Collaborate Disseminate
Bugs in several messaging/video chat mobile apps allowed attackers to spy on targeted users’s surroundings. The vulnerabilities – in Signal, Google Duo, Facebook Messenger, JioChat, and Mocha – could be triggered by simply placing a c… Continue reading Bugs in Signal, other video chat apps allowed attackers to listen in on users
Videoconferencing has become a routine part of everyday life for remote workers, students, and families. Yet widespread adoption of this technology has also attracted nefarious characters whose motivations can range from simple disruption to full-out e… Continue reading Top videoconferencing attacks and security best practices
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
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
The current pandemic has seen an uptick in virtual social gatherings, online business meetings and even streamed live concerts. And though our smartphones and laptops can be used for such things, many of us have sought to buy dedicated webcams, only to… Continue reading Pi Zero W and HQ camera module used as cheap webcam
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
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
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?
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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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