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Virtual Backgrounds, Zoom backgrounds

Inject Some Fun Into Your Video Calls With These 10 Virtual Background Ideas

We know these are difficult times, but you can at least have some fun during your videoconferencing calls with these virtual backgrounds.

April 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The world is becoming increasingly familiar with Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms due to the COVID-19 lockdown, and that means we’re discovering the ins and outs of these apps. Many of these apps offer options to blur your background so your messy room isn’t visible to your colleagues, clients, family or friends. But, some platforms […]

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Zoom 5.0

Zoom Releases Zoom 5.0, Adds New Security Features

Zoom is working to regain public trust as it releases Zoom 5.0, a new version of the popular videoconferencing app that includes security upgrades.

April 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is working to regain public trust as it releases Zoom 5.0, a new version of the popular videoconferencing app that includes security upgrades and new data options. The general availability of Zoom 5.0 is a key milestone in the company’s 90-day plan to address security and transparency lapses with the platform after it came […]

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Managing Remote Work

Four Keys To Managing Remote Workers During a Crisis

Managing different employees is already difficult. Now, factor in a rapid increase in remote work and a global pandemic, and managing becomes even more challenging.

April 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

COVID-19 is having undue impacts on the business community, which is keeping executives, business owners and rank-and-file employees on edge. This is across the board, including in IT, pro AV, other tech sectors and nearly across the board in global commerce. Managing remote workers with a broad range of personalities and work habits is already […]

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Zoom Zero-Day

New Yorkers Can Officially Get Married Via Zoom

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now letting New Yorkers get their marriage licenses virtually over videoconferencing platforms like Zoom.

April 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Videoconferencing apps like Zoom, Google Meet, WebEx, GoToMeeting and many others have not only been used to help businesses continue operations remotely, but also to help us connect with one another personally. They’re also allowing couples who were forced to postpone or cancel their wedding due to COVID-19 to get married virtually. However, New York […]

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Free Meeting Platforms, freemium, videoconferencing software

Check Out These Free Versions of Popular Meeting Platforms

Some popular meeting platforms offer free versions that your organization can take advantage of right now without paying a dime.

April 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If your organization has been searching for a video communication and collaboration tool among the several leading the market, you likely have several from which to choose. Due to COVID-19, online meeting technology is now a critical tool for any organization that has sent employees home but is still expecting them to produce their normal […]

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Zoom Account Credentials

Over 500,000 Zoom Account Credentials Found on Dark Web

Cybersecurity experts say stolen Zoom account credentials were being sold for less than a penny each on the dark web to enable 'Zoombombing'.

April 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you use your go-to password for Zoom, you should consider changing it, according to a new report about cybersecurity researchers finding credentials for more than 500,000 Zoom accounts on the dark web. Business Insider reports cybersecurity firm Cyble discovered the accounts, many of which were being sold for less than one cent per account. […]

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