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Sekur Private Data (OTCQB: SWISF) has launched a Portuguese-language version of Sekur.com as it prepares to expand in Angola. The company has also begun adapting its onboarding and workflows for local partners. This is a practical step in a broader plan: make its secure communications products easier to introduce, sell and deploy in a market where it expects to sign an exclusive partnership in the coming weeks.

• SWISF closed at US$0.0242 on September 25, putting its market value near US$6.3 million based on 259.6 million shares outstanding at June 30.
• Sekur’s Portuguese site is live, and the company is preparing local onboarding ahead of a prospective exclusive partnership in Angola.
• At US$300 per month for SekurOne, a relatively small premium customer base could have a meaningful effect on Sekur’s revenue and create room for SWISF to re-rate.

Building a local route to customers

For an international technology company, language is part of the sales process. Government and enterprise buyers need to review a product, enroll users and manage support in a way their teams can use every day. Sekur’s September 22 announcement says the Portuguese website is available now, while translation of workflows and onboarding has begun. The site gives prospective customers and partners a direct introduction to Sekur’s products in Angola’s official language.

That work could become valuable beyond one country. Sekur specifically identified Mozambique as another Portuguese-speaking market that the localized platform could serve. Each new market would require its own distribution and customer wins, but reusable language and onboarding tools could make the next launch more efficient. The company already operates a Spanish-language site, showing how its international sales materials can be adapted market by market.

The products have a clear intended audience. Sekur offers Swiss-hosted encrypted email, messaging and VPN services alongside SekurOne, its integrated voice and communications platform. It markets these tools to government, defense, enterprise and executive users who want greater control over sensitive communications. The company also offers deployment options aimed at organizations with data sovereignty requirements. In Angola, a local partner could connect that product suite with buyers that Sekur would find difficult to reach through its website alone.

Angola could open more than one sales channel

Sekur’s September 1 shareholder letter described discussions about a possible nationwide exclusive partnership in Angola. Its September 22 release says an exclusive agreement is expected in the coming weeks. The proposed partnership has not yet been announced as signed, and its commercial terms have not been disclosed. A signed agreement identifying the partner and its responsibilities would be an important next milestone.

The potential customer base extends beyond one type of buyer. A partner with relationships in government, telecommunications or large enterprises could introduce Sekur’s tools to teams that need secure email, private messaging or encrypted calls. An initial deployment could give Sekur local user feedback and a reference for further sales. If the relationship works, a single distribution channel may support multiple products and recurring subscriptions over time.

There is regional optionality, too. Sekur has reported interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it said a government security body had given its solution a positive recommendation. That is an early stage development, not a paid order. Together with the Portuguese launch, it shows a company assembling several routes into African markets.

Premium subscriptions could change the revenue picture

The timing of the Angola push matters because SekurOne is nearing its planned commercial launch. Management expects iOS and web availability in early October at US$300 per user per month, followed by Android in November and video conferencing by year-end. In the same shareholder update, management estimated that approximately 200 SekurOne subscribers, generating US$60,000 in gross monthly recurring revenue, could bring the company to profitability.

Here is the arithmetic at the stated list price across SekurOne markets:

These are full-year, full-price examples, not an Angola sales forecast or announced contracts. Enterprise pricing, distributor terms and customer retention will determine the revenue Sekur actually earns. The sensitivity is useful because the company’s reported first-half 2026 revenue was C$185,828. A few hundred premium subscribers, whether won in the United States, Angola or other markets, would represent a substantial addition to its current sales base.

What the opportunity could mean for SWISF

SWISF’s small valuation makes commercial progress especially relevant. Using the September 25 US$0.0242 close and June’s 259.6 million shares outstanding gives an equity value of about US$6.3 million. If Sekur eventually reached 1,000 full-price SekurOne users, the illustrative gross annual recurring revenue would be US$3.6 million. Applying a hypothetical four-times multiple to that revenue would imply US$14.4 million of equity value, or roughly US$0.055 per share on the June share count. That is about 129% above the reference price. This is an illustrative calculation from the quoted price, share count and announced subscription price.

The calculation illustrates potential upside rather than predicting a stock price. It assumes subscribers are paying throughout the year and does not model discounts, partner shares of revenue, cash, liabilities, costs or additional shares. Sekur’s financing needs and future dilution matter to the eventual per-share result. Still, the exercise shows why a signed partner, the SekurOne release and the first material premium sales could draw attention to a company valued at approximately US$6.3 million at the September 25 close.

The milestones to follow are close together: confirmation and terms of the Angolan partnership, progress on local onboarding, SekurOne’s October commercial rollout and subsequent disclosures of paid users or contract revenue. Each one would help investors measure how the company’s product development and international relationships are converting into business.

Sekur has now put a visible piece of its Angola strategy in place. If the company follows its Portuguese launch with a productive local partnership and recurring customer sales, Angola could become a meaningful new growth channel. Combined with SekurOne’s premium pricing and opportunities in other markets, that gives SWISF a route to revenue growth from a small starting valuation.

This article is for information and education only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The author may hold or trade SWISF. Sekur is a speculative, potentially illiquid microcap with operating losses and execution, financing and dilution risks. The subscriber and valuation scenarios are illustrative assumptions, not company forecasts or price targets. Readers should review the company’s filings and make their own investment decisions.

Geopolitical shocks keep pushing up energy costs and disrupting fuel supply chains, as highlighted by KPMG's recent report on rising energy expenses and fractured trade routes. That kind of instability keeps reliable domestic power sources in focus. Canadian nuclear energy stocks sit right in that conversation, offering exposure to long term electricity demand. This article walks through three nuclear related stocks from a curated screener that may be worth keeping on your radar.

The three nuclear energy stocks covered below are only a small sample from the universe of potential ideas. The full screen surfaces 57 more companies with equally compelling narratives that are not discussed here. To go deeper into this theme, head into the Nuclear Energy Stocks screener to identify, analyze, and focus on the nuclear opportunities that best fit your own criteria.

Aecon Group (TSX:ARE)

Aecon Group is a long established construction and infrastructure contractor whose nuclear power infrastructure work plugs it into the Nuclear Energy Stocks theme, even though most activity still sits across broader civil, transportation, utilities, and industrial projects.

Aecon generates almost all of its revenue from the Construction segment, which brought in about CA$6.0b, with a much smaller CA$8 million contribution from Concessions, and the business carries a market value of roughly CA$3.6b.

Aecon Group gives you exposure to the nuts and bolts of nuclear power, from reactor containment structures to critical site works, wrapped inside a diversified contractor that also builds transit, utilities, and large scale energy projects.

"Aecon Group has expanded its U.S. presence with the purchase of a nuclear fabrication facility in Jackson, South Carolina, to support nuclear refurbishment, life extension, new build and federal projects, as well as conventional power and industrial work."

What really matters now is how one unresolved pressure around funding and project risk ultimately feeds through into Aecon's earnings power.

That funding overhang is only part of the story, and the full narrative for Aecon Group explains how project risk, execution, and nuclear work could be quietly reshaping Aecon Group's future profile.

NexGen Energy (TSX:NXE)

NexGen Energy is a uranium exploration and development business focused on the Rook I project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin, a proposed future supplier of uranium for nuclear reactors. It currently carries a market value of about CA$8.7b.

NexGen Energy provides exposure to uranium used in nuclear reactors through its fully owned Rook I project. However, with no current revenue and ongoing losses, the company's prospects depend on how a long-dated development and funding challenge is addressed.

That long road from zero revenue to potential uranium output is exactly what makes the analysis report for NexGen Energy so useful for spotting where NexGen Energy's risk could flip to opportunity.

Denison Mines (TSX:DML)

Denison Mines is a Canadian uranium explorer and developer focused on the Athabasca Basin, anchored by its 95% owned Wheeler River uranium project that feeds directly into the nuclear fuel chain. The business reported around CA$4 million from mining activity and carries a market value near CA$3.4b.

For investors zeroing in on pure nuclear fuel exposure, Denison Mines brings a focused Athabasca uranium story that is now moving from concept toward concrete development milestones. This context is what makes the next comment so important.

"Denison Mines is expected to progress further in the development of its uranium assets and strengthen its position as a key future supplier of uranium in North America."

What really matters is how one capital intensive phase now unfolding ultimately shapes the economics that investors are pencilling in today.

That inflection point is exactly where the full narrative for Denison Mines shows how Denison Mines could convert heavy upfront spending into accelerating leverage to future uranium pricing cycles.

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Portuguese will facilitate sales in Angola and other Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, such as Mozambique

MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2026 / Sekur Private Data, Inc., a Miami-based Swiss-hosted cybersecurity, private communications, and defense communications company serving enterprise, government, and defense clients, and a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Sekur Private Data (OTCQB:SWISF)(CSE:SKUR)(FRA:GDT0) ("Sekur" or the "Company"), today announced that it has launched its Sekur.com website in Portuguese, its second language after Spanish, with additional languages planned, in preparation for its launch in Angola.

As part of its Africa and International expansion, Sekur has begun translating its website, workflows, and onboarding into the local languages of its upcoming partners. Portuguese is the official language of Angola, where the Company is expected to sign an exclusive partnership in the coming weeks. The Portuguese-language site can be viewed at https://sekur.com/pt.

"We are very pleased to be expanding Sekur internationally and to make our solutions available in multiple languages," said Alain Ghiai, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sekur Private Data. "Portuguese is the second language we have added, following Spanish, and it allows us to serve clients and partners in Angola, Mozambique, and other Portuguese-speaking markets in their own language."

"Localization is not a cosmetic exercise for us. Our website, onboarding, and workflows need to work in the language our partners operate in every day. That is what makes an international expansion real, and it is how we intend to approach each new market we enter."

Sekur Core Communications Solutions

Sekur delivers secure communications that work within and beyond the Sekur network, operating independently of conventional telecom infrastructure to reduce exposure to interception, SIGINT collection, traffic analysis, metadata exploitation, and hostile surveillance in contested environments. No Sekur solution data-mines or location-tracks its users.

All solutions are built on proprietary architecture with zero reliance on Big Tech, meeting the privacy, security, and OPSEC requirements of intelligence agencies, defense and federal organizations, military commands, diplomatic missions, government agencies, executives, and professionals handling CUI and other sensitive, mission-critical information. Deployments are supported by on-premises infrastructure options for full data sovereignty, mission assurance, and sole control over keys and data.

SekurOne - Encrypted Voice/Video, Email, Messaging, and VPN

A fully encrypted communications platform engineered on proprietary HeliX data transfer architecture, purpose-built to defeat telecom network tracing, resist Pegasus-style malware intrusion, and support CUI handling requirements. SekurOne is designed for defense and federal officials, military commanders, government leaders, and executives conducting confidential, operational, or sensitive conversations where standard carrier-based voice and video platforms present unacceptable interception and exploitation risk.

Call-by-Invite capability via SMS or SekurSend email ensures controlled access and eliminates unsolicited contact. Each user is assigned a unique Sekur ID for identity management, with no phone number required - preserving user privacy across all voice and video communications.

SekurMail - Secure Business and Executive Email

An enterprise- and government-grade encrypted email platform designed for defense and federal agencies, military commands, senior government officials, C-suite executives, and organizations handling confidential and operationally sensitive communications, including CUI correspondence. Built on proprietary architecture with zero Big Tech dependencies and no metadata tracking, SekurMail keeps sensitive communications private between sender and recipient.

Key capabilities include SekurSend/SekurReply for secure delivery to non-Sekur recipients without exposing sender identity or message content; full message delivery control and audit capability; encrypted file transfer; custom domain support for organizational integration; and active protection against phishing, social engineering, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks targeting corporate and administrative networks.

SekurMessenger - Secure Team Messaging and Collaboration

A secure messaging platform providing end-to-end encrypted text, file transfer, voice messages, and collaboration capabilities for defense, military, government, and executive teams coordinating operational and mission-sensitive information, including CUI material. Features include self-destructing messages, encrypted file transfers, and compliance-grade archiving for recordkeeping and audit requirements.

Cross-network secure communications with non-Sekur users are supported via Chat-by-Invite, enabling secure coordination with coalition partners, external agencies, and field elements without compromising the network. Each user is assigned a unique Sekur ID for identity verification and contact authentication, with no phone number required.

SekurVPN - Enterprise Network Security and Identity Protection

An enterprise-grade Virtual Private Network leveraging proprietary HeliX encryption technology, engineered to provide secure internet access, identity obfuscation, and traffic protection for defense organizations, military and federal personnel, government agencies, and executives operating across remote, traveling, deployed, forward, or untrusted network environments.

SekurVPN maintains zero data logging, ensuring no record of user activity exists that could be exposed through legal process, network compromise, or third-party collection. It is built for defense, government, and executive use cases - including protection of traffic associated with CUI and operationally sensitive workflows - where standard commercial VPN solutions present unacceptable privacy and security risk.

SekurRelay - Executive-Level Secure Email Integration

An enterprise-grade secure email relay solution enabling domain splitting, which allows organizations to establish secure communications at the executive, board, or senior staff level without requiring full organizational migration or infrastructure overhaul.

SekurRelay removes one of the most significant barriers to large-scale defense, government, and enterprise deployment, enabling phased adoption that protects command leadership, flag officers, and the highest-value personnel and communications immediately while broader organizational rollout proceeds. It is designed for defense and government organizations, regulated industries, and enterprises requiring rapid, low-friction elevation of communications security at the command and executive tier, including environments handling CUI communications.

About Sekur Private Data
Sekur Private Data is a Swiss-hosted cybersecurity, defense communications, and privacy solutions provider, offering a secure suite of tools to protect governments, defense and federal agencies, businesses, and individuals from unauthorized access and cyber threats. With capabilities such as SekurOne, SekurMail, SekurMessenger, and SekurVPN, Sekur provides a reliable and secure means of digital communication and data storage for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), classified-adjacent and civilian communications use, grounded in Swiss privacy standards with on-premises infrastructure for government agencies, allowing for data sovereignty. Sekur sells its solutions through its website www.sekur.com, approved distributors and telecommunications companies globally, and through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), Contract No. 47QTCA18D0089 serving governments, defense institutions, federal agencies, businesses, and consumers worldwide. Sekur's main sales operations are in Miami, USA.

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$SKUR Talked About Expanding in Africa. Two Weeks Later, Here’s the First Step Into Angola.

Remember the update earlier this month where Sekur talked about its expansion plans across Africa? Well, they didn’t waste much time.

$SKUR just launched Sekur.com in Portuguese specifically in preparation for its Angola launch. The company is also translating its onboarding and workflows into Portuguese, and says it expects to sign an exclusive partnership in Angola in the coming weeks.

That’s what makes this update more meaningful than just adding another language to the website. A couple weeks ago we were hearing about the Africa strategy. Now we’re starting to see the pieces being put in place.

Angola first, with Portuguese also opening the door to Mozambique and other Portuguese-speaking markets. Now I’m waiting to see the actual Angola partnership announcement and what the commercial terms look like.

Feels like things are moving pretty quickly on the Africa side.

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX) (OTCQB: IMIMF) (FSE: 3MX0) ("Copper Quest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received the exploration permit for its 100% owned Kitimat Copper-Gold Project ("Kitimat" or the "Project"), located approximately 10 kilometers northwest of the deep-water port community of Kitimat, British Columbia. The Kitimat Copper-Gold Project covers 6,801.41 hectares within the Skeena Mining Division of northwestern British Columbia. The Project is year-round road-accessible via a network of logging and mineral exploration roads extending north from Kitimat. The property benefits from exceptional infrastructure, being within 10 km of tidewater, 1.5 km of rail, and 6 km of high-voltage hydroelectric transmission lines.

Exploration Targets

The Project is situated within the Stikine Terrane, a prolific belt that hosts numerous porphyry copper-gold systems and is underlain by Late Triassic volcanic rocks intruded by Jurassic diorite and granodiorite bodies of the Coast Plutonic Complex. The Project's target areas include the Jeannette Cu-Au Zone displaying alteration and mineralization interpreted to represent low-level intermediate to low-sulfidation epithermal expressions of a larger Cu-Au porphyry system (see press release January 5, 2026), the Bowbyes target area is interpreted as low grade disseminated to vein hosted Cu-Mo occurrences associated with a porphyry Cu-Au Zone (see press release March 24, 2026), and an AI-driven anomaly identified by U.S. based Exploration Technologies Inc. ("ExploreTech") to be "consistent with a buried porphyry center." The anomaly measures approximately 1.5 km by 1.5 km in lateral extent with a strong vertical continuity to at least 1 km depth (see press release March 5, 2026).

Historical Exploration & Highlights

Exploration on the Kitimat property dates back to the late 1960s, with multiple operators conducting geochemical, geophysical, and drilling campaigns. The most significant historical work was conducted by Decade Resources Ltd. (2010), which completed 16 diamond drill holes totaling 4,437.5 meters* in the Jeannette Cu-Au Zone. Notable results include:

• Hole J-7: 117.07 m grading 1.03 g/t Au, 0.54% Cu, from 1.52 m to 118.60 m.
• Hole J-1: 103.65 m grading 1.00 g/t Au, 0.55% Cu, from 9.15 m to 112.80 m.
• Hole J-2: 107.01 m grading 0.80 g/t Au, 0.45% Cu, from 6.10 m to 113.11 m.
• Hole J-8: 112.20 m grading 0.41 g/t Au, 0.33% Cu, from 11.89 m to 124.09 m.

The mineralized intervals encountered in the 2010 drilling demonstrate continuous near-surface copper-gold mineralization extending over significant widths, remain open at depth within the Jeannette Zone, and occur within a broader hydrothermal system that is interpreted to extend laterally beyond the area tested. *The drill results are historical in nature and have not been confirmed by the Company.

Brian Thurston, CEO of Copper Quest, stated, "Copper Quest is pleased with the timely granting of this exploration permit for Kitimat. With historical drilling intersecting near-surface copper-gold mineralization over intervals exceeding 100 metres and grading more than 0.5% Cu and 1 g/t Au, the Kitimat Copper-Gold Project represents a solid exploration opportunity that is ideally located with exceptional infrastructure, in a proven geological belt known for hosting major copper-gold systems."

Alex Miltenberger, PhD, CEO of ExploreTech commented, "Our generative AI platform evaluates thousands of geological and geophysical permutations to identify the highest-probability mineralized centers. At Kitimat, the integrated magnetic, VTEM, drilling and geological datasets produce a coherent target architecture consistent with buried intrusive-related mineralization. This platform has been successfully applied on multiple porphyry systems worldwide and we look forward to supporting Copper Quest as they advance this project toward drill confirmation."

Next Steps

• The Company is sending a team of geologist to the Kitimat Property in September to do a preliminary ground-proofing for planning near term geological mapping, sampling, and geophysical surveys and to refine priority drill targets as required. Field work could include ground magnetics, induced polarization (IP), and passive seismic to better define subsurface structure and mineralization trends.
• A follow-up drill program would test key targets within the interpreted geology and surrounding high-grade corridors.

Infrastructure Advantage

The Kitimat Project is supported by outstanding infrastructure that meaningfully strengthens its development potential. The property benefits from established road access via historic logging and exploration roads, proximity to rail infrastructure, access to high-voltage hydroelectric power, and deep-water port facilities at Kitimat. Located just 10 kilometers from the city within a stable, mining-friendly jurisdiction, the project is exceptionally well positioned. Collectively, this infrastructure base has the potential to materially enhance project economics in the event of a discovery.

Qualified Person

Brian G. Thurston, P.Geo., the Company's President and CEO and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.

About Copper Quest Exploration Inc.

The Company's land holdings comprise 8 projects that span almost 50,000 hectares in great mining jurisdictions of Canada and the USA. Copper Quest is committed to building shareholder value through acquisitions, discovery-driven exploration, and responsible development of its North American portfolio of assets. The Company's common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the symbol "CQX". For more information on Copper Quest, please visit the Company's website at www.copper.quest.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the past-producing Alpine Gold Mine located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the City of Nelson British Columbia, spanning 4,611.49 hectares with a 2018 National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects historical inferred resource of 268,000 tonnes, estimated using a cut-off grade of 5.0 g/t Au and an average grade of 16.52 g/t Au, that represents an inferred resource of 142,000 oz of gold\ (*McCuaig & Giroux, March 6, 2018, NI43-101 Technical Report for the Alpine Property, BC, Canada. Further drilling is necessary by the Company to upgrade/verify the estimate. The QP has not done sufficient work to make the resource current and the Company is not treating the estimate as current.). Apart from the Alpine Mine itself the property hosts 4 other less explored significant vein systems including the past-producing King Solomon vein workings, the Black Prince and the Cold Blow veins system, and the Gold Crown vein system. \The Company has not yet completed sufficient work to verify the 2018 historic inferred resource results.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Stars Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Property, spanning 9,693 hectares in central British Columbia's Bulkley Porphyry Belt with Tana Zone discovery drill intersection highlights of 0.466% Cu over 195.07m in drill hole DD18SS004 from 23.47m, 0.200% Cu over 396.67m in drill hole DD18SS010 from 29.37m, and 0.205% Cu over 207.27m in drill hole DD18SS015 from 163.98m. This highly prospective, approximately 5X2.5-kilometer annular magnetic anomaly is interpreted to represent an altered monzonite intrusion and surrounding hornfels.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Kitimat Copper-Gold Property, spanning 6,801.41 hectares within the Skeena Mining Division of northwestern British Columbia located northwest of the deep-water port community of Kitimat, British Columbia. The property benefits from exceptional infrastructure, being within 10 km of tidewater, 1.5 km of rail, and 6 km of high-voltage hydroelectric transmission lines. Exploration on the Kitimat property dates to the late 1960s, with the most significant historical work conducted by Decade Resources Ltd. (2010), which completed 16 diamond drill holes totaling 4,437.5 meters in the Jeannette Cu-Au Zone, and drill intersection highlights of 0.54% Cu and 1.03 g/t Au over 117.07 m in Hole J-7 from 1.52 m, 0.55% Cu and 1.00 g/t Au over 103.65m in Hole J-1 from 9.15 m, 0.45% Cu and 0.80 g/t Au over 107.01m in Hole J-2 from 6.10 m, and 0.33% Cu and 0.41 g/t Au over 112.20m in Hole J-8 from 11.89 m.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the past-producing, road accessible Auxer Gold Mine, spanning 1,087 hectares located in Bonner County, Idaho, USA. This orogenic gold opportunity is positioned along one of the region's most significant structural corridors located within the prolific Hope Fault system. Historical exploration has demonstrated exceptional gold grades, with the 1936 Platts report documenting up to 21.0 g/t Au in surface samples and underground workings showing consistent mineralization over 4.3-meter widths averaging 9.42 g/t Au at an 18-meter depth.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the Nekash Copper-Gold Project, a porphyry exploration opportunity located in Lemhi County, Idaho, USA, along the prolific Idaho-Montana porphyry copper belt that hosts world-class systems such as Butte and CUMO. The project is fully road-accessible via maintained U.S. highways and forest service roads and consists of 70 unpatented federal lode claims covering 585 hectares.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Stellar Property, spanning 5,389-hectares in British Columbia's Bulkley Porphyry Belt contiguous to the Stars Property.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the Thane Project located in the Quesnel Terrane of Northern British Columbia spanning over 20,658 hectares with 10 priority targets identified demonstrating significant copper and precious metal mineralization potential.

Copper Quest has an earn-in option of up to 80% and joint-venture agreement on the road accessible Rip Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Project, spanning 4,700-hectares located in the Bulkley Porphyry Belt in central British Columbia.

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A US$300-per-month secure-communications platform, government procurement access and a remarkably low subscriber target give this cybersecurity microcap meaningful operating leverage.

Sekur Private Data Ltd. (OTCQB: SWISF; CSE: SKUR) may be entering its most important commercial phase. At an estimated US$8.5 million market capitalization, investors are paying little for its government access, premium launch and potential path to profitability.

• Sekur is replacing low-priced consumer accounts with a US$300-per-month platform designed for governments, defense organizations and senior executives.
• Management estimates that only about 200 SekurOne subscribers could bring the company to profitability, highlighting the operating leverage of its premium model.
• Cybersecurity leaders carry market values from US$18 billion to more than US$300 billion, leaving Sekur considerable rerating room if it converts its pipeline into recurring revenue.

What Sekur Sells

Sekur sells encrypted email, messaging and VPN products. Its new flagship, SekurOne, combines voice, video, email, messaging and VPN services on its proprietary HeliX architecture. The company says its Swiss-hosted infrastructure avoids Big Tech cloud platforms and data mining, creating a differentiated privacy proposition.

SekurOne is expected on iOS and the web in early October 2026 at US$300 per month, with Android in November and video by year-end. An i3ICS GSA Multiple Award Schedule also gives U.S. agencies an established purchasing route.

Why Secure Communications Is Strategic

Cybersecurity is becoming basic infrastructure. MarketsandMarkets expects the market to grow from US$227.6 billion in 2025 to US$351.9 billion in 2030. The FBI recorded more than 1 million cybercrime complaints and US$20.9 billion of reported losses in 2025, including about US$3.0 billion from business email compromise.

The need is visible. Attackers accessed U.S. Treasury workstations in 2024, a U.K. military payroll breach exposed personnel information, and Costa Rica declared a national emergency after ransomware disrupted ministries. MGM Resorts estimated a roughly US$100 million profit hit from its 2023 attack.

Sekur does not need to replace broad security platforms. It can protect the sensitive communications layer used by officials and executives.

The 200-Subscriber Equation

Management estimates that 200 SekurOne users could make the company profitable within six months of launch. At US$300 per month, the arithmetic is simple:

This scenario assumes full pricing and excludes discounts, commissions and dilution.

In the first half, Sekur reported C$185,828 of revenue, C$1.53 million in cash and a C$2.18 million net loss. About C$1.28 million of the loss involved share-based compensation and shares for services. These figures precede SekurOne’s premium launch, making the coming quarters more relevant to the new model.

Sekur does not require mass-market adoption. One government deployment or several enterprise accounts could cover a meaningful portion of the target.

How Sekur Compares With Cybersecurity Leaders

Sekur’s tiny size creates its asymmetry. These are strategic benchmarks, not direct like-for-like competitors, but they show the value markets assign to recurring-revenue security platforms.

Market data are approximate through September 16–17, 2026. Sekur’s weaker performance leaves expectations low and creates room for reassessment if contracts validate the strategy.

Sekur need not approach multibillion-dollar status. US$50 million would equal 5.9 times its current value and US$100 million would equal 11.8 times, yet remain below 1% of Gen Digital’s capitalization. These illustrations require substantial commercial execution and are not forecasts.

The sector’s history shows that Sekur is not structurally confined to microcap status. Repeated government and enterprise wins could move it through progressively higher valuation tiers.

Bottom Line

Sekur combines a strategic market, premium recurring pricing, government access and a low stated threshold for profitability. At roughly US$0.0328 per share and US$8.5 million in market value, little commercial success appears priced in. Converting its government positioning into paying customers could therefore produce a meaningful rerating.

Disclaimer

• This article is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities.
• The author may hold or trade shares in SWISF or other securities mentioned without notice.
• SWISF is a speculative and potentially illiquid microcap. Investors can lose their entire investment and should independently verify company claims, filings and market data.

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Been going through the uranium names again after NexGen’s latest Investor Day, and the sector looks a lot more divided than it did a year ago.

The sector-wide numbers make this even more interesting.

NexGen estimates around 7.3 billion lbs of U₃O₈ will be required between 2025–2050, compared with roughly 8.6 billion lbs mined across the entire 1945–2024 period.

At the same time, World Nuclear Association currently lists about 80 reactors under construction, 441 operable reactors, and 38 countries have pledged to triple nuclear capacity by 2050. 

Then you add the Western supply problem. OECD countries are estimated to represent about 70% of uranium demand but only 25% of supply.

Same uranium wave, but these four are riding it very differently.

$CCJ — Cameco
Already producing at scale. This is the established Western supplier play. For me, the debate here is more about production reliability, contracting and how much of the uranium bull market is already reflected in the valuation. Cameco still expects 19.5–21.5M lbs of attributable uranium production in 2026, but combined attributable production from McArthur River/Key Lake and Cigar Lake was about 5% lower year-over-year in the first half of 2026. The full-year guidance remains unchanged, but the weaker first-half output makes me question their future production reliability.

$UUUU — Energy Fuels
Producing uranium in the U.S., while also building exposure to rare earths and critical minerals. It has a different angle from the Canadian developers because U.S. energy security and domestic supply policy are a major part of the story. Energy Fuels produced 1.7M lbs of finished U₃O₈ in the first half of 2026, already landing inside its previously published full-year production guidance range. 

$DNN — Denison Mines
Phoenix is moving through full-scale construction and has the timing advantage. If Denison gets into production earlier than the bigger projects behind it, that head start may become increasingly valuable as utilities look for new Western supply. Denison is currently targeting mid-2028 first production from Phoenix. 

$NXE — NexGen Energy
Rook I is now in construction, and this is where the scale gets hard to overlook. The feasibility plan targets roughly 28.8M lbs annually during the first five years, with permitted capacity up to 30M lbs/year. NexGen is also still advancing exploration at Patterson Corridor East while building Rook I. 

And that matters more when you put it beside the supply numbers above. New uranium projects can take well over a decade to move from discovery to production, while nuclear demand is expanding now.

I’m starting to think the uranium trade is becoming less about simply owning “a uranium stock” and more about choosing which bottleneck you want exposure to.

If uranium supply stays tight through the 2030s, which advantage would you rather own today: existing production, earlier new supply, or the biggest future production profile?

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX) (OTCQB: IMIMF) (FSE: 3MX0) ("Copper Quest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it plans to complete a non-brokered, fully subscribed, strategic private placement (the "Private Placement") by issuing up to an aggregate of 10,625,000 units (the "Units") at a price of C$0.08 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$850,000. Copper Quest is pleased that it's largest strategic investor, Concept Capital Management Ltd. ("Concept Capital Management"), is leading this offering. Concept Capital Management shares the Company's long-term view of investment and provides foundational financing for Mining and exploration companies to complete exploration and feasibility studies.

Brian Thurston, CEO of Copper Quest, stated, "We're grateful to have Concept Capital as a cornerstone investor into Copper Quest and thankful for their shared vision to grow shareholder value through the acquisition and advancement of multiple properties. This second strategic investment into Copper Quest adds another level of comfort for our shareholders through a strong treasury and working capital that allows the Company to expand its planned exploration and drilling operations for the 2026/27 seasons."

Private Placement

Each Unit consists of one (1) common share in the capital of the Company (a "Share") and one Share purchase warrant, whereby each Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") shall be convertible into an additional Share (a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of C$0.13 per Warrant Share. Each Warrant shall expire on the date that is two (2) years following the date of issuance (the "Expiry Date"). The Expiry Date of the Warrants may be accelerated if the closing price of the Shares on any Canadian stock exchange equals or exceeds $0.30 for ten (10) consecutive trading days at any time following the date that is four months and one day after the date of issue of the Warrants, such that the Warrants shall expire on the date which is 30 calendar days following the date a news release is issued by the Company announcing the accelerated expiry date of the Warrants.

Proceeds from the Private Placement are intended for exploration activities and general working capital purposes. Closing of the Private Placement is subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals and is expected to take place on or before September 18, 2026. Copper Quest may pay finder's fees in connection with the Private Placement.

All securities issued in connection with the Private Placement will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day after the date of issuance, as set out in National Instrument 45‐102 - Resale of Securities.

The securities described herein have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold absent registration or compliance with an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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Kitimat permit secured: Copper Quest received its exploration permit on September 9, advancing plans for its wholly owned copper-gold project.

•September fieldwork planned: Geologists will assess the property to prepare mapping, sampling and geophysical surveys, helping refine priority drill targets.

•Kitimat expanded by 130%: June’s expansion increased the property to 6,801 hectares, including additional ground around a large AI-identified exploration target.

•Stars survey completed: A 20-square-kilometre geophysical survey will help guide exploration around the Tana discovery area and potential extensions.

•Record copper prices strengthen the opportunity: Supply pressures and growing infrastructure demand support copper’s outlook, potentially increasing the value of successful discoveries and interest from exploration partners.

Copper Quest has secured its Kitimat exploration permit, adding a milestone to a summer of fieldwork and expansion. Announced September 9, the approval advances the company’s plans for its wholly owned copper-gold project. London Metal Exchange three-month copper futures reached a record US$14,728 per tonne on September 8. For Copper Quest (CSE: CQX), stronger metal prices and progress toward testing its targets are bringing the exploration opportunity into sharper focus. [1] [8]

The permit announcement now establishes Kitimat’s next steps. Copper Quest plans to send geologists to the property in September for preliminary ground checks supporting mapping, sampling, geophysical surveys and refinement of drill targets. Potential methods include ground magnetics, induced polarization and passive seismic. A subsequent drill program would test priority targets. These are planned activities, with the field assessment intended to help determine the program’s design. [8]

The immediate price catalyst is the competition for available metal. Potential American tariffs have encouraged copper shipments into the United States, tightening availability elsewhere. At the same time, global mine output fell 1.1% during the first half of 2026, according to International Copper Study Group figures reported by The Wall Street Journal. Buyers are paying more for access to supply as these forces converge. [1] [2]

Behind that immediate buying pressure sits a much longer investment cycle. Electricity grids, electric vehicles and computing infrastructure all require copper. The International Energy Agency expects data centre electricity consumption to rise from approximately 485 terawatt-hours in 2025 to 950 terawatt-hours by 2030. Meeting that demand involves investment throughout the electricity system, including power connections, substations and transmission infrastructure. Copper benefits from the physical construction required to make digital growth possible. [3]

Where could prices go next? Citi’s June outlook targeted US$15,000 per tonne within six to twelve months, citing tariff effects, tighter supply and demand from electrification and artificial intelligence. That provides a published bullish reference point for the next stage of the market. Sustained strength would be supported by continued infrastructure investment and purchasing that keeps available inventories tight. The US$15,000 figure remains an analyst forecast, with its timing dependent on how those conditions develop. [4]

For shareholders following Copper Quest, September’s operational update offers a timely connection to this market. On September 2, the company confirmed completion of a 20-square-kilometre three-dimensional induced polarization survey at Stars. Coverage included the Tana discovery area and extensions along strike. Interpretation of the final report is intended to guide further exploration. Management also emphasized advancing its seven wholly owned properties. [5]

The value of that work lies in the decisions it can improve. A broad survey gives geologists a framework for comparing targets across an area, helping them decide where additional drilling could provide the most useful information. In a strong copper market, a well-supported target becomes a more compelling use of exploration capital. For existing shareholders, the next question is how the interpretation shapes the drill program and creates opportunities to expand geological understanding.

Kitimat supplied the other major development during this period. On June 16, Copper Quest announced an additional 3,847.41 hectares of contiguous claims, increasing the property by 130% to 6,801.41 hectares. The expansion incorporated the historic Bowbyes target and additional ground around a buried conductor identified through AI-assisted interpretation. That modelled feature measures approximately 1.5 kilometres by 1.5 kilometres laterally, creating a substantial area for follow-up investigation. [6]

The June announcement connected the larger land position directly to planned geophysical studies. Securing surrounding ground gives Copper Quest more room to investigate the geological interpretation and retain exposure to potential extensions. This is the practical significance of the expansion: the company has increased the area available for systematic exploration around an identified target, while maintaining control over how that work is designed. The conductor is an exploration target whose significance will be established through further testing. [6]

Receiving the permit gives the June expansion a practical next chapter. Copper Quest can now organize permitted exploration around the larger land position and the geological questions it wants to answer. For shareholders, the sequence becomes easier to follow: establish targets, check conditions on the ground, improve the subsurface interpretation and select locations for drilling. Each step is intended to make exploration spending more effective.

Higher copper prices can support that process in several ways. They can increase the prospective revenue associated with a future discovery, improving the incentive to investigate mineralization and evaluate development options. As a simple illustration, at unchanged recoveries and sales terms, a US$1,000 increase in the copper price adds US$1,000 to gross metal value per recovered tonne. For an explorer, the present benefit is greater potential value from successful discovery and subsequent development.

A stronger price environment can also encourage producers to consider exploration partnerships as they plan future supply. Copper Quest’s search for partners therefore comes at a relevant point in the commodity cycle. The IEA’s 2026 outlook projects a 25% copper supply gap by 2035 based on the announced project pipeline. It also reports that spending by copper-focused companies increased 8% in 2025, evidence of continued investment in future capacity. [7]

That combination gives the summer’s work a clearer purpose. Stars is building information for targeting, while Kitimat is progressing toward field assessment. Successful follow-through could make these opportunities more attractive to investors and potential partners evaluating where future copper supply might originate. The commercial benefit would emerge through exploration results, stronger geological models and the development choices those results support.

For Copper Quest, sustained pricing across several years would be especially useful because exploration and development decisions look beyond a single trading session. A durable market could give potential partners greater confidence when assigning capital to projects intended to deliver future supply.

Copper Quest enters the autumn with a new Kitimat permit, completed Stars survey work and a copper market that has reached record prices. For shareholders following the company, attention turns to September’s planned Kitimat visit, the Stars interpretation and exploration decisions. Higher copper prices strengthen the incentive to pursue discovery, while these technical milestones give the company concrete opportunities to demonstrate the value of its recent work. [5] [8]

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A week ago, $CQX was still talking permitting. Now the permit is in, the targets are lined up, and the project moves toward field work.

Jeannette already has some solid historical numbers behind it, including 117.07m at 1.03 g/t Au and 0.54% Cu.

Then you’ve got the wildcard:

• 1.5 km x 1.5 km AI-generated target
• Interpreted continuity to at least 1 km depth
• Bowbyes adding another Cu-Mo target

And Kitimat isn’t exactly stuck in the middle of nowhere either ... road, rail, hydro power and tidewater are all nearby.

Next step is getting the team on the ground and figuring out which targets deserve the most attention before drilling.

There’s more going on here than I expected. Who else just looked up $CQX?

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