WISeKey Launches WISeID Cloud Storage Service in Addition to WISeID Platform for Digital Identity and Cybersecurity Services

WISeKey International Holding Ltd. launches WISeID cloud storage service, as an addition to the WISeID platform for digital identity and cybersecurity services.

Launched in 2019, the WISeID platform was built using the company’s digital certificates and other technologies. The evolution of the WISeID cloud storage service represents a stronger focus on cloud services and integration with Internet applications, enabling customers and partners to adopt the WISeID ecosystem for digital identity to secure access to online services.

Since the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the imposed need to enable teleworking has forced users to increasingly rely on cloud services, but this trend also implies higher security risks, especially when conventional cloud storage services are used to store and/or share highly confidential information. Covid-19 pandemic has upended how companies work and operate securely remotely. The increased volume of employees working from home using video conferencing and collaboration services is stressing back-end support services and increasing traffic on networks that connect users to these services. Only providers with a robust and abundant architecture that deliver an uninterrupted customer cloud experience, such as WISeKey, will be able to manage the increased load.

The features of WISeID cloud storage service enable users to keep a protected file storage in the cloud, in servers secured by the firm‘s Swiss technologies. The cloud storage can be used to store confidential documents in a personal cloud safe area and securely share with other WISeID users, removing risks for eavesdropping and privacy loss. The service, developed in partnership with NextCloud GmbH, facilitates ubiquitous access to users’ personal files through multiple secure interfaces, like web browser, mobile applications for iOS and Android devices and desktop applications for Windows, Mac and Linux. Being part of the WISeID ecosystem, the service will soon be enhanced with digital signatures and other security features.

The WISeID cloud storage service will be offered in a B2C model, where users can benefit of a free trial service and then given the choice to acquire an annual subscription for a permanent storage with secure backup and other advantages. The service will be also offered to selected companies in a B2B model.

“The addition of WISeID Cloud Storage is a great step forward for WISeID, a platform in continuous evolution that puts users’ identity and personal security in the center-point of a security ecosystem,” stated Carlos Moreira, CEO and founder, WISeKey.

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WISeID is based on the WISeKey/OISTE Root of Trust and integrates technologies to distribute the identity attributes and build federated ecosystems. It is accessible as a web service via the wiseid.com trust services portal and enterprise standard APIs that allow the integration with business applications. It provides users with a digital identity that can be used to secure email communication, digitally sign documents with legal validity and it’s complemented with features such as dual factor authentication and single sign-on. The WISeID web services and mobile applications are available for download and use. Several offers, such as digital certificates to secure the email or the strong authentication capabilities are offered free of charge, while others require a business subscription, in order to get full access to validated identities and document signature capabilities.