D-Wave Quantum CISO Alert: Your Next Security Deal

🚀 Battle Card: D-Wave Quantum Inc.

• Stan Black, Chief Information Security Officer · 🔗 LinkedIn

• Bringing in a seasoned CISO with deep AI, multi-cloud & compliance expertise tightens security posture across quantum systems and aligns it with business goals. → Source

• Protecting quantum cloud deployments from advanced threats

• Scaling security governance for AI/ML and compliance

• Primary: Security Risk Assessment → Uncovers gaps in multi-cloud & quantum environments

• Expansion: AI Governance Framework → Ensures compliance in AI/ML pipelines

• HQ: Palo Alto, CA

• Employees: ≈ 250

• Rev: ≈ $100 M

• Website: dwavequantum.com

• Sales Trigger: This D-Wave Quantum Inc. sales trigger means high urgency for security solutions.

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Palo Alto Networks — Network Security / Cloud Security
• Unique edge: Integrated cloud-native protection
• Evaluated by CISO for multi-cloud strategy

• CrowdStrike — Endpoint Detection & Response
• Unique edge: AI-driven threat detection
• Evaluated by InfoSec for real-time endpoint coverage

• Fortinet — Security Fabric / Zero Trust
• Unique edge: Unified security platform
• Evaluated by IT & Ops for scalability

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

────────────────────────────
✏️ YOUR COMPANY
────────────────────────────
OUR_COMPANY   = ❑❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑Security Risk Assessment❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑≈ TBD❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call❑
TONE          = ❑friendly❑

────────────────────────────
📌 TARGET COMPANY
────────────────────────────
NAME        = Stan
COMPANY     = D-Wave Quantum Inc.
DEPT        = Information Security
SIZE        = ≈ TBD
BOTTLENECK  = inadequate security governance
EVENT       = new CISO hire
DETAIL      = D-Wave Expands Executive Leadership Bench With New CISO
PAIN        = Protecting quantum cloud deployments from advanced threats
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20250902133829&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = ≈ TBD
WIN_METRIC  = ≈ TBD
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈ TBD
EMP_EST     = ≈ 250
REV_EST     = ≈ $100 M

────────────────────────
TASK FOR CHATGPT
────────────────────────
Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.
Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈ TBD-person Information Security

Stan—noticed your Information Security team is ≈ TBD.

That’s when inadequate security governance slows growth.

We helped ≈ TBD fix this with Security Risk Assessment.

Result: ≈ TBD.  
Quick call?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈ TBD.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about D-Wave Expands Executive Leadership Bench With New CISO — Protecting quantum cloud deployments from advanced threats.  
Security Risk Assessment. ≈ TBD.  
Quick chat?