We are pleased to share that Wickr has been acquired by Amazon and is now part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) team. We’re proud to have created highly trusted, secure communication solutions for messaging, video conferencing, file sharing, and more. From our founding ten years ago, we have grown to serve organizations across a wide range of industries, all over the world. Together with AWS, we look forward to taking our solutions to the next level for our customers and partners. Learn more here →

Category: Encrypted Messaging

A Look at the New York Times Privacy Project

It’s easy for us to forget a time when we weren’t so connected through technology. It used to be easier to determine if our privacy rights had been violated, and there were laws created to clarify these cherished rights such as the Fourth Amendment. Those times are behind us. Today,

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New Attacks on OpenSSL’s Elliptic Curve Crypto

Joël Alwen, Cryptography at Wickr May 10, 2019 A new family of attacks targeting OpenSSL’s elliptic curve crypto (ECC) implementations has been released to the public. Vulnerable schemes include ECDH, ECDSA and ECIES on a variety of very common curve families. Given the widespread use of such schemes, including by

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Zero Trust? How about Trust with Secure Administrative Controls

There are many industry discussions happening right now around Zero Trust models and why it may work for some organizations and not others. We’re using this industry term a bit “tongue-in-cheek” for our blog, but it does have some relevance when discussing secure, E2E encrypted collaboration platforms and how to

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Enterprise Level Security with SaaS Simplicity

Wickr Enterprise has just gotten even better! Wickr just released a major update that includes an exciting integration with our key technology partner – Replicated. Together, this release brings a slew of new features to enterprise IT admins. We’ve made deployments much easier – with several key enhancements along the

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Merlin Invests in Wickr to Deliver Secure Communications to Federal Agencies and Highly-Regulated Industries

Partnership will accelerate development and adoption of products and services that protect critical communications and sensitive information.Washington DC –RSA Federal Summit, March 26, 2019– Merlin International, Inc., a trusted technology provider delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions for highly-regulated industries, today announced a major investment in Wickr Inc., the only communications platform

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The Market Forces Behind Facebooks Pursuit of Privacy and Trust

In 2002 Bill Gates sent the “Trustworthy Computing” email that lit the fuse of internet security. Similarly, Mark Zuckerberg’s Privacy Manifesto will be remembered for kickstarting a new era of data privacy. Bill Gates got religion because Microsoft revenue was at risk. It was not a philanthropic gesture nor an

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Facebook Announces Shift to Messages & Content that Won’t Stick Around Forever

Chris Howell, Wickr CTO March 9, 2019 The other day The Verge’s headline read: “Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will shift to emphasize encrypted ephemeral messages” (https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/6/18253458/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-privacy-encrypted-messaging-whatsapp-messenger-instagram). In his post, Mark Zuckerberg predicts that communications will “increasingly shift to private, encrypted services where people can be confident what they say to

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Wickr Named a Leader in Secure Communications

Wickr Named a Leader in Secure Communications“ features strong user privacy and enhanced security capabilities. Users can ID each other with verification request capabilities … is the best fit for companies that need a multipurpose tool and custom integrations … WickrBOT talks to standardized APIs to help customers secure workflows

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Introducing: The Wickr Yes Machine

Introducing: The Wickr Yes MachineVISIT WICKR IO GITHUBLEARN MORE ABOUT WICKRIOGet Started on Wickr Pro – FreeChris Howell, Wickr CTO November 19, 2018 Yesterday’s enterprise was dominated by “all-in-one” software solutions that offered the broadest possible feature set to the broadest possible user base. As a result, enterprises that were

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Wickr and Psiphon’s Secure Open Access Now Global

“The new Wickr Open Access feature relies on multiple techniques and thousands of servers across the world. Think of it as a “smart VPN” that relies on an agile and smart access engine that optimizes the Wickr app to keep the best connection among many servers launched at once, as

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Be Prepared – Cyber Blackout

“If I could give someone just one life tip, I’d tell them to be prepared. I can’t think of better words to live by that can impact virtually every facet of life outside of love and ethics. From my early days and the stinging cold of scout camp to my

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The (Continuing) Business of Keeping Promises

Get Started on Wickr Pro – FreeChris Howell, Wickr CTO August 30, 2018 “Wickr has built a sophisticated end-to-end encryption protocol that provides their users with strong cryptographic guarantees.” – Dr. Matthew Green, Cryptographer & Professor at Johns Hopkins University Earlier this year we launched a new Customer Security Promises

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