STM32 Gets Up Close and Personal with Mandelbrot

The Mandelbrot set is a curious mathematical oddity that, while interesting in its own right, is also a useful tool for benchmarking various types of computers. Its constant computing requirement when zooming in and out on the function, combined with the fact that it can be zoomed indefinitely, means that …read more

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TrickBot Takedown, VPN Flaws, Zoom End-to-End Encryption

In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and Zoom’s rollout of end-to-end encryption. ** Links mentioned … Continue reading TrickBot Takedown, VPN Flaws, Zoom End-to-End Encryption

News Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More

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 Is Finally Testing Full End-to-End Encryption

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

Zoom Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption After Setbacks

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

All Zoom users get end-to-end encryption (E2EE) option next week

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

Daily Crunch: Zoom launches its events marketplace

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 to start first phase of E2E encryption rollout next week

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 to begin end-to-end encryption rollout with month-long preview

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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