Star Metro - Sekur Private Data Signs Partnership with Quaestor Federal Consulting - Creates National Security Team for U.S. Government Sales

Ken Rogers
Ken, a recent retiree of the U.S. Department of State , is a results-driven global technology leader with a rare blend of experience across five U.S. federal agencies, multinationals, startups, and global NGOs. He retired in 2024 from the U.S. State Department and was awarded the prestigious Director General's Cup during the Foreign Affairs Day Celebration in 2025. This award recognizes individuals from the contemporary generation of career civil and foreign service employees who have demonstrated exceptional service and commitment and was only issued to two members in 2024.  

Ken has a vast experience as a Senior IT Executive & Strategist with 20+ years in U.S. federal government, specializing in IT governance, digital strategy, portfolio management, and emerging technology adoption across global enterprises, Ken served as in the U.S. Department of State as Deputy CIO for Business Management & Planning (Acting) / Chief Digital Strategist, and as Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Ken was immediately attracted to Sekur's solutions set because of its ability to provide more secure communications between the Department of States and its diplomatic counterparts in over 200 countries using voice and video call, messaging and email capabilities. These tools also provide other civilian agencies with similar needed capabilities including the Department of Homeland Security's engagement with first responders' nationwide.

John T. Lewis
John is also a recent retiree, from the Central Intelligence Agency, whose last assignment was Deputy Director and CTO of CIA Federal Laboratory. John has an impressive career of service of over 34 years to his country, serving in Technical Operations, Technical Research, Development & Engineering and Technical Leadership roles. Career included service in the Directorate of Science & Technology (DS&T), The Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI) and the Directorate of Operations (DO) with overseas assignments in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and conflict zones. Member of the CIA Directorate of Science & Technology Senior Technical Service. Recipient of the CIA Career Intelligence Medal and recognized as one of the CIA Trailblazers and awarded the CIA Trailblazer Medal.

Trailblazer John believes that Sekur products can have an impact at numerous agencies, specifically on the unclassified side of communications. John said: "In the Intelligence Community, all communication is sensitive. For decades, there have been numerous workarounds to communicate sensitive, but unclassified, information when time is critical and secure channels are not available. These have relied upon commercially available options that are assumed to be 'trusted'. Sekur provides a suite of capabilities that can be tailored through collaborative partnerships to meet the specific needs of an organization and address their specific concerns around security and control. Our executive leadership team has been closely collaborating with Sekur leadership to provide best of bread solutions to the challenging secure communications environment. Our team believes the Sekur commercial capability is unmatched in the federal space and can be rapidly introduced to solve immediate challenges. At this stage in the evaluation process, the National Security Team has several Government agencies looking to fast track implementation of the Innovative Sekur capabilities".

Phil Oakley
Phil Oakley has over 22 years of career serving his country in the U.S. Military. He was commissioned as an Intelligence officer in 1990 and served in various assignments until his retirement after 22 years as an army field grade intelligence officer.

Phil was assigned to duty stations including but not limited to the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Bolling Air Force Base, US Forces Korea, and the J2 Pentagon. Among his assignments, Phil was leading an element that prepared the Daily Intelligence Briefings for the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and provided briefings to the President of the United States, is also a certified Intelligence Community Officer (ICO). He has numerous military awards including Multiple Army Accommodation Medals, Good Conduct Medals, Meritorious Service Medals, and several Defense Meritorious Service Medals.

Phil is the founder of three different government contracting companies with over a billion dollars of combined government sales and services. His specialty is introducing and selling new technologies into the government including but not limited to, Palantir, Pixia, Isilon, Aspera, Apptio and several others. All three of these companies are still very active in providing direct and indirect intelligence support to the National Security Agencies.

Alain Ghiai, CEO of Sekur stated: "We are thrilled to have been selected by Quaestor to provide secure communications to Federal, State and Local U.S. Government agencies. This partnership marks the creation of the Sekur National Security Team, and it has been a pleasure and honor to work with the Quaestor team. This marks a new phase for Sekur and its stakeholders and provides validation of our technology and company philosophy to provide the best communications solutions with the ultimate privacy and secure attributes, outside of mainstream solutions developed on big tech platforms and open-source coding. We look forward to doing our part in providing secure communications to all who serve the U.S. Government, whether stationed in the United State or globally."

Core Government Communications Solutions:
Sekur allows for private and secure communications, operable within and outside the Sekur network, bypassing traditional telecom systems and eliminating phone record hacking. None of the solutions data mine or location track users. None of Sekur's solutions rely on Big Tech infrastructure or open-source coding.

• SekurMail: An encrypted and private email solution designed exclusively for those who operate at the highest levels of government with zero reliance on Big Tech, no tracking, and proprietary encryption. It ensures that your most sensitive communications remain strictly confidential, both for sender and recipient with features like SekurSend/SekurReply (for secure sending to non-Sekur users without revealing identities and content), full email delivery control, automatic data export, file transfer and more. It supports custom domains and counters phishing or Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks.

• SekurMessenger: A secure chat app with end-to-end encryption, self-destructing messages, file transfers, encrypted voice recordings, and archiving, for compliance. It allows private communication even with non-Sekur users through its Chat-by-Invite via SMS or email invites. Each user received a Sekur ID for contact vetting, and there is no phone number required for account registration.

• SekurVPN: A privacy-focused VPN using military-grade encryption and proprietary HeliX technology for secure internet browsing, protecting online actions and identity without logging data.

• SekurRelay: An enterprise email add-on that "splits" a company's domain, allowing executives to use Sekur's secure features (e.g., SekurSend) without migrating the entire organization-addressing a major barrier for large-scale adoption by governments.

• SekurVoice: Private and secure Voice & Video encrypted communications with proprietary, non-VoIP technology. Call-by-Invite via SMS or email invites. Each user received a Sekur ID for contact vetting, and there is no phone number required for account registration. Tunneling system avoids telecom network traces and Pegasus malware intrusion.

About Quaestor Federal Consulting
Quaestor Federal Consulting is a veteran-owned firm helping government agencies solve their toughest data challenges. With over a decade of experience, we deliver secure, proven solutions that support critical national missions. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 14+ years supporting federal and intelligence agencies, Specialists in integration, analytics, and technology solutions.

About Sekur Private Data
Sekur Private Data is a Swiss-hosted cybersecurity and privacy communications provider, offering a secure suite of tools to protect governments, businesses and individuals from unauthorized access and cyber threats. With solutions such as SekurMail, SekurMessenger, and SekurVPN, Sekur provides an accessible and reliable means of digital communication and data storage, grounded in Swiss privacy standards. Sekur sells its solutions through its website www.sekur.com, approved distributors and telecommunications companies globally. Sekur serves governments, businesses, and consumers worldwide. Its main sales operations are in Miami, USA.