<div id="readability-page-1"><div><div> Issued on behalf of QSE - Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. VANCOUVER – Baystreet.ca News Commentary — Global cybersecurity spending is set to pass $520 billion per year by 2026[1]. New trends in risk management show that automated rules and constant monitoring are now the top priorities for the coming year[2]. This massive push for data security is forcing governments to look for vendors that can prove they are following the rules with total transparency[3]. This structural shift is putting a bright spotlight on Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. (QSE) (CSE: QSE) (OTCQB: QSEGF) (FSE: VN8), Telos (NASDAQ: TLS), Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) subsidiary AWS, and Rapid 7 (NASDAQ: RPD). Roughly 60% of major companies now classify their data monitoring practices as mature or expert level[4]. This reflects a huge industry move toward systems that can link cloud and hybrid setups into one secure and audit-ready network. The goal is to move away from manual paperwork and toward automated systems that can handle all compliance needs in real time. For investors, the value is in companies providing the foundational layers that protect these massive data networks from future attacks. Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. (CSE: QSE) (OTCQB: QSEGF) (FSE: VN8) has joined the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), positioning the post-quantum security company within Canada's defence and security ecosystem. CADSI represents more than 900 Canadian companies across defence, security, cybersecurity, aerospace, and advanced technologies, serving as the industry's collective voice to government, military, and international partners. The membership provides QSE with access to senior decision-makers across the Canadian Armed Forces, federal departments, allied governments, and international defence partners. This structured platform enables collaboration and policy dialogue as governments assess long-term cryptographic resilience against emerging quantum computing capabilities that threaten current encryption standards. The engagement positions QSE to participate in CANSEC, Canada's largest defence and security trade show, while gaining access to member-only market intelligence and policy briefings. “Joining CADSI is an execution decision,” said Ted Carefoot, CEO of QSE. “Defence and government stakeholders are actively evaluating deployable post-quantum controls today, not just long-term narratives. Our focus in FY26 is to convert public-sector engagement into paid pilots and scaled deployments that can contribute to recurring revenue as we move through Q2, Q3, and Q4.” The CADSI announcement follows QSE's recent announcement of its coming participation in the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia this February as part of the official Canadian Delegation. That event connects QSE with government and military leaders addressing quantum threats to critical infrastructure. International momentum continues through a strategic partnership with NUSA Networks and Porta Nusa, securing immediate access to Indonesia's government, financial services, and enterprise sectors. NUSA Networks, one of Indonesia's premier system integrators with over 150 major projects completed, effectively fast-tracks QSE technology into critical national infrastructure. The technology platform is market-ready and certified. QSE holds Level 2 Certification under the CyberSecure Canada program, while the QSE Group division maintains a distributor agreement with Enzo Plus representing these technologies across 300 channel partners in Southeast Asia. The qREK Software Development Kit allows enterprises to generate quantum-resilient encryption keys backed by authentic quantum entropy, supporting AES, RSA, and NIST-recommended post-quantum algorithms. QSE also captures the secure communications market with QSE-Chat, a mobile application available on Apple and Google platforms for enterprise clients. With the global post-quantum cryptography market projected to reach $17.69 billion by 2034 and backed by a recent C$2.8 million financing round, QSE is fully funded and operationally ready to execute on its global expansion roadmap throughout 2026. CONTINUED… Read this and more news for QSE - Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. at: https://usanewsgroup.com/2024/04/26/the-currency-of-tomorrow-why-investing-in-cutting-edge-ai-recognition-tech-could-mean-big-money/ Telos (NASDAQ: TLS) has renewed engagement with a Fortune 100 global technology company for $5.4 million, extending a relationship that began in July 2022 to deliver cyber governance, risk, and compliance services for large-scale commercial cloud environments. The agreement reflects continued growth as Telos provides cyber GRC oversight across multiple cloud product lines, supporting maintenance of existing authorities to operate and achievement of new authorizations while leading enterprise security and information assurance workflows. &#34;This award underscores Telos' role as a trusted, long-term cybersecurity partner for organizations operating complex, highly regulated cloud environments,&#34; said John B. Wood, CEO and chairman of Telos. &#34;Our team brings deep expertise in cyber GRC and operational security, helping customers maintain compliance while securely scaling critical cloud platforms.&#34; With more than two decades of experience delivering cyber governance solutions across government and commercial environments, Telos provides advanced capabilities through its Xacta platform alongside identity solutions and secure networks. The company serves the U.S. federal government, regulated industries, and global enterprises with compliance acceleration and mission success support. Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) has announced collaboration with Amazon Web Services through a new Strategic Collaboration Agreement, unveiling multiple product launches across AI, observability and security at AWS re:Invent. The monitoring and security platform serves customers through more than 1,000 total integrations, including 100 unique to AWS, enabling organizations to monitor, optimize and secure their cloud environments. &#34;These launches further extend Datadog's ability to deliver AI-powered observability and security at scale,&#34; said Yanbing Li, Chief Product Officer at Datadog. &#34;They cover all aspects of a customers' tech stack, including LLM and agentic applications, cloud object storage, and containerized and serverless infrastructure, so that joint customers can migrate to and manage their AWS, hybrid and multi-cloud environments with confidence.&#34; New capabilities showcased include LLM Observability for Amazon Bedrock Agents, granular visibility into Amazon S3 storage management, and AI-augmented serverless remediation. The expanded collaboration strengthens Datadog's position as a strategic partner of AWS across all regions and industries, helping customers de-risk cloud migrations while accelerating modernization initiatives. Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD) has announced partnership with ARMO to bring full cloud and application runtime security to the Rapid7 Command Platform, marking continued evolution of the company's industry-leading approach to exposure management. The strategic partnership brings Cloud Application Detection &amp; Response capabilities with continuous anomaly detection and real-time threat detection across active cloud assets and workloads, enabling security teams to reduce risk earlier and operate more efficiently. &#34;By extending our exposure management leadership with runtime from ARMO, we're giving organizations clearer visibility, faster response, and better security outcomes,&#34; said Corey Thomas, CEO at Rapid7. &#34;This is another important step in our commitment to delivering unified, open security with exposure context that enables security teams to move from reactive defense to preemptive response.&#34; The new cloud runtime security capability enables organizations to detect active threats in real time, correlate runtime events with misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and respond instantly by isolating compromised workloads. Rapid7's comprehensive security solutions serve more than 11,000 global customers, uniting cloud risk management with threat detection to reduce attack surfaces with speed and precision. Article Sources: https://usanewsgroup.com/2024/04/26/the-currency-of-tomorrow-why-investing-in-cutting-edge-ai-recognition-tech-could-mean-big-money/ CONTACT: Baystreet.ca [email protected] (805) 649-0042 DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decision. This is a paid advertisement and is neither an offer nor recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no investment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. 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Global cybersecurity spending is projected to exceed $520 billion annually by 2026, with a focus on automated risk management and compliance. Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. (QSE) has joined the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, enhancing its position in the defense sector. QSE aims to convert public-sector engagements into revenue through pilot programs. The company is also participating in the World Defense Show 2026 and has secured partnerships in Indonesia. Telos has renewed a $5.4 million contract with a Fortune 100 tech company for cyber governance services, highlighting its role in cloud security.

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