Amazon Web Services Acquires Wickr
Amazon announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has acquired Wickr, an end-to-end encrypted communication platform. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re excited to share that AWS has acquired Wickr, an innovative company that has developed the industry’s most secure, end-to-end encrypted, communication technology,” said Stephen Schmidt, Amazon Web Services’ vice president. […]
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Amazon announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has acquired Wickr, an end-to-end encrypted communication platform. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We’re excited to share that AWS has acquired Wickr, an innovative company that has developed the industry’s most secure, end-to-end encrypted, communication technology,” said Stephen Schmidt, Amazon Web Services’ vice president.
Wickr’s encrypted messaging tools are used by governmental entities, including the Department of Defence. Wickr customers use its service for increased safety across messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, and collaboration technologies.
AWS, which is offering Wickr services immediately, said the need for a security-focused communication service has increased during the pandemic, with employees working remotely in scattered locations.
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The acquisition could signal that AWS is trying to push itself into messaging. AWS currently offers Chime, an enterprise messaging app similar to Slack and Microsoft Teams.
AWS says it works with more than 6,500 government agencies. The cloud arm of Amazon is still involved in a legal battle over the controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract.
AWS’s blog post on the announcement said existing users can continue to use the service as usual.
