DETASAD and Arqit announce a groundbreaking partnership to bring quantum-safe encryption and enhanced security to the KSA through Arqit’s Sovereign Symmetric Key Agreement Platform. This collaboration aims to develop Saudi-specific solutions and drive local R&D, bolstering Vision 2030.
Arqit Quantum Inc., a leader in quantum-safe encryption, and DETASAD, a leading provider of telecommunications and Technology Solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced that Arqit’s Sovereign Symmetric Key Agreement Platform will be launched in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by DETASAD this month.
DETASAD, a market leader in data center and cloud services, cybersecurity and intelligence infrastructure solutions, proudly announces expanding its cutting-edge partnership with Arqit, a global leader in quantum-safe cybersecurity. Together, the team is building a fully data-sovereign stack integrating Arqit’s groundbreaking Symmetric Key Agreement solution. This technology integrates seamlessly into existing networks to create trusted connections and secure communication links for any networked device, cloud machine, or application. Secure against current and future attacks on encryption, including from a quantum computer, the platform enhances security, resilience, and the dynamic management of today’s networks.
This collaborative endeavor will drive the development of Saudi-specific solutions atop this platform and pioneer a local R&D partnership. The ultimate vision is to translate locally created solutions into products for the Saudi and global export markets, further bolstering the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and supporting the UK Government’s National Cyber Strategy. DETASAD looks forward to making this unique proposition available to its customers commercially in the next few weeks and is happy to demonstrate its capabilities to protect its businesses.
Under this innovative alliance, DETASAD and Arqit are planning to integrate Arqit technology into DETASAD’s MadeinSaudi Smart Capacity Management to deliver state-of-the-art, locally-developed cybersecurity to every endpoint – be it satellite or any other platform within the DETASAD edge cloud.
“From this month, customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and across the region will be able to benefit from enhanced security and resilience against cyber attacks, delivered by DETASAD using Arqit’s unique Symmetric Key Agreement Platform,” said David Williams, Arqit Founder, Chairman and CEO. “With the increasing threat and proliferation of connected devices, Arqit’s crypto agile technology offers governments and enterprises the ability to immediately benefit from higher standards of network data and information assurance, sustainable into the quantum era.”
“At DETASAD, we are excited to embark on this transformative journey with Arqit,” said Felix Wass, President & CEO. “Our partnership is more than just a technological alliance – we are setting out to revolutionize with a fully data-sovereign Symmetric Key Agreement Platform. We are not only bringing technology to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but will complement it and build a MadeInSaudi portfolio for the global markets.”
“I am delighted to welcome this important announcement,” said Juliette Wilcox, the UK Government’s Cyber Security Ambassador. “Companies such as Arqit are leading the way in demonstrating how the UK’s cyber expertise can enhance cyber capabilities across Saudi Arabia, helping to strengthen security across the Kingdom’s cyberspace further.”
