“Security is certainly one of the things enterprise buyers are concerned about, but not the only deciding factor,” said Alan Lepofsky, vice president and principal analyst at Constellation Research. Though security is important for large businesses, it is just one the many considerations for customers when rolling out a collaboration platform.
“Organizations of all sizes and across different industries handle sensitive information that require a high level of privacy and security, including those related to intellectual property, financial reports, legal discussions, R&D and M&A,” Castañón-Martínez said. These apps will appeal not only to firms operating in highly regulated sectors, but any area of a business where privacy is important. “I expect that products like Slack will continue to enhance their level of security, but applications like Keybase will play a role to address specific use cases that are outside the scope of Slack." “Applications like Keybase, in my opinion, are emerging as a distinct subcategory within the larger messaging and collaboration umbrella.
“This could be a profitable niche,” said Raúl Castañón-Martínez, senior analyst at 451 Research. While the likes of Slack have invested heavily in secure communications, apps such as Keybase could provide an alternative for specific cases where privacy is paramount. Others include Wire, ClearChat and Symphony, which is targeted at financial sector users. Keybase is one of several companies that have launched messaging tools with end-to-end encryption.
The company cited work involving, for example, a devops team and board of directors: “From passing around technical secrets to discussing more tender business dealings, these groups will want data that can't be decrypted by others inside their own company.” Keybase said its messaging tool will not just protect communications from external snooping, but also block sub-teams in the same organization from gaining access to private information.
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