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 →
Can secure communication tools and a renewed focus on information governance systems help legal professionals and IT departments combat an increasingly pervasive threat vector? How do legal professionals view end-to-end encrypted and ephemeral collaboration platforms? My team at Wickr works with colleagues including in-house lawyers and outside law firms on
Wickr and Psiphon Launch a Global Secure Open Access CapabilityThe combination of Wickr’s encrypted communications platform and Psiphon’s global infrastructure ensures global corporations have seamless security and accessibility anywhere – even when networks are compromised, restricted or degraded.Chris Lalonde, Wickr COO August 23, 2018Get Started on Wickr Pro – Free
“Everyone has to assume that content shared via business email and traditional collaboration platforms is not protected. Enabling quick adoption of secure communications tools with SSO is a big step forward in ensuring that enterprises are protecting critical business information.” – Joel Wallenstrom, Wickr CEO We are excited to announce that
Does your workday start when you actually sit at your desk and turn on your PC? For most workers, the start of your workday isn’t in the office but when you login to your email on your device, respond to coworker communications on Slack, or access the work intranet from
“As we develop better methods and models for protecting communication streams, it is essential to examine how the threat model for secure messaging applications has evolved beyond the traditional man-in-the-middle attack.” * The content of this paper was presented at 2017 AppSecUSAAuthor: Joël AlwenIn an age of ever more sophisticated
The Wickr platform is built around two types of secrets: cryptographic keys and passwords. This paper is focused on passwords. First, I’ll explain why Wickr has opted to use passwords. Next, I’ll describe how exactly how they are used. Finally, I’ll address the potential threats password use exposes us to
“The messages are encrypted end-to-end and both the encrypted messages and keys in the key pools are authenticated end-to-end. This means that attackers have no ability to read or modify encrypted messages as they pass through the server and they cannot manipulate the key pools to execute man in the
Wickr Enterprise is engineered to meet any record retention, auditing, and data security requirements for regulated industries. It is specifically designed to enable organizations to enforce transparency and accountability in compliance with statutory data retention standards (i.e. FINRA, PRA, FRA, FOIA) while ensuring maximum security of high-target communications.
We are excited to release a new feature enabling screenshot detection on Android and iOS for both Wickr Pro and Wickr Me. While there is no privacy silver bullet, we believe that transparency around capturing messages enables trust and helps set privacy expectations between you and your contacts.Product Update March
With so much happening in the news, it is increasingly harder for consumer – whether businesses or end users – to trust technologies we all rely on. With eroding confidence that our information will be kept safe and private, how do the security teams earn and build trust and transparency
Privacy of a face-to-face conversation is just a click awayJoel Wallenstrom, Wickr CEO February 23, 2018Since we added calling to Wickr Pro, teams have enjoyed end-to-end encrypted conferencing across the office or with partners across the world. From executives to security researchers to political campaigns, Pro users have the same
It seems every new app or online service these days is designed to entice you to share your activity, location, or personal information at all times. The result is almost too predictable at this point – sooner or later, the data is exposed and we are shocked to discover a