Collaborate Disseminate
While Zoom Video Communications is trying to change the public’s rightful perception that, at least until a few weeks ago, Zoom security and privacy were low on their list of priorities, some users are already abandoning the ship. Working on the … Continue reading Will Zoom manage to retain security-conscious customers?
Microsoft is finally increasing Teams calling to support 9 participant streams, up from 4 but well behind Zoom.
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While you try to lock down your windows, your door could be wide open. Many of my friends ask me if I get bored writing about encryption day-after-day. Well, this…
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Video conferencing platform use has skyrocketed as people turn to remote work and e-learning, and Zoom has witnessed a tremendous surge in popularity. This popularity, though, has brought increased scrutiny that has revealed several issues with the pla… Continue reading Who installs Zoom apps outside the Play Store? Well, lots of people.
Thousands of compromised Zoom credentials were discovered in underground forums as cybercriminals look to tap into the burgeoning remote workforce. Continue reading Compromised Zoom Credentials Swapped in Underground Forums
Earlier this week video teleconferencing company Zoom fixed an issue that would have allowed users in Zoom “waiting rooms” to spy on meetings even if they weren’t approved to attend them, according to researchers at Toronto-based Citizen Lab. Before the fix, which was issued on Sunday, Zoom servers automatically sent live streams of meetings and meeting decryption keys to the users in the rooms, where they must wait for approval to join a meeting. This vulnerability allowed those users to eavesdrop without approval. “Because users in a Zoom waiting room are not yet approved to join the meeting, and Zoom’s documentation appears to promote waiting rooms as a confidentiality feature, we assessed that this issue could represent a security concern,” Bill Marczak, a senior research fellow at Citizen Lab, and John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, write in a blog post on the issue. The vulnerability would have been particularly relevant […]
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The video-conferencing app Zoom has been updated to remove the display of meeting IDs from its title bar, after a series of high profile privacy blunders by those sharing screenshots of their online meetings.
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The online videoconferencing service added Alex Stamos to the team and has also formed an expert advisory board to grapple with the pains of its COVID-19 growth spurt. Continue reading Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit
We take a look at the stinky backside of surveillance, gas about the latest video-conferencing threats, and jump into the murky world of 5G conspiracy theories.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Secur… Continue reading Smashing Security #173: 5G fiascos, Zoom gloom, and butt biometrics
Though some claim that this forced “work from home” situation has shown that many of the discussions that previously required office meetings can actually be expedited simply by exchanging a few emails, there’s no doubt that, for some… Continue reading Video conferencing for teams and consumers: What is the right choice for you?