Tag Archives: Video Conferencing

CommonGround raises $19M to rethink online communication

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CommonGround, a startup developing technology for what its founders describe as “4D collaboration,” is announcing that it has raised $19 million in funding. This isn’t the first time Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ran Oz have launched a startup together — they also founded video networking company BigBand Networks, which won two technology-related Emmy Awards, went public […] Continue reading CommonGround raises $19M to rethink online communication→

Remote security concerns drive communications in the future

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Months into the pandemic, 81% of businesses were using business chat apps such as Slack and Microsoft Teams in 2020, a significant increase from 67% in 2019, according to a Spiceworks research. Additionally, with more people working from home than ever… Continue reading Remote security concerns drive communications in the future→

Zoombombing the EU Foreign Affairs Council

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Those with security clearance are capable of making foolish mistakes, just like the rest of us. So is the story of how a Dutch journalist made an appearance on video meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council (Dutch language, Google Translate link).

Like any other video call, if you …read more

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Cisco Webex vulnerabilities may enable attackers to covertly join meetings

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Cisco has fixed three bugs in its Cisco Webex video conferencing offering that may allow attackers to: Join Webex meetings without appearing in the participant list (CVE-2020-3419) Covertly maintain an audio connection to a Webex meeting after being ex… Continue reading Cisco Webex vulnerabilities may enable attackers to covertly join meetings→

Will Zoom Apps be the next hot startup platform?

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When Zoom announced Zapps last month — the name has since been wisely changed to Zoom Apps — VC Twitter immediately began speculating that Zoom could make the leap from successful video conferencing service to becoming a launching pad for startup innovation. It certainly caught the attention of former TechCrunch writer and current investor at […] Continue reading Will Zoom Apps be the next hot startup platform?→

Zoom Control Box Helps Keep Meetings On Track

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For many people, the biggest change of 2020 has been adjusting to a glut of online teleconferences as a part of daily working life. [p_leriche] has had to adjust the way church services are conducted, and found managing a complicated streaming meeting setup to be complicated at best. To ease …read more

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FTC orders Zoom to enhance security practices

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Zoom Video Communications, the maker of the popular Zoom video conferencing solution, has agreed to settle allegations made by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it “engaged in a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined th… Continue reading FTC orders Zoom to enhance security practices→

MS Teams: The Gateway Drug to Security Chaos

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We all know the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to rapidly accelerate their adoption of collaboration solutions. For organizations already using Office 365 or Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams was a readily available answer to the remote workforce… Continue reading MS Teams: The Gateway Drug to Security Chaos→