Global Integrity

What Global Integrity does

Global Integrity is a private US-based secure communications company founded in 2015 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company develops and sells QTel, a peer-to-peer encrypted communications platform providing voice, video, and messaging across iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. QTel uses quantum-resistant polymorphic encryption (P3E) where encryption and decryption occur exclusively at user endpoints, with Global Integrity holding no encryption keys and collecting no phone numbers, PII, or device metadata; connection records are purged after each transfer. The product is complemented by dSecure for data encryption management (in transit, in process, and at rest) and by professional services including executive protection, 24x7 global intelligence monitoring, security design, investigations, and a mobile device security tradecraft training course.

The company is wholly owned by Protect Mobility LLC, which was established by the same founding team in 2010. Global Integrity holds 13 patents covering secure messaging, encryption, cryptography, and user interface systems applied to mobile, desktop, and cloud communications. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales: QTel is sold only to organizations via quote-based annual subscription contracts, with user provisioning through an admin portal. The company markets to a focused set of verticals, including executive and close protection teams, law firms, legal and cyber services firms, corporate executive offices, IP-sensitive enterprises, and personnel operating in travel or remote-location scenarios. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, presence in Apple App Store and Google Play, earned media in security publications, conference participation (GSX), and a channel partnership with Griffin Risk for reach into law enforcement, defense, retail, logistics, finance, and technology.

Global Integrity's privacy posture is anchored in GDPR and CCPA compliance and a zero data retention architecture. Leadership includes founder and CEO Bill Marlow, PhD; Chief Operating Officer Chuck Elden (CISSP, formerly Chief Security Officer); Senior Vice President Don Sortor; and CIO Robert Cichielo. Revenue and funding are not publicly disclosed and no institutional funding rounds are recorded, indicating the company is likely bootstrapped or funded through operating revenues. Headcount of 11-50 employees is consistent with a small, specialized enterprise vendor targeting high-stakes verticals.

Name

Global Integrity

Legal name

Global Integrity

Website

https://globalintegrity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Integrity is a private secure communications vendor selling QTel, a quantum-resistant peer-to-peer encrypted voice, video, and messaging platform, to organizations in high-stakes verticals including law firms, executive protection, and IP-sensitive enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Communications Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Secure/Encrypted Messaging (BPAMACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Algorithms & Protocols (PQC) (HDAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Secure communications software
• Encrypted messaging platform
• Quantum-resistant encryption
• Peer-to-peer voice video
• Enterprise communications security

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. QTel Secure Communications Platform: Licensed software solution providing encrypted voice, messaging, and video communications to organizations. Organizations must contact Global Integrity to set up accounts. Pricing is quote-based, suggesting enterprise licensing model with organization-level provisioning and user management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Global Integrity develops and licenses QTel, a peer-to-peer quantum-resistant encrypted communications ecosystem that provides secure voice, messaging, and video for organizations across mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. The platform is sold on an enterprise subscription basis with quote-based annual licensing, supplemented by dSecure enterprise encryption management software and paid professional services including threat intelligence, executive protection, security design, investigations, and mobile device security training.

Product overview

Global Integrity offers a unified secure communications portfolio centered on QTel, a peer-to-peer encrypted platform for voice, messaging, and video. The core QTel product (formerly Qphone, renamed December 2023) provides quantum-resistant encryption across mobile devices and desktops, complemented by dSecure for enterprise encryption management. Additional services include threat intelligence monitoring, executive protection, and mobile device security training. The company operates under a zero data retention policy and complies with GDPR and CCPA regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QTel: A massively secure private communications ecosystem providing peer-to-peer encrypted voice, messaging, and video with quantum-resistant encryption.
• dSecure
• Privacy Phone
• P3E (Polymorphic Encryption)

Products and services

• QTel Peer-to-peer quantum-resistant encrypted communications ecosystem providing secure voice, messaging (with document attachments), and video for organizations across Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux; collects no PII or device data and purges connection records after communication completes.
• dSecure Highly secure enterprise encryption and management platform that encrypts all data in transit, in process, and at rest, complementing QTel for broader enterprise data protection needs.
• Global Intelligence Services 24x7 threat monitoring, analysis, and remediation services sourcing from media outlets, surface, dark, and deep web, and social media, providing organizations with continuous situational awareness of threats to their people, operations, and brand.
• Executive Protection Services Global executive and close protection services including low-profile security, on-call emergency services, evacuation support, and travel risk management for high-profile individuals and corporate principals.
• Security Design Risk, threat, and vulnerability assessment services for physical structures or operations, advising organizations on protective measures for facilities and operational environments.
• Investigations Investigative services aimed at protecting the confidentiality and integrity of client operations from outsiders and third-party disclosure during sensitive engagements.
• Mobile Device Security Tradecraft Course One-day interactive training course covering mobile device vulnerabilities, best practices, and operational procedures for ensuring mobile security and privacy, targeted at security professionals and high-risk personnel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero data retention - content information purged immediately after transfer completion

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Griffin RiskcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 June 2024Security, cybersecurity, and risk management consulting firm partnership. Griffin Risk provides QTel to their clients across law enforcement, defense, retail, logistics, finance, and technology industries. With over 30 years of expertise in identifying and managing risks threatening operations, Griffin Risk helps clients build more resilient business ecosystems.
• TorchStoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier global risk mitigation and security firm providing customized solutions to address each client need across the entire spectrum of security. Delivers peace of mind and confidence in an increasingly unstable and unpredictable world.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wire: Enterprise-grade end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, video, and file sharing with strong GDPR posture — competing for the same European and corporate security budgets.
• Threema: Swiss end-to-end encrypted messenger with business/education editions offering GDPR-compliant secure communications — direct competitor in the European privacy-focused enterprise segment.
• Element (Matrix): Federated, end-to-end encrypted enterprise messaging built on the Matrix protocol with deployments across defense and government — competing for sovereign/secure communications RFPs.
• Signal: Non-profit secure messaging/voice/video app with end-to-end encryption and the Signal Protocol — the benchmark for consumer-grade secure communications and a price-anchor for paid alternatives like QTel.
• Cellcrypt: Provider of encrypted voice and messaging for government, defense, and enterprise — closely comparable niche and customer base to QTel.
• Wickr (Amazon): Enterprise-focused end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, video, and file transfer; now owned by AWS, competing for the same high-security enterprise/government contracts Global Integrity targets.
• Silent Circle: Provider of encrypted communications (Silent Phone, Silent Text) targeting executives, government, and defense — overlapping directly with Global Integrity's QTel positioning in high-stakes verticals.
• Salt Communications: Defense-grade secure communications for military, government, and law enforcement — directly comparable to Global Integrity's executive/close protection and government use cases.
• Koolspan: Provider of secure mobile communications and encrypted calling for defense, government, and enterprise — directly comparable niche and customer base to QTel.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Teams): Dominant enterprise collaboration platform with optional end-to-end encryption; represents the broad incumbent whose encryption enhancements can pressure niche secure-communications vendors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-integrity-inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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