What is Encrypted Communication? (1 minute read)

When you share sensitive or proprietary information, it’s important to be sure that only the people you want to see it actually see it. It might also be useful for certain communications and shared data being deleted within a prescribed timeframe.

This is where Encrypted Communications comes in for your campaign or organization.

Simply stated, encryption is a way of scrambling information when it is sent between two people and only the person sending and receiving can unscramble the information and view or read it. 

In a campaign or organization, encrypted communications means using a service to send texts, share files, and in some cases make calls and hold video calls that protects communications through encryption. 

If you are already using a service like Wickr or Signal, you are using an encrypted communications platform.

Encrypted Communications is one the cybersecurity basics that every campaign and organization should implement.

While these platforms provide great protection, equally important is establishing policies around what information should be shared on the platforms.

Learn more: What is Wickr?,  Creating a Cybersecurity policy for your campaign, Creating a Sample Policy for your Campaign

How To: How to Set Up Wickr