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Zoom Encryption

Zoom Publishes Draft of Encryption Design

Zoom has published a draft of its end-to-end encryption design as the company hopes to win back the trust of public and private organizations.

May 25, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is inching closer to offering end-to-end encryption after publishing a draft cryptographic design for the security feature that is coming to fruition as part of the company’s three-month plan to bolster its security and privacy stature. The draft comes shortly after Zoom acquired Keybase, a secure messaging service company that is supposed to help […]

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Zoom Down

Zoom Goes Down For Church Service Sunday Morning

The usually reliable Zoom conferencing platform went down Sunday morning for many U.S. and U.K. users logging on for church services.

May 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom’s usage has exploded since the coronavirus pandemic forced workers across the world to work remotely, and the platform has largely held up to accommodate that large increase in traffic. That’s why it was a bit of a surprise as the service went down for a significant length of time Sunday, affecting churches and other […]

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racist zoombombs

Virtual Commencement Disrupted by Racist Zoombombs

The Oklahoma City University’s virtual commencement was interrupted by racist zoombombs, or hacks on the event's platform.

May 14, 2020 Robin Hattersley-Gray Leave a Comment

Oklahoma City University held a virtual commencement recently that was hijacked by “Zoombombs” that let hackers disrupt the event with racial slurs and a swastika. The online event was intended to give the school’s approximately 650 graduates some semblance of the pomp and circumstance they missed because the in-person commencement ceremony was cancelled due to […]

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Cybersecurity Consolidation, cyber readiness

Report: Cyber Criminals Are Forging Zoom, Teams, Meet Domains

According to Check Point Research, cybercriminals are forging domains for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Google Meet to conduct phishing attacks.

May 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Hackers are continuing to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and find new ways to steal our information and compromise organizational networks. According to Check Point Research, cybercriminals are meeting end users where they are, and these days that is on videoconferencing and collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Google Meet. Hackers are […]

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NYC Schools Zoom

NYC Schools Reverse Zoom Ban for Remote Learning

New York City schools are now allowed to use popular videoconferencing platform Zoom after the company has addressed several security concerns.

May 8, 2020 Robin Hattersley-Gray Leave a Comment

New York City teachers will once again be allowed to use Zoom to connect with their students for remote learning. That’s according to a statement released by the New York City Department of Education on Wednesday, which announced the reversal of the department’s previous ban of the platform. In early April, the department told teachers to stop […]

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Zoom Zero-Day

Zoom Acquires Secure Messaging Service Keybase, Previews Encryption Plans

Zoom's acquisition of Keybase represents another step in its goal toward securing the platform and offering an end-to-end encrypted communication service.

May 7, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom  has taken great lengths to assure us that the company is doing everything it can to boost the security of its popular videoconferencing and collaboration platform, including embarking on a 90-day plan to strengthen its safety and introducing new security features. The company just took another big step by acquiring Keybase, makers of a […]

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Zoom Installers, Trend Micro, Zoom Installers Hack

Hackers Are Using Zoom Installers to Mine Cryptocurrency, Report Says

Hackers are taking notice of the demand for meeting platforms and are leveraging Zoom installers to spread a cryptocurrency miner, Trend Micro says.

May 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Hackers are finding all sorts of ways to compromise our systems while we work remotely, and much of that activity is coming through applications currently in demand, like videoconferencing and collaboration platforms. Zoom has become one of the more popular platforms and hackers are taking notice — including leveraging Zoom installers to spread a cryptocurrency […]

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 Platform

Zoom Selects Oracle as Cloud Infrastructure Provider for Meetings

Zoom has passed over cloud giants Amazon and Microsoft in favor of Oracle to accommodate its growing usage due to increases in remote work.

April 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom has passed over cloud giants Amazon and Microsoft in favor of Oracle to accommodate its growing usage. Oracle announced the deal to become the cloud infrastructure provider for the online and video meeting platform, as Zoom’s usage skyrockets largely due to the COVID-19 lockdown. According to Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan, the company needed […]

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Zoom Google Meet

Report: A Google Executive’s Son Apparently Prefers Zoom

Zoom has become so popular that even a Google executive's son prefers the platform over Google Meet. However, there are plenty of other platforms available.

April 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In the age of remote work and interconnectivity across the world, videoconferencing solutions are becoming essential to organizations. Platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, BlueJeans and others were already becoming increasingly popular before workers were forced to work from their homes due to COVID-19. However, Zoom has become a general term for video chatting […]

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