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IonQ’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Elisity is trying to position it for quantum cybersecurity

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IonQ announced a $1.2 billion all-stock deal to acquire cybersecurity vendor Elisity, combining IonQ's post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution capabilities with Elisity's enterprise Zero Trust platform. IonQ says the combined company will reach more than 100 Elisity customers and the microsegmentation market. Analysts questioned the price and the difficulty of integrating the two product lines.