Insider Brief
- Eclypses selected Sterling as its preferred federal partner to deliver its FIPS 140-3 validated MicroToken Exchange data-security technology to U.S. government agencies.
- MTE secures data at the payload level and is designed to protect information from current cyberthreats and future “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks involving quantum computers.
- The companies said the technology can be deployed within existing systems without major re-architecture, helping agencies address federal post-quantum security requirements while supporting AI, APIs and agentic workflows.
PRESS RELEASE — Eclypses, a cyber leader redefining data security for the AI and quantum era, today announced that it has selected Sterling, an award-winning Global Solutions Integrator, as its partner of choice to deliver MicroToken Exchange® (MTE)—its patented, FIPS 140-3 validated technology—to the federal government.
The government’s most sensitive data is at risk today from adversaries harvesting encrypted traffic to decrypt once cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQC) exist. On June 22, 2026, the White House issued two Executive Orders that accelerate U.S. quantum capability while setting firm federal deadlines to replace vulnerable cryptography. The partnership between Eclypses and Sterling brings a powerful and novel tool to that work.
The Eclypses approach to cryptographic enforcement accelerates compliance with the Executive Orders and de-risks critical legacy applications, current enterprise platforms, and investment AI real estate, with a NIST approach to quantum resistance for data in transit.
Founded on the principle of cryptographic enforcement by design, Eclypses’ MTE secures data at the payload level rather than at the pipe—transforming every message into a one-time, self-verifying, quantum-safe object and rendering intercepted data unusable. MTE installs inside existing environments in hours, with no re-architecture and no changes to the systems it protects. This approach allows agencies to add AI, agentic workflows, and APIs without expanding their attack surface.
“Agencies are managing an immediate data protection challenge and a federal migration deadline at the same time, and they have limited capacity to treat those as separate programs,” said David Gomes, CEO of Eclypses. “By securing data at the payload level, we address exposure that exists in production environments today while positioning agencies to meet post-quantum requirements as they take effect. We are thrilled to be working with Sterling to go to market with a platform that allows the federal government to make one investment to address these dynamic security challenges.”
“I’ve spent more than a decade working in and around quantum computing, and I can tell you that the ramifications of widespread CRQC adoption aren’t theoretical anymore—they’re imminent, and they’re staggering,” said Chris Cyr, CTO of Sterling. “Our innovation strategy has always been about getting ahead of the curve, not chasing it, which is why we’ve been building out a comprehensive quantum practice long before post-quantum cryptography became a headline. Eclypses is a cornerstone of that strategy. Their MTE technology is one of the most elegant answers I’ve seen to the ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ problem, and pairing it with Sterling’s delivery capability gives our clients true cryptographic agility against both classical and quantum threats, without ripping out networks or rewriting applications.”
For more information regarding Eclypses or the MTE platform itself, please visit eclypses.com.
