Amazon Web Services is acquiring Wickr, a 10-year-old venture-backed company that provides encrypted messaging services to government agencies and large companies, for an undisclosed sum. The deal brings AWS technology that is top-of-mind for many organizations at a time when sophisticated cyberattacks are on the rise. Wickr operates a messaging service that features “end-to-end” encryption,...
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