During these difficult times, when remote working has become a standard for most of us, a need for video meeting applications has grown more than ever, for one-to-one calls, education sessions, and webinars.
One popular choice for many has been to utilize the meeting software known as Zoom. (The usage reports of the application have skyrocketed over the last few months.) 1
Security concerns regarding Zoom
It's convenient to utilize Zoom since it's free, with an easy sign-up, and doesn't require much effort to get started. However, in the shade of extreme growth, some massive security and privacy flaws have been reported. To mention some of the ones discovered lately:
As a response to the various privacy and security concerns that have surfaced lately, several organizations (e.g. Google, NASA, SpaceX) and government entities (e.g. Australian Defence Force, Government of Canada, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence) has banned the usage of Zoom.
Our recommendation
At Ironstone, we feel the same as the organization and government entities mentioned above: Zoom as a software solution is a liability when it comes to security and privacy concerns, and we would in no way encourage users to utilize this software.
So, If you are in any way responsible for your users' client platform, we recommend you to take the following actions:
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, or how to get started with Microsoft Teams, don't hesitate to contact us.
Source:
2 https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-alert-zoom-client-can-leak-your-network-login-credentials/
3 https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-to-iphone-users-were-no-longer-sending-your-data-to-facebook/
4 https://www.businessinsider.com/500000-zoom-accounts-sale-dark-web-2020-4?r=US&IR=T