{"id":205317,"date":"2026-04-23T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/airbus-acquires-cybersecurity-company-quarkslab\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:55:14","slug":"airbus-acquires-cybersecurity-company-quarkslab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/airbus-acquires-cybersecurity-company-quarkslab\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus acquires cybersecurity company Quarkslab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Airbus acquires cybersecurity company Quarkslab<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-04-23 19:35:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Airbus has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the French cybersecurity company Quarkslab. This planned investment is another step of Airbus\u2019 strategy to reinforce its position as a trusted, sovereign partner for French authorities, while strengthening its presence in the European cybersecurity landscape. Closing of the transaction is subject to consultation with social partners as well as customary regulatory approvals, and is expected in the course of 2026. In less than a month, this is the second acquisition agreement in the field of cyber-security signed by Airbus Defence and Space.
\nQuarkslab is a privately-owned French cybersecurity company founded in 2011, with approximately 100 employees, primarily based in Paris and Rennes. Since 2020, the firm has been backed by Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager. The company delivers cyber security solutions to help organisations protect critical assets, data, and users from cyberattacks. It also markets QShield, a comprehensive solution for software providers, to protect software against AI threats, safeguard data, secrets and code and to secure edge components, namely in the defence and aerospace industries, from being reverse engineered by attackers or AI.
\n\u201cQuarkslab\u2019s deep expertise and team are expected to join the fast-growing cyber activities within Airbus Defence and Space and to reinforce a resilient, sovereign cyber player in France and across Europe,\u201d said Fran\u00e7ois Lombard, Head of Connected Intelligence business unit at Airbus Defence and Space. \u201c This acquisition will strengthen our ability to build the digital shield required to help keep our home nations and allies ahead in the cyber-security domain.\u201d
\nFred Raynal, CEO and Founder of Quarkslab, said \u201cBy going back to my roots at Airbus, where I first started professionally in cyber, I hope to extend the reach of Quarkslab. Europe needs stronger actors, and I believe Airbus is one of the few able to help us to scale for critical infrastructures and governments.\u201d
\nThrough the deep expertise of its in-house QLab team, combined with the security solution QShield, Quarkslab provides tailored solutions that help protect the government and private sector from increasingly sophisticated attacks. Its cyber-security engineers and developers focus on research and development and foster innovation by creating a junction between academic research and concrete practice. Being already an Airbus supplier and partner, Quarkslab will complement Airbus\u2019 existing French sovereign capabilities of its cybersecurity business.<\/p>\n

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