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Remote workers are still struggling with distracting working environments, stress and an ‘always-on’ culture after a year of working from home, an Egress research has revealed. One year on report found that three-quarters of remote workers reported fee… Continue reading How well have remote workers adapted one year on?
A new study led by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University is challenging the common assumption that video conferencing is better than audio-only communication for collaborative group activities. The findings suggest video cues may in fact lower a … Continue reading Drop the Zoom video? Audio-only communication boosts group IQ
A new study from Stanford University communications expert Jeremy Bailenson is investigating the very modern phenomenon of “Zoom Fatigue.” Bailenson suggests there are four key factors that make videoconferencing so uniquely tiring, and he recommends s… Continue reading Stanford study into “Zoom Fatigue” explains why video chats are so tiring
A research into the impact of COVID-19 on physical security purchasing decisions has revealed a sharp increase in the necessity/urgency for businesses to adopt hosted video surveillance (VSaaS) and access control (ACaaS) solutions. While 70% of 1000 se… Continue reading COVID-19 has increased urgency for businesses to adopt VSaaS and ACaaS
Most zoombombing incidents are “inside jobs” according to a study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. As the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide in early 2020, much of our lives went virtual, including … Continue reading Most zoombombing incidents are inside jobs
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