Zoom’s security backlash points to bigger threats in coronavirus-led telecommuting wave, experts say
- Zoom has become the work-from-home app of choice for tens of millions of people telecommuting due to the coronavirus pandemic
- It is now facing backlash over a series of security and privacy lapses, but security experts say the issues are broader than just one platform
“Companies have dramatically altered the way they work, which is leading to security problems,” said Ben Wootliff, head of Control Risks Cyber Security practice in Asia, adding that mitigation measures and security training should be in place to stem vulnerabilities.
“Over the coming months, we will see a lot of companies compromised because of the Covid-19 enforced changes,” he said. “The changes to the security environment will not go away soon.”
The FBI’s Boston office issued a warning last week telling users not to make meetings on the platform public or share links widely after it received reports of internet pranksters hijacking virtual meetings to do silly things, post racist comments or sexually harass attendees – a phenomenon that has come to be known as “Zoombombing.”