Nation-state attacks are a growing threat to video conferencing
Zerify announced the findings of a survey that indicate that IT professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing number of cyber threats and foreign attacks …
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Attackers are using deepfakes to snag remote IT jobs
Malicious individuals are using stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and voice and video deepfakes to try to land remote IT, programming, database and …
Creepy data collection and sharing remain common on popular apps
In a recent Mozilla review of the privacy features of 21 popular video call apps, only two were singled out for outstanding features (Signal and Threema). Meanwhile, three …
How a conference room speakerphone might let attackers into your company network
Several egregious vulnerabilities affecting the Stem Audio Table conference room speakerphone could be exploited by attackers to eavesdrop on what’s being discussed in …
One step closer to quantum-secure conference calls
The world is one step closer to ultimately secure conference calls, thanks to a collaboration between Quantum Communications Hub researchers and their German colleagues, …
Cybersecurity threats and cybercrime trends of 2020
Bitdefender released a report revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant …
How well have remote workers adapted one year on?
Remote workers are still struggling with distracting working environments, stress and an ‘always-on’ culture after a year of working from home, an Egress research has …
COVID-19 has increased urgency for businesses to adopt VSaaS and ACaaS
A research into the impact of COVID-19 on physical security purchasing decisions has revealed a sharp increase in the necessity/urgency for businesses to adopt hosted video …
Most zoombombing incidents are inside jobs
Most zoombombing incidents are “inside jobs” according to a study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. As the COVID-19 …
Bugs in Signal, other video chat apps allowed attackers to listen in on users
Bugs in several messaging/video chat mobile apps allowed attackers to spy on targeted users’s surroundings. The vulnerabilities – in Signal, Google Duo, Facebook …
Top videoconferencing attacks and security best practices
Videoconferencing has become a routine part of everyday life for remote workers, students, and families. Yet widespread adoption of this technology has also attracted …
Remote security concerns drive communications in the future
Months into the pandemic, 81% of businesses were using business chat apps such as Slack and Microsoft Teams in 2020, a significant increase from 67% in 2019, according to a …