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, the tech giant said in a statement late on Tuesday.

"In collaboration with leading silicon partners AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm Technologies, we are announcing the Microsoft Pluton security processor," said David Weston, Director of Enterprise and OS Security.

"This chip-to-cloud security technology, pioneered in Xbox and Azure Sphere, will bring even more security advancements to future Windows PCs and signals the beginning of a journey with ecosystem and OEM partners," he added.

Microsoft Pluton is built directly into future CPUs and will replace the existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip used to secure hardware and cryptographic keys.

"This revolutionary security processor design will make it significantly more difficult for attackers to hide beneath the operating system, and improve our ability to guard against physical attacks, prevent the theft of credential and encryption keys, and provide the ability to recover from software bugs," Weston elaborated.

The TPM is a hardware component which is used to help securely store keys and measurements that verify the integrity of the system.