ZOOM app is not Safe Platform, Guidelines for security purposes

 

ZOOM app is not Safe Platform

Guidelines for security purposes

The runner is running so the jhum jhum bell is ringing at night 
Runner is carrying the news, 
.............................. 
Horizon to Horizon Small Runner- 
He took the job to bring new news.

When we listen to this poem of Sukanta Bhattacharya, a young poet who believes in the Marxist ideology of Bengali literature and has a progressive consciousness, we can see how nostalgic it is to see the runner of that time with our own eyes. Today we have erased all that history from the pages of memory. Today we are thinking of living on Mars for the sake of technology and science. So the day of waking up in the middle of the night with the arrival of any news or news. But that fear, panic still remains today. We now get that news or any news moment through WhatsApp, Facebook and video conferencing app. The current situation is worrying, we are all under house arrest, schools, colleges, offices, courts are almost all closed. But we all have to keep working, so we have no choice but to resort to apps like online system or video conferencing. And that's where the danger lies, is the video conferencing app we're exchanging information secure? No one is interfering with any of our information or documents in an unwanted way?

Isn't the hacker breaking into the mobile? 

Most netizens are using the 'Zoom App' for video conferencing. But, is that app safe at all? Isn't hacker breaking into user's mobile through zoom? Thousands of such questions are circulating on social media. Finally, there was a clear statement from the central government. The Home Ministry has issued an advisory saying the Zoom app is not secure. Even government employees have been asked to stop using such apps for meetings or any other work. However, for those who are personally using the Zoom app, use it with certain precautions.

Why the huge demand for zoom app?

In this corona situation, there are lockdowns all over the country, and the zoom app is taking advantage of that situation. Since the start of the lockdown, government and non-government organizations have launched 'Work from Home'. The US teleconferencing app has been downloaded at a huge rate in the last one month all over the world including India. According to various tech companies, the Zoom app was downloaded 3.43 lakh times in a single day in March in the United States alone. But, now the question is, with so many video calling apps, why is the zoom app so growing? According to tech gurus, a maximum of 100 people can join a video conference for free on the Zoom app. The conference can last a maximum of 40 minutes. Besides, if you subscribe with money, the opportunity is more. As a result, the app became very popular among the people and students who did 'work from home'.

Emergence Mystery-

(Zoom) is an American communications technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. It provides video telephony and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform and is used for teleconferencing, telecommunications, distance learning, and social networking. Launched its software. There has been no looking back since then, as a result of Zoom's growing revenue growth and the ease of use and reliability of the software, a $1 billion valuation in 2017 made it a "unicorn" company. The company first became profitable in 2019, and after completing an initial public offering that year, the company joined the Nasdaq-100 stock index on April 30, 2020.

Reasons for collapse-

The first push came from New York in March. The question is about the protection and privacy of information in the app. The Department of Education in New York has completely banned the use of the Zoom app in schools in the city. There were also allegations of data theft from users in different countries. A portion of Zoom's staff is based in China, which has raised concerns about surveillance and censorship. The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-in) warned users about the security and privacy of the Zoom app information a few days ago. This time the center informed that the app is not directly secure.

Here are some specific guidelines for protecting zoom users -

In early 2020, the use of Zoom software has grown significantly worldwide since the introduction of individualized systems adopted in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that those who still want to use Zoom should follow certain guidelines for security purposes.

* Create a new user ID and password for each meeting

* Create a waiting room in the app so that a user is able to enter the meeting only       if  the host gives him permission.

* Disable the Join feature before hosting.

* Secure the allowed.

* Only allow the host to share the screen.

* Permission to rejoin removed participants must be properly considered.

* It is recommended to restrict or disable file transfers.

* When all participants have joined, it is advisable to lock the meeting.

* Restrict recording features.

* To end the meeting (don't leave if it's just the administrator)