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Since many of us can no longer have face-to-face chats with family and friends, we’ve turned to online video meetups. Though Zoom has attracted a good share of those wanting to get together online, the service has suffered recent criticism over securit… Continue reading Google opens up free access to Meet video conferencing for everyone
Google Cloud today announced it’s making Google Meet, Google’s premium video-conferencing solution, free for everyone with availability rolling out over the coming weeks. Starting in early May, anyone with an email address can sign up for M… Continue reading Google Meet: Video meetings built on a secure foundation, soon free for everyone
To help individuals and organizations choose video call apps that suit their needs and their risk appetite, Mozilla has released a new “Privacy Not Included” report that focuses on video call apps. The report includes the following popular … Continue reading Which video call apps should you use if you care about privacy?
Video conferencing calls have quickly become a mainstay of socializing in 2020, and now Facebook is throwing its sizeable hat in the ring with a new service called Messenger Rooms. It carries a lot of the same functionality as Zoom and other video conf… Continue reading Facebook launches a Zoom rival with immersive video backgrounds
Proofpoint researchers have spotted and documented email phishing campaigns targeting US companies in a variety of industries with emails impersonating Zoom and Cisco (WebEx). Phishing emails impersonating Zoom and WebEx “Video conferencing has become … Continue reading Phishers exploit Zoom, WebEx brands to target businesses
It would be easy to assume that Verizon’s purchase last week of video-conferencing tool BlueJeans was an opportunistic move to capitalize on the sudden shift to remote work, but the ball began rolling last June and has implications far beyond current work-from-home requirements. The video-chat darling of the moment is Zoom, but BlueJeans is considered […] Continue reading Verizon’s BlueJeans acquisition is about more than the work-from-home trend
US carrier Verizon* has splashed out to buy veteran B2B videoconferencing platform, BlueJeans Network — shelling out less than $500 million on the acquisition, according to the Wall Street Journal which first reported the news. A Verizon spokeswoman confirmed to TechCrunch that the price-tag is sub-$500M but did not provide a more exact figure. Videoconferencing […] Continue reading Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans
While Zoom Video Communications is trying to change the public’s rightful perception that, at least until a few weeks ago, Zoom security and privacy were low on their list of priorities, some users are already abandoning the ship. Working on the … Continue reading Will Zoom manage to retain security-conscious customers?
The online videoconferencing service added Alex Stamos to the team and has also formed an expert advisory board to grapple with the pains of its COVID-19 growth spurt. Continue reading Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit
Though some claim that this forced “work from home” situation has shown that many of the discussions that previously required office meetings can actually be expedited simply by exchanging a few emails, there’s no doubt that, for some… Continue reading Video conferencing for teams and consumers: What is the right choice for you?