Security in Video Calls
In recent months, due to the pandemic, videoconferencing has become a leading tool for teleworking or working from home. This has led to an increase in virtual meetings, and video call security is now at risk. This is “What they're mainly trying to do is attract attention”,” says Cecilia Pastorino, IT security specialist at Eset Latin America.
But a phenomenon has emerged that has increased, known as Zoombombing, named after the Zoom video call platform.
“Zoombombing is when someone enters a video call and their main goal is to disrupt the communication. They show pornographic videos, insults, or scribble, all with the aim of annoying and disrupting, and in cases like the one that happened in Congress, it may also be related to activism issues,” Pastorino explains.
They show pornographic videos, hurl insults, or scribble, all with the aim of annoying and disrupting.
To do?
The main thing in these types of cases is to understand that these technologies involve many risks and must be approached with the necessary care.
“We must be aware of the implications of the virtual world and take the same precautions we would take if it were in a physical space,” explains Axel Díaz.
Pastorino also points out that Before making a video call, it is very important to know the tool you will be using, in order to identify the available settings.
“Familiarize yourself with the configuration options they offer. For example, if the tool allows you to set a password, do so,” Pastorino explains.
On the other hand, he adds that several of these platforms allow for "a waiting room where attendees can be enabled one by one to participate" and given certain features such as using the microphone, activating the camera, or sharing the screen. Source: El Tiempo
However, there are other options besides Zoom where the duration of the meeting time is unlimited, such as Google Meet, and which are more secure because they create private groups for virtual meetings.
