The Zoom he said today updating the app to version 5.0, only that version isn't out yet. The upcoming app update will bring the security fixes promised by the company.
Η new edition will be released next week, and among the biggest changes it WILL bring are support for stronger encryption, enabling passwords by default, and a new hub for easy access to important security settings.
With version 5.0, Zoom will use encryption template AES 256-bit GCM. This will secure your data somewhat better, although it's still not the end-to-end encryption the company claimed it had. Business users will be able to controln which areas of Zoom's data center their video calls are being made from, after some experts raised concerns that it was connecting through a data center in China.
In order to minimize the chance of zoom bombing, meetings will now be required by default, codeaccess for most users (in Basic, single-license Pro and K-12 packages)
Cloud recordings will also require default passwords, and from account settings you can determine the complexity of the password required by a company. Zoom also enables default waiting rooms for these clients by adding an additional verification step before allowing someone to join a meeting.
Τέλος, η ενημέρωση διαθέτει και ένα εικονίδιο ασφαλείας στη γραμμή του μενού. Κάνοντας κλικ σε αυτό, θα έχετε τη δυνατότητα πρόσβασης σε όλες τις possibilities security settings of the Zoom application in one place and not in the meeting menus.
Today's announcement arrives three weeks later that the company announced a 90-day plan to address and correct major security issues. But in essence, this is another announcement that promises something, and keeps a waiting audience warm.