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IonQ to Acquire Elisity to Accelerate Zero Trust for the Quantum Era
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Fusion42 · 13 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
IonQ announced an all-stock acquisition of Elisity in a $1.3 billion deal to combine post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution technology with Elisity's Zero Trust security platform, aiming to secure enterprise and government networks against present and future quantum and AI cyber threats.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, and 4 sources have reported it.
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Quantum security is accelerating from niche research to enterprise deployment with this acquisition. You can now access a combined Zero Trust and quantum-safe security platform to lead in defending against both current AI-driven attacks and looming quantum threats.
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4 sources · 12 Oct 2026
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