IonQ acquires Elisity for up to $1.3 billion
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IonQ announced it will acquire zero-trust cybersecurity company Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion, with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. Elisity's policy layer is used to control network access for users, devices, workloads, and AI agents, with more than 100 global deployments. IonQ, which focuses on quantum computing, is building a security business around post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution to address machine-speed attacks and the "store now, decrypt later" quantum risk.
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IonQ will acquire zero-trust cybersecurity company Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion, with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. Elisity's policy layer controls network access for users, devices, workloads, and AI agents, with over 100 global deployments. IonQ, primarily focused on quantum computing, is building a security business around post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution to address machine-speed attacks and the "store now, decrypt later" quantum risk.
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