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In the News ·

The Cybersecurity 202: Political campaigns are flocking to encrypted messaging apps. But they’re not a panacea.

November 7, 2019·

Political campaigns are flocking to encrypted messenging apps to avoid being the next big target after the Hillary Clinton campaign’s emails were exposed by hackers in…

In the News ·

Free & Discounted Security Services Now Available for US Election Orgs

November 4, 2019·

A nonprofit co-founded by former campaign managers for Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney officially launched this week to provide free or low-cost security technology and…

Crypto/Security ·

5 Zero Trust Myths and Realities

November 1, 2019·

Today, it is painfully apparent that mere perimeter defenses are not enough to protect your data and communications from malicious intruders. For this reason, misplaced…

In the News ·

Nonprofit To Bring Low To-No Cost Cybersecurity Services To Federal Campaigns

November 1, 2019·

WASHINGTON — Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC), a new nonprofit and nonpartisan organization committed to bringing cybersecurity tools and resources to federal election campaigns, announced today…

Encrypted Messaging ·

The Most Important Features to Have for Secure Communication

October 24, 2019·

In the summer of 2017, we witnessed the WannaCry attack, the worst ransomware outbreak in history. According to a Reuters report, global revenue losses from…

Crypto/Security ·

Your Go-To Checklist for Secure Data Sharing

October 14, 2019·

When your company decides to share data with another party, you need to put together a plan on how to accomplish this as securely as…

Crypto/Security ·

How 5G Will Impact Your Cybersecurity Strategy

October 7, 2019·

All around the world, advanced 5G networks are being deployed, bringing along a large number of benefits, including high data capacity, increased reliability, and lower…

Encrypted Messaging ·

Feeling Our Way: The Darkest Corner of Shadow IT

October 1, 2019·

I had just about started my workday yesterday and a friend’s message popped into my Wickr app. “Kik Messenger is shutting down….” As I read…

Infographics ·

5 of the Most Important Data Breach Statistics You Need to Know

September 30, 2019·

The importance of preventing a data, application or communication breach cannot be overemphasized. Organizations must take a multi-pronged approach to security, including stronger authorization, contact…

Encrypted Messaging ·

Better Contact Discovery

September 25, 2019·

Contact Discovery For most message platforms, usually the first thing users will do after creating an account is to start adding people to their contact…

Product Updates ·

Wickr Product Update (version 5.34)

September 20, 2019·

Introducing the latest update to Wickr Pro: A better way to respond to individual messages. Our development team listens to your feedback, and so we’re…

Infographics ·

How Enterprises Can Improve Data Encryption

September 16, 2019·

One of the most effective ways to secure enterprise data is to employ encryption technology. Encryption scrambles the data so it can’t be read. Only…

Crypto/Security ·

3 Key Ways Enterprises Can Enhance Secure Data Sharing

September 6, 2019·

Enterprises today collect massive amounts of data about their products, their sales, their customers, and more. That data has value both inside and outside your…

Encrypted Messaging ·

7 Mistakes to Avoid When Looking for the Best Encrypted Messaging App

August 20, 2019·

If your organization is looking for a new company-wide messaging app, there are lots of choices available. That means, however, that it’s easy to make…

Encrypted Messaging ·

5 Key Strategies to Adopting the Best Encrypted Messaging App to Keep Your Company Secure

August 16, 2019·

Data encryption is necessary to help protect your company’s valuable data. It’s also important when you need to keep your company’s communications secure. For this…

Encrypted Messaging ·

5 Reasons Why Wickr is the Best Encrypted Messaging App for Teams

August 13, 2019·

It’s important for members of your team to effectively and efficiently communicate and collaborate with each another. So, using an encrypted messaging app is a…

Crypto/Security ·

How Security Teams Are Leveraging Wickr to Ensure Data Encryption

August 7, 2019·

Your organization’s IT security team is responsible for protecting your company’s data from hacking and cyber theft. Security teams, today, employ data encryption, firewalls, artificial…

Product Updates ·

Wickr Product Update (version 5.28)

August 2, 2019·

Wickr Pro: Announcing an important update! Back by popular demand, Secure Shredder has returned to sanitize your deleted data. Please enjoy this latest release of…

Encrypted Messaging ·

5 Ways to Find the Best Encrypted Messaging Solution for Your Business

July 23, 2019·

Security is important for your business. You don’t want prying eyes snooping on your data or accessing your private communications. Unfortunately, the vast majority of…

Product Updates ·

Wickr Product Update (version 5.26)

July 19, 2019·

Thanks to the Wickr community feedback, in this version we’re introducing several new Wickr enhancements. We hope you enjoy them! And, keep the suggestions coming!…

Crypto/Security ·

A Guide to Data Encryption Best Practices

July 16, 2019·

Data encryption provides the best available protection against unauthorized access to data. Although encryption has been proven to be indispensable to companies that store significant…

Infographics ·

A Traveling Executive’s Guide to Cybersecurity

July 16, 2019·

Here at Wickr we work with partners everyday helping to ensure the security of their communications. That’s why we’re excited to share this infographic with…

Encrypted Messaging ·

How to Choose the Best Encrypted Messaging App

July 9, 2019·

The public didn’t always have to be so diligent about keeping their data secure. However, as long as tech companies, government entities, and cybercriminals want…

Crypto/Security ·

Lessons We Learned from a Recent Attack

July 3, 2019·

Joël Alwen, Cryptographer at Wickr July 3, 2019Recently, the folks over at Forcepoint Security Labs published an interesting blog post detailing their findings on the…

Crypto/Security ·

Cryptographic Research @ Wickr

July 2, 2019·

Wickr’s website has just been extended with a new section on our Cryptographic Research & Development Program. So this seems like as good a time…

Crypto/Security ·

Managing Cryptographic Keys

June 26, 2019·

Recently, Slack announced their new Enterprise Key Management (EKM) product, which allows users to manage the cryptographic key material used to encrypt (and authenticate) their…

Crypto/Security ·

Zero Trust Apps Are the Future

June 20, 2019·

Your customers and business partners are taking data privacy more seriously than ever before. They expect a high level of security and will take action…

In the News ·

Slack is teaming up with Hipchat — only to kill it off

June 19, 2019·

Over 8 million people use Slack every single day to communicate in online teams, for work and sometimes play — including us here at CNET…

Product Updates ·

Wickr Product Update (version 5.20)

June 19, 2019·

Wickr is constantly working to improve the user experience, whether you use WickrPro or WickrMe. We are excited to announce some new features included with…

Encrypted Messaging ·

Secure Messaging Protocols Part 2: The Bleeding Edge

June 18, 2019·

The rapid proliferation of Secure Messaging Protocols (SMPs) in government, industry, and the wider public have accelerated both industry and academic cryptographic and security engineering…

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