Keybase announced enterprise collaboration and messaging app with end-to-end encryption, competing with Slack and others in market

Briefing

Keybase announced enterprise collaboration and messaging app with end-to-end encryption, competing with Slack and others in market

September 22, 2017

Briefing

  • Secure Enterprise Messaging App – Keybase introduced enterprise messaging app platform equipped with end-to-end encryption, protecting messages from other users, hackers, and government surveillance, and also encrypts files shared on app
  • Slack-Like Collaboration Tool – Promises Slack-like experience with ability to create chat rooms, channels, and subgroups
  • Difference with Slack Encryption – Slack encrypts messages on user’s devices and company’s servers, with data vulnerable to middlemen attacks
  • Intensifying Competition – Other messaging services with full encryption include Cisco’s Spark, Wire, ClearChat, and Symphony
  • Availability – Available as desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows, with mobile support for iOS and Android devices
  • Pricing – Free initially, with plans to charge business users once app gains traction

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Keybase, Slack

Source

Original Publication Date

September 21, 2017

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