The military will share Mercury 2.0

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The Command of the Cyberspace defence Army Component has begun work on launching Mercury 2.0 Public communicator. “The full implementation of Public instances will enable cooperation with another services liable for State security, for example during crisis actions or joint operations,” explains Colonel Przemysław Lipczyński, spokesperson for DKWOC.

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On the 1 hand, there is much talk about the dangers of utilizing popular communicators. On the another hand, they are a very convenient and applicable tool for communication, including in business contacts, so it is hard to quit them. Therefore, the military has been utilizing its interior strategy for any time, which has been designed to guarantee maximum security, independency and full control of data. possibly he will shortly be in another uniforms.

Dedicated Computer strategy (DSI) Mercury 2.0 – due to the fact that that is the full name of the communicator – it is utilized for exchanging public information and can only be installed on business phones. The strategy was developed by specialists from Command of the Cyberspace defence Army (DKWOC). It allows you to conduct encrypted text calls, group communication, as well as audio and video connections.

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Mercury 2.0's first version was released in 2023 and has since been continuously developed. – We make improvements in the area of safety, reliability of communication and ergonomics of usage of applications for peculiar applications – says Colonel Przemysław Lipczyński, spokesperson for DKWOC.

Until now, only soldiers and military personnel with business phones had access to Mercury 2.0. Now the military wants the app to be available to another services, specified as the police or the fire department, after passing the appropriate tests. To this end, DKWOC began work on launching Mercury 2.0 Public communicator. “The full implementation of Public instances will enable cooperation with another services liable for State security, for example during crisis actions or joint operations,” explains Colonel Lipczyński.

Unlike another widely available Mercury 2.0 communicators, it is not based on external services or alien servers. The server infrastructure remains the property of the defence department, which allows full control of the data and makes their level of protection much higher.

The strategy only works on devices managed and controlled in interior safety procedures. The equipment on which it is installed must meet certain parameters.

In the military, usage of Mercury 2.0 is not compulsory, but recommended to all soldiers and workers. However, assuming that it will find a large group of users, possibly shortly besides in another services, and will facilitate safe communication in times of crisis or joint operations, it will surely become an highly applicable and essential tool.

Ms Blinkiewicz

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