Dutch hackers get 200k for finding critical security leaks in Zoom
Two Dutch hackers from Computest Security, Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade, have discovered critical security vulnerabilities in the video calling application Zoom. For discovering and reporting these critical security leaks, they will receive a reward of 200,000 dollars.
The security experts of ...
Microsoft set to introduce Zoom-like Meeting Codes for Teams
The new feature addition aims to make it much easier for people to log into a video call.
Microsoft is adding the ability to join a meeting via a unique meeting Numeric “code”. When the feature rolls out, all meetings will have a Meeting ID that is automatically assigned to a Microsoft Teams...
Measures against zoombombing not effective in most cases
As the pandemic forced everyone indoors, the world quickly transitioned to video conferencing services like Zoom and Google Meet. Soon thereafter, the trend of zoombombing started. The term describes internet trolls who join online meetings to disrupt and harass participants.
Meeting services ha...
Zoom preps for the post-pandemic world of hybrid workplaces
The platform will now offer contactless room controls and other tools to facilitate collaboration between in-office and remote workers.
Zoom this week announced the availability of Zoom Rooms ‘Everywhere Workforce’ Innovations. These new features aim to address the impending needs of the mod...
Major growth in security apps and apps for remote work in 2020
Applications that assist employees in working from home have taken off in the past year. Yet the effect of the corona pandemic was not visible in all applications.
This is according to the Business at Work report from Okta. The credentials management company looked at the behaviour of its users ...
How video platform Zoom got its security in check
As the video conferencing platform offers convenient features for working from home, Zoom went through a large growth in popularity in 2020. However, Zoom was not only the center of attention because of its handy features: it also suffered from major security issues. The company is still working on...
Zoom vs Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams vs Webex Meetings vs BlueJeans
Multiple apps for collaboration and video calls have appeared extensively in the media lately, but what's a bit snowy is what the actual functionality is. Often the news is only about privacy or exploding user numbers. We compared five frequently used video conferencing apps and see which app is a ...
Logitech launches new Rally suite of products for videoconferencing
The new Logitech Rally Bar, Rally Bar Mini and RoomMate work with Microsoft Teams and Zoom as well as other systems from GoToMeeting and RingCentral.
Logitech this week unveiled its latest products for the video conferencing industry. The company launched what it calls a "next generation" portfo...
Zoom doesn’t rely on cloud for their critical services
Turns out that Cloud infrastructure does not play as big a role as some would have us believe.
The COVID-driven explosion in remote working and online videoconferencing have made Zoom the darling of the tech world. Not surprisingly, notable big tech firms like Oracle and AWS have tried to jump ...
Zoom is planning to compete in the email and calendar market
Zoom wants to create competition in the productivity market, where Google and Microsoft stand out as the big players. According to some sources, Zoom is developing its own web-based email service and may launch a calendar too.
The information is still scanty about the calendar. However, there ar...
Zoom adds support for Apple Silicon
Zoom has released a new version of its video conferencing software with native support for the Apple Silicon M1 chip. This should allow the software to perform better on Apple's new ARM-based computers.
In the release notes of version 5.4.7, Zoom indicates that the new version has better support...
Box, Citrix, Dell, Google, Slack and others want enterprises to use modern web apps
A group of industry leaders came together to announce the launch of Modern Computing Alliance. They include Google, Box, Citrix, Dell, Imprivata, Intel, Okta, RingCentral, Slack, VMware, and Zoom. The mission states to drive silicon-to-cloud innovation.
The mission says that the results will ben...