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Quantum Secure Encryption names Michael Massing as chief technology officer

May 26, 2026 8:02 AM

Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. (CSE: QSE) (OTCQB: QSEGF) (FSE: VN80) appointed Michael Massing as chief technology officer, effective June 1, 2026, according to a company statement.



Massing brings more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, cryptography, secure data management, artificial intelligence, blockchain, network architecture and advanced computing systems. He previously served as CTO and VP of Engineering at TokenX Labs and LifeSite Inc., where he led development of zero-knowledge authentication and secure digital asset management systems.



At Dell SonicWall, Massing served as Executive Director of Engineering, managing the Unified Threat Management business unit and helping scale enterprise cybersecurity product lines to approximately $400 million in annual sales. He founded SecureCom Networks, which was acquired by SonicWall, and Mass Technology Inc., providing technical solutions to organizations including Cisco, Sophos and NASA.



Massing holds eight issued patents in cryptography, networking and cybersecurity and earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University. His technical background includes work on advanced computing systems and real-time operating systems supporting NASA's SETI initiatives.



"Michael's appointment is an important step in QSE's next phase of growth," said Ted Carefoot, Chief Executive Officer of QSE. "He brings deep cryptography expertise, enterprise cybersecurity experience and a proven record of building technologies that can scale into large commercial markets."



The Vancouver-based company specializes in post-quantum cybersecurity, focusing on quantum-resilient data protection, identity security, secure storage and cryptographic migration readiness. QSE's platform includes its QPA migration readiness system, qREK entropy infrastructure, QAuth identity platform, and decentralized encrypted storage architecture.

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