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Zoom acquires Keybase to beef up encryption, ease security questions

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It looks like Zoom is putting some money behind its plans to quickly upgrade its security measures. The San Jose-based company behind the now-popular videoconferencing software announced Thursday it has acquired Keybase, known for its secure messaging and file-sharing services. The plan, Zoom says, is to integrate Keybase’s personnel to build end-to-end encryption throughout the service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Our goal is to provide the most privacy possible for every user case, while also balancing the needs of our users and our commitment to preventing harmful behavior on our platform,” Zoom said in a statement. “Keybase’s experienced team will be a key part of this mission.” The deal comes after Zoom chief executive Eric Yuan said the company had failed to prioritize data protection during a period when its number of daily users skyrocketed to 200 million, up from roughly 10 million users prior to the coronavirus […]

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Daily Crunch: Zoom acquires security startup Keybase

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Zoom acquires some encryption expertise, Uber makes a big investment in scooters and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020. 1. Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise Keybase, whose encryption products include secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as […] Continue reading Daily Crunch: Zoom acquires security startup Keybase→

Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise

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Zoom announced this morning that it has acquired Keybase, a startup with encryption expertise. It did not reveal the purchase price. Keybase, which has been building encryption products for several years including secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as it goes through pandemic demand growing pains. The company has […] Continue reading Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise→

Fake Zoom installers infect PCs with RevCode WebMonitor RAT

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By Deeba Ahmed
Zoom is being actively targeted by hackers in the past few weeks. Now, hackers are dropping fake Zoom installers with RevCode WebMonitor RAT.
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Getting Zoom Security Right – 8 Tips for Family and Friends

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If you’ve read a newspaper or watched the news in the past few weeks, you’ll notice one common topic that all the major news outlets are discussing… COVID-19. Right now, many companies are trying to provide employee guidance during th… Continue reading Getting Zoom Security Right – 8 Tips for Family and Friends→

Web Conferencing Tools Used for Forensic Investigations

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When you need to quickly investigate a suspicious computer located thousands of kilometers away or during a pandemic like we are facing these days, it could be critical to gain remote access to the computer. Just to perform basic investigations. Also, if the attacker did a clever job, he could

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Okta COVID-19 app usage report finds it’s not just collaboration seeing a huge uptick

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Okta released a special COVID-19 edition of its app usage report today, and you don’t need a Ph. D. in statistics to guess what they found. Indeed, Zoom surged 110% on the Okta network, leading the way in usage growth just as you would expect, but another whole class of tools besides collaboration also saw […] Continue reading Okta COVID-19 app usage report finds it’s not just collaboration seeing a huge uptick→

Smashing Security #176: Hacking hacks and university attacks

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Journalists spying on their rivals, the NHS rejects Apple and Google’s approach to Coronavirus-tracing, and universities are hit by an old-fashioned sexy lady attack.
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