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Cyber security in Video conferences

The pandemic and its quarantine have accelarated that people work and study remotely which

has led to an exponentially increased use of video conferencing tools. For many of these new
private and commercial users security was and is not an issue they are aware or concerned

about. Experts therefore warn that “Data transmission is the most unprotected area of
conferencing security during a video conference as it must travel over many public and

private networks to reach its destination. If a hacker attacks a non-encrypted conference call,

the stream can turn into a personal surveillance camera, recording and re-sharing corporate
secrets and top-secret intelligence. Also, video conferences may be archived for later use.

Since both the media and the metadata (i.e., attendee lists, polls, shared content, etc.)
information from these calls could be sensitive, data leakage can hold a significant threat for

videoconferencing cybersecurity. “

Source: https://www.softermii.com/blog/how-to-eliminate-cyber-threats-for-your-video-

conferencing-and-chatting-system

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