Zoom

Microsoft makes a game of Team building, with benefits

Solitaire and Minesweeper coming to Windows giant's software

Software17 Nov 2022 | 20

Microsoft feels the need, the need for speed in Teams

Desktop app buckles up for faster switching between chats or channels or join a meeting

Applications04 Nov 2022 | 52

Fake sites fool Zoom users into downloading deadly code

Ah, the human touch

Security22 Sep 2022 | 5

Russia fines Apple and Zoom for failure to prove domestic data storage

Also: Ministry of Digitalization proposes new fine structure for data leaks

Legal13 Jul 2022 | 25

Patch now: Zoom chat messages can infect PCs, Macs, phones with malware

Google Project Zero blows lid off bug involving that old chestnut: XML parsing

Patches24 May 2022 | 4

Zoom agrees privacy conditions, gets low-risk rating from Netherlands

Warn users there's no E2EE when using it via the browser, DPIA tells institutions

Security21 Mar 2022 | 4

Use Zoom on a Mac? You might want to check your microphone usage

Uh, why is the mic indicator light on all the time, netizens wonder

Security10 Feb 2022 | 70

Better CEO is 'taking time off' after firing 900 staff on Zoom

CFO now ruling the roost as mortgage biz reportedly delays SPAC sale

Off-Prem10 Dec 2021 | 44

Tech Bro CEO lays off 900 people in Zoom call and makes himself the victim

Video 'The last time I did this, I cried' says Better.com CEO Vishal Garg

Off-Prem07 Dec 2021 | 118

America, when you're done hitting us with the ban hammer, see these on-prem Zoom vulns, says Positive

Now would be a good idea to check you're up-to-date

Security15 Nov 2021 | 10

Zoom-o-cracy: Wales MP misses vote, allowing COVID-passport rule change, blames the IT dept

Senedd Cymru ICT crowd have earned their Friday beers

Applications08 Oct 2021 | 39

Zoom Five9 deal goes kaboom after shareholders say 'nope'

$15bn merger scrapped following scrutiny from US authorities

Off-Prem01 Oct 2021 | 5

Zoom's $15bn merger with Five9 probed by Uncle Sam for national security risks

Vid-chat giant's ties to China under the microscope by AG-led panel

Security22 Sep 2021 | 7

Japan's bullet trains replace smoking rooms with Zooming rooms

Also offers free mice, power bricks, lap pillows and fast WiFi in cars rated to allow 300km/h video chat

Networks27 Aug 2021 | 24

Zoom incompatible with GDPR, claims data protection watchdog for the German city of Hamburg

Updated Takes aim at US videoconferencing software as tech world+dog calls lawyer for a quick chat

SaaS17 Aug 2021 | 80

Zoom agrees to pay subscribers $25 to put its security SNAFUs behind it

Zoombombing class action offers US$85m in payments, meaning even free accounts get a few bucks

Security02 Aug 2021 | 5

Zoom! That's the sounds of comms firm chomping down on loss-making Five9 in transaction valued at $14.7bn

Pandemic smiles on Unified-Comms-as-a-Service biz

Off-Prem19 Jul 2021 | 6

Fancy trying to explain Microsoft Teams to your parents? They may ask about the new Personal version

Late to the party, but free tier for multi-person vid chats handily tops Zoom

Software18 May 2021 | 42

Jackie 'You have no authority here' Weaver calls on the UK to extend Coronavirus Act provisions for online meetings

Because local democracy is hilarious – oh, and transparency's good too

Legal15 Apr 2021 | 39

Sure, Dave might seem like he's avidly listening to this morning's meeting, but he's actually doing a yoga routine

Meanwhile, Emma is playing video games, and Daniel... well, Daniel is drunk already

Bootnotes23 Mar 2021 | 39

We imagine this maths professor's lecture was fascinating – sadly he was muted for two hours

And more gaffes from the world of lockdown videoconferencing

Offbeat10 Feb 2021 | 56

Oracle and AWS trumpeted how their clouds helped Zoom scale. But it turns out Zoom fears its cloud bills and uses co-located kit

Zooming also needs some Azure and costs so much to run the biz is selling $1.5bn more shares

SaaS13 Jan 2021 | 10

Zoom records another bumper quarter as pandemic rumbles on, but Wall Street types quiz execs on how long it can last

Though COVID-19 vaccine coming, video chat is here to stay, claims chief bean counter

SaaS01 Dec 2020 | 6

Six months after Oracle trumpeted Zoom as a cloud customer, AWS says it is Zoom’s ‘preferred’ cloud

Big Red said it was picked for its 'superior' cloud, but marketing minutiae and conference-eve thunder stealing have intruded

SaaS01 Dec 2020 | 5

Zoom strong-armed by US watchdog to beef up security after boasting of end-to-end encryption that didn't exist

Vid-chat giant promises never again to make 'misrepresentations about its privacy and security practices'

Security09 Nov 2020 | 46

Zoom finally adds end-to-end encryption for all, for free – though there are caveats

Perhaps we can talk about extra security and compromises honestly

Security27 Oct 2020 | 15

The vid-confs drinking game: Down a shot of brandy every time someone titters 'Sorry, I was on mute'

Something for the Weekend, Sir? Take your brain to another dimension- sion- sion... Pay close attention

Bootnotes16 Oct 2020 | 84

Remember when Zoom was rumbled for lousy crypto? Six months later it says end-to-end is ready

But it’s a tech preview and requires opt-in for every meeting

Security15 Oct 2020 | 17

Another month, another cryptocurrency exchange hacked and 'millions of dollars' stolen by miscreants

In brief Plus get patching your Palo Alto kit, there's a nasty crit out there

Security14 Sep 2020 | 6

Now that's a somewhat unexpected insider threat: Zoombombings mostly blamed on rogue participants, unique solution offered

'Particularly students in high school and college classes'

Security10 Sep 2020 | 15

What rhymes with 'boom' and is veritably raking it in thanks to the coronavirus pandemic?

Do people even know alternative videoconferencing software exists?

SaaS01 Sep 2020 | 28

Oh dear, what a pity! It seems you can't join the directors at the Zoom meeting today

Not great news for students going back to school, however

SaaS24 Aug 2020 | 8

Zoom-er or later, your past catches up with you: Vid chat service hit by sueball over end-to-end encryption claim

US consumer nonprofit alleges it was false advertising

SaaS12 Aug 2020 | 5

What are you gonna do? Give me detention? Illinois schools ban pyjamas in online classes

While remote-working adults adhere to 'business in the front, party in the back'

Bootnotes11 Aug 2020 | 65

Fun fact: If you noticed a while ago Zoom's web client going AWOL for a week, it's because someone found a passcode-cracking hole

Story behind a hasty teardown, fixing of a brute-force vulnerability

Security31 Jul 2020 | 8

Keep it Together, Microsoft: New mode for vid-chat app Teams reminds everyone why Zoom rules the roost

Video If you have to play by Redmond's strict rules, people are likely to go elsewhere

Software08 Jul 2020 | 110

Make sure you've patched your F5 BIG-IP gear. Exploit code for scary bug is so trivial, it fits in a tweet

In Brief Plus: What? No. No way. People would just do that? Go on Tor and use it to commit crimes?

Security06 Jul 2020 | 2

Zoom to offer proper end-to-end encryption to free vid-chat accounts – not just paid-up bods – once you verify your phone number...

Just in case the Feds take an interest in your calls

Security17 Jun 2020 | 4

As UK Parliament heads back to in-person voting, select committees are told they can continue working via Zoom

Critics worry mass return to House of Commons is unsafe

SaaS09 Jun 2020 | 33

Update Firefox: Mozilla just patched three hijack-me holes and a bunch of other flaws

Plus: Zoom fixes code-execution security bugs

Security04 Jun 2020 | 13

Zealous Zoom's zesty zymotic zone zinger: Zestful zealots zip zillions

Video-conferencing upstart's sales soar 169 per cent mid-pandemic in quarter to May, funnily enough

Personal Tech03 Jun 2020 | 27

Zoom continues its catch-up security sprint with new training, bug bounty tweaks and promise of crypto playbook

Sigh. How many users did it have before it started this stuff?

Security21 May 2020 | 6

Surge in Zoom support requests was 'unexpected', says tool team as it turns taps down

John Cena!* Online resources only for free and end users due to the 'unprecedented period'

SaaS07 May 2020 | 13

Zoom bomb: Vid conf biz to snap up Keybase as not-a-PR-move move gets out of hand

Things will change forever, nods ex-Facebooker Alex Stamos

Software07 May 2020 | 11

Who's still using Webex? Not even Cisco: Judge orders IT giant to use rival Zoom for virtual patent trial

It would be rather awkward if Switchzilla's own video-link app fell over mid-proceedings, wouldn't it?

Networks29 Apr 2020 | 59

Family meeting! Chocolate Factory makes its business-like video-chat service free to anyone with a Google account

Oh goody. Yet another tech support channel for relatives to abuse

SaaS29 Apr 2020 | 19

Guess which cloud giant Zoom picked to handle millions more video calls? Bzzt, wrong answer: It's Oracle

No wonder Larry Ellison went on YouTube to heap praise on the web-conferencing upstart

SaaS28 Apr 2020 | 30

After intense scrutiny, Zoom tightens up security with version 5. New features include not, er, spilling video calls to network snoops

No dog-eared National Geographic for those left in the virtual waiting room

Security22 Apr 2020 | 31

Just because we're letting Zoom into Parliament doesn't mean you can have fun, House of Commons warns Brit MPs

Formal attire, no 'BBC Dad' episodes, and absolutely no funky backgrounds

Legal22 Apr 2020 | 23

House of Commons agrees to allow Zoom app in Parliament, British MPs will still have to dress smartly

How long till this gets hacked?

Legal21 Apr 2020 | 85

Tor Project loses a third of staff in coronavirus cuts: Unlucky 13 out as nonprofit hacks back to core ops

Roundup Also, Zoom assembles security dream team to fix its ongoing woes

Security20 Apr 2020 | 9

India says 'Zoom is a not a safe platform' and bans government users

Holey vid chat service reveals 're-architect' of bug bounty program to 'get overall security house in order'

Security17 Apr 2020 | 16

Zoom adds Choose Your Own Routing Adventure to keep chats out of China

As Microsoft gives Teams a Brady Bunch upgrade

Security14 Apr 2020 | 24

As Zoom bans spread over privacy concerns, vid-conf biz taps up Stamos as firefighter in totally-not-a-PR-stunt move

Former Facebook, Yahoo! CSO to advise CEO after weeks of soaring popularity and scrutiny

Software08 Apr 2020 | 37

Microsoft attempts to up its Teams game with new features while locked-down folk flock to rival Zoom... warts and all

Changes may help, but big user requests are still missing

Software08 Apr 2020 | 112

China and Taiwan aren't great friends. Zoom sends chats through China. So Taiwan has banned Zoom

Government and local business told to buy local, but slum it with Google or Microsoft if you must

Security08 Apr 2020 | 13