Zoom 5.0 does its new features eliminate security issues?

It seems that at Zoom they have taken the criticism and complaints that put their reliability in check very seriously. And it is that it has managed to be the most famous video call tool during these days of confinement by COVID-19. However, with great fame comes great responsibility. And after several news about the vulnerability of its functions, user data and the violability of the system, its name has been questioned.Now, and as promised by those responsible, a new version of Zoom has arrived with tools and encryption to prevent anyone from eavesdropping on other people's conversations. Zoom is here in version 5.0

This is an update that will have an impact on both the mobile application and the service for computers, in all its versions. That is, for Zoom Meetings, Zoom Video Webinar and Zoom Phone. And it is that the AES 256-bit GCM encryption will be applied, more up-to-date and capable of protecting the videoconference system against manipulation, in addition to protecting the data that is transmitted between different devices. However, we are talking in the future because the first step to implement this encryption, which goes from user to user to fully protect the communication, will come once all the accounts have made the jump to GCM. So first the update for Zoom will arrive on its different platforms and, as of May 30, the entire system will already be protected with this system.

In addition, the account administrator can now limit the data center regions used by meetings and webinars for real-time traffic at the account, group, or user level for control of data routing . But there are other interesting news in the update that will arrive in the next few days.

Other security news

Not only have they wanted to protect the system itself to prevent information leaks, manipulation of conversations or any attack and theft of data. They have also developed a battery of tools focused on security and privacy that they have placed in the hands of the user to control conversations. Standing out above all the features is a new security icon that saves the settings menu for hosts to control the privacy of the conversation.

Within this menu there are now more interesting options for hosts, such as the option to report any of the members of the meeting In addition, you can prohibit the option of changing the name of the participants, as well as limit the use of the shared screen only to the administrator. Something especially useful if Zoom is used in classrooms and classes.

Now, the Basic and Pro accounts with a single license in the Education sector have a virtual waiting room A space that already existed for that the hosts could give way to the different members of the meeting. The difference is that it is now active by default in those cases. Additionally, all hosts can activate the lobby while the meeting is loading.

In the same way, the passwords to join meetings are already active by defaultSo the most normal thing is that it is believed and you have to share this information with the members of the meeting, if you are a host, of course. The variation of this update comes to administrators, who will be able to choose the complexity of this password: length, special characters, alphanumeric password... Zoom Phone administrators can also specify the length of the pin to access voicemail. And something similar happens with the recordings that are saved in the cloud, which are now protected by a complex password.

The new version of Zoom will also allow to link contacts across multiple accounts so larger organizations can search and find telephone contacts, meetings and chats more easily.

There's also an enhancement to the dashboard for business, enterprise, and education administrators where they can see how their meetings are progressing connect to Zoom data centers.

Lastly, users can limit zoom notifications so that they don't show part of the chat They are also secured with 11 IDs digits non-PMI meetings. Additionally, the meeting ID and the option to invite new members have been moved to the Participants menu, so no one accidentally shares this information inadvertently.