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From a cyberattack on Barnes & Noble to Zoom rolling out end-to-end encryption, Threatpost editors break down the top security stories of the week. Continue reading News Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More
Zoom finally announced that it’s starting to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all users, marking a significant change in the security deployment of one of the most famous video-conferencing apps. The Zoom platform has had its share of problems… Continue reading Zoom Is Finally Testing Full End-to-End Encryption
After backlash over false marketing around its encryption policies, Zoom will finally roll out end-to-end encryption next week. Continue reading Zoom Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption After Setbacks
Starting next week, Zoom users – both those who are on one of the paid plans and those who use it for free – will be able to try out the solution’s new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) option. In this first rollout phase, all meeting part… Continue reading All Zoom users get end-to-end encryption (E2EE) option next week
Zoom has a new marketplace and new integrations, Spotify gets a new format and we review Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go. This is your Daily Crunch for October 14, 2020. The big story: Zoom launches its events marketplace Zoom’s new OnZoom marketplace allows anyone to host and sell tickets for virtual events. It’s also integrating the […] Continue reading Daily Crunch: Zoom launches its events marketplace
Zoom will begin rolling out end-to-end encryption to users of its videoconferencing platform from next week, it said today. The platform, whose fortunes have been supercharged by the pandemic-driven boom in remote working and socializing this year, has been working on rebooting its battered reputation in the areas of security and privacy since April — […] Continue reading Zoom to start first phase of E2E encryption rollout next week
Zoom says it will preview its end-to-end encryption feature for all users, free and paid, as the first phase of its plan to fully roll out the security technology. It’s the latest security step for a video conferencing platform that took off in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also underwent criticism over its user data protection mechanisms. The technical preview of end-to-end encryption is the inaugural phase of four, the company said Wednesday, with the idea that it will solicit user feedback during a 30-day period. End-to-end encryption means that no outsiders can access a call, not even law enforcement or Zoom itself. “In typical meetings, Zoom’s cloud generates encryption keys and distributes them to meeting participants using Zoom apps as they join,” the company explained in a blog post. “With Zoom’s E2EE, the meeting’s host generates encryption keys and uses public key cryptography to distribute these keys to the other meeting participants. Zoom’s […]
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At SAS@Home, Luta Security CEO Katie Moussouris stressed that bug bounty programs aren’t a ‘silver bullet’ for security teams. Continue reading Grindr’s Bug Bounty Pledge Doesn’t Translate to Security
While the overall cloud infrastructure market is booming having reached $30 billion last quarter worldwide, Oracle is struggling with market share in the low single digits. It is hoping that the Zoom and TikTok deals can jump start those numbers, but trying to catch the market leaders Amazon, Microsoft and Google, never mind several other […] Continue reading Oracle’s TikTok and Zoom deals won’t move cloud market share needle significantly
Why are Zoom and Twitter making some people disappear? How are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheats getting their just desserts? And the founder of a anti cyber-fraud firm is charged with fraud.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest e… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #197: Greedy bosses, game cheats, and virtual beheadings