Microsoft's Pluton security processor tackles hardware, firmware vulnerabilities - Cyber Security News

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While this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was impacted by COVID, it didn’t stop Lenovo from announcing the first Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs. First announced in 2020, the Pluton is a security processor that Microsoft developed in partnership with AMD and Qualcomm to provide what they called “chip to cloud” security. Pluton is designed to eliminate opportunities for attackers to reduce the attack surface within Windows PCs.

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