Zoom hacking saga shows why cyber hygiene is so important

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While security and convenience are a fine balancing act for firms, users should not have to trade their privacy for convenience.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Conventional wisdom dictates that good things don't come easily, and if they do, users should be wary.

* It is free and easy to use. People don't need to log in to access a meeting. It offers unlimited free online conferencing that can accommodate up to 100 participants. United States agencies handling the coronavirus response spent a collective US$1.3 million on Zoom technologies last month. The British government hosts critical Cabinet meetings over Zoom. In Singapore, media briefings by the Government also take place over Zoom.

For the current Covid-19 lockdown, Webex has also removed the 40-minute limit on free online meetings and increased the number of participants from 50 to 100.As with any platform, Zoom's popularity in recent weeks has seen corresponding upticks in trolling, in what has come to be known as"Zoombombing".

 

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