Following several complaints about its security vulnerabilities, Zoom has finally begun rolling out security features that will fix many of these problems.
The features come with the Zoom version 5.0 update and it comes in time as the software is fast losing popularity among users. Before releasing these recent updates, Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan had announced:
“Over the next 90 days, we are committed to dedicating the resources needed to better identify, address, and fix issues proactively. We are also committed to being transparent throughout this process.”
The Verge points out that one key thing Zoom’s new update comes with is a security icon. This icon brings all security features of the software under one location.
The new version allows you to quickly lock meetings and remove participants if you choose. In addition, it comes with many other restrictive measures as well.
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Also, Zoom now automatically enables passwords by default for most users. It allows basic, single-license Pro, and education accounts to have a waiting room by default now. Thus, when a host wishes, they can put participants in a virtual room before allowing them into a meeting.
While Zoom does not still have an end-to-end encryption feature, it improved its encryption to the AES 256-bit GCM standard. To show that it clearly heard complaints from its daily 200 million users, Zoom fixed the ‘Zoombombing’ issue.
It did this by encouraging users to set a password for their meetings, which it didn’t do before.
There is another major cause of security concerns. This is regarding the situation of calls being routed through centres in China. Now, Zoom customers get to decide which centres will control their call traffic.
For more Zoom security features outlines, you can read: Zooms’s CEO Apologises For Falling Short on Security And Outlines Fixes
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