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    'Zero Trust' is the guiding principle of Sikur's latest security-focused smartphone

    The Android 11-powered Sikur One can be wiped remotely and includes password-less authentication.

    Kris Holt
    01.20.2022
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    Sikur launches high-security phones based on Sony hardware

    Sikur garnered attention with its reportedly hack-resistant GranitePhone back in 2015, but the follow-up has been a long time in coming -- it only just announced a follow-up in February. The sequels are here, however, and they'll look more than a little familiar. The company has started shipping the SIKURPhone XZ1 and SIKURPhone XA2, both of which run SikurOS (a hardened version of Android) on top of existing Sony hardware. Either device promises "several layers" of security, including a carefully-vetted app store (due to launch by the end of 2018) and a cryptocurrency wallet -- it's just running on branded third-party hardware.

    Jon Fingas
    09.26.2018
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    Encrypted SIKURPhone protects data and cryptocurrency

    The security-focused Granite Phone captured the interest of even non-corporate customers when it came out in 2015. Now the folks at Sikur are back with a next-generation SIKURPhone, promising the first fully encrypted, hack-proof smartphone that can safely store cryptocurrencies. Only 20,000 units will be available for presale beginning February 27th at a promotional price of $799. The company expects to deliver them in August of this year.

    Rob LeFebvre
    02.27.2018

  • The $850 Archos GranitePhone promises to keep all your data secure

    The Blackphone isn't the only smartphone out there that has security as its number one feature. A partnership between Archos and secure software specialists Sikur has yielded the GranitePhone, a device that runs Sikur's fully encrypted GraniteOS on top of Android. As its site claims, the GranitePhone encrypts every bit of communication data on the device, including calls, messages, contacts and more. While the device has Android at its core, it doesn't look like it includes Google's service, including the Play Store -- so it's not likely to appeal to anyone except those who really put security at the forefront.

    Nathan Ingraham
    10.12.2015