Zoom also added a new encryption standard, called AES 256-bit GCM encryption, which is considered the “gold standard” of encryption and is used by the US government to secure data. All meetings will now require a password to enter. Zoom 5.0 will allow hosts to “report a user” to Zoom with a new security button and the app now defaults users to a “waiting room” feature, which requires participants to be approved to enter a meeting. Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings were targeted in particular. Users struggled with persistent “Zoom-bombing”, a new kind of attack in which bad actors enter video meetings and shout slurs and threats in an attempt to disrupt them.
Since the coronavirus lockdown, Zoom’s daily active users shot up from around 10 million to 300 million as people use the platform for happy hours, work meetings, support groups and even funerals. Zoom has struggled to meet security needs as the platform has scaled up its user base to unprecedented levels in recent months. “We will earn our customers’ trust and deliver them happiness with our unwavering focus on providing the most secure platform.” “I am proud to reach this step in our 90-day plan, but this is just the beginning,” Eric Yuan, the company’s chief executive officer, said in a call on Wednesday.
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