Kibu Featured in POLITICO

We’re excited to share that Kibu was featured in this week’s edition of POLITICO’s Weekly Cybersecurity newsletter, spotlighting our platform as a trusted alternative in the wake of growing concerns over the use of consumer messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp for sensitive communications.

Following the recent Signalgate controversy — where senior U.S. officials reportedly used Signal to coordinate around military actions — POLITICO highlighted Kibu as part of a new wave of secure communication tools purpose-built for high-trust, high-risk environments.

“It’s been a busy two weeks for us,” Kibu CEO Ari Andersen told POLITICO, citing heightened demand for secure, verifiable communication among enterprise decision-makers.

“We’re selling it to companies, we’re selling it to corporate boards, family offices, banks, across various regulated industries — really right now for small groups of key decision makers.”

Unlike typical chat apps, Kibu does not rely on phone numbers or usernames, and every new member must be unanimously approved by an existing group. Messages are end-to-end encrypted, and any attempt to take a screenshot or record the screen alerts the entire group, preserving trust and accountability.

Kibu was founded with a clear mission: to bring real-world trust into digital interactions. As CEO Ari Andersen put it, “Deepfakes, voice clones, and things that are emerging — the internet is slowly becoming a sea of unreality.”

As the line between authenticity and deception blurs, Kibu offers organizations a way to maintain secure, verified, human-centered communication — even in the most sensitive contexts.

📖 Read the full Weekly Cybersecurity newsletter from POLITICO here: CISA cuts: ‘Open season’ for US?