A former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police is leading the UK launch of a new videoconferencing tool developed from the same platform used by American law enforcement agencies to plan security at major events including the Super Bowl, NASCAR and Stanley Cup play-offs.
John Parkinson OBE, is leading the launch of Mercury, a highly secure video conferencing tool developed by US-based Secured Communications for the UK corporate market.
Mercury allows users to host videoconference meetings privately and securely via web browser or mobile device without disruptions or leaks of sensitive information.
Parkinson, also a former Senior National Counter Terrorism Coordinator, said: “The shift to work-from-home in the corporate world during the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for secure, reliable communication. There is a great demand for a videoconferencing platform that allows users to meet securely without running the risk of disruptions or hackers obtaining sensitive data. Business leaders need to protect their most sensitive communications and stay in control of vital information.”
To ensure a level of enhanced security, Mercury is not openly available to the general public, and corporate clients undergo a compliance process which incorporates expert leadership teams comprised of former senior law enforcement and technology leaders.
Axiom International is one of the first UK-based companies to sign up to Mercury.
Its managing director, Chris Gregg QPM, said: “In our field of work we need to be able to trust the technology that we use to provide secure communications across the globe, be that through video conferencing, messaging or file sharing. We are impressed by what Mercury offers us. As a company, being able to have confidence that our systems are as robust as they can be against hackers and cyber-attack is paramount.”
