Dell Technologies is expanding its security solutions with quantum-safe PC features and AI-powered resilience in backup systems. The measures address new risks from quantum computing and AI.
As threats from quantum computing and artificial intelligence grow, Dell Technologies has updated its cybersecurity portfolio. The changes range from hardware-level protection to AI data platforms and focus on early detection and faster recovery.
Quantum computing endangers current encryption methods and signature mechanisms. At the same time, AI systems create new valuable data sets that attackers can exploit. Dell Technologies is using a multi-layered approach that extends from the PC to the data center.
On the PC level, the Embedded Controller has been hardened – a central component for firmware update verification. It now uses post-quantum standards to detect manipulated firmware and make supply-chain attacks more difficult. The BIOS verification compares the system with a reference version in the Dell cloud and triggers an alert in case of discrepancies.
In the backup area, the PowerProtect Data Manager receives an AI-powered assistant that checks snapshots for anomalies and detects early ransomware indicators. The PowerProtect Data Domain DD3410 appliance enables twice as fast backups and 46 percent faster data recovery compared with the previous model. The updated operating system supports TLS 1.3 for secure data transfers.
The Managed Detection and Response service has been extended to Dell PowerScale, thereby covering AI data platforms. A new “EDR only” option monitors endpoints and automatically integrates BIOS verification on Dell PCs.
“Quantum computing breaks the encryption and signature mechanisms that protect our data today, and Agentic AI makes the situation even more acute because it increases the value of data and shares it autonomously between teams and organizations,” said John Roese, Global CTO and Chief AI Officer at Dell Technologies.
The quantum-safe features for PCs will be available on new models starting in 2026. The improvements for PowerProtect Data Manager and the MDR extension to PowerScale are available immediately. The Data Domain DD3410 appliance will be released on August 15, 2026, and the “EDR only” option on April 16, 2026.
