Merlin Invests in Wickr to Deliver Secure Communications to Federal Agencies and Highly-Regulated Industries
Summary
WASHINGTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- RSA Federal Summit – 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 designed to resist state-level hacking while offering enterprise-grade management and compliance capabilities. “Wickr puts government agencies in full control of any and all data shared through the service and ensures that it remains protected at all times while in transit and at rest,” said Joel Wallenstrom, Wickr CEO. “Full end-to-end encryption is applied to all data streams including messages, files and calls, guaranteeing that Wickr never has access to that information, and can thus serve as a secure black box for all content. With the new partnership agreement in place between Merlin and Wickr, both companies will now concentrate on helping to create and secure end-to-end encrypted infrastructures for federal agencies and other organizations operating in heavily regulated environments. In the workplace and out in the field, Wickr enables end users to communicate securely and protect their privacy while providing IT organizations the administrative controls needed to deploy at scale and comply with industry standards.