After a freeze on new features, Zoom is releasing a major security update, Zoom 5.0 this week . Zoom has been in the spotlight lately as more and more people have started using it to communicate with friends or colleagues. It became very popular during the quarantine . But soon, major issues related to security and privacy began to be revealed . Day by day, more and more problems appeared.
So, Zoom apologized to all users and pledged to stop releasing new features in order to focus on security and fixing issues.
As part of this effort, update security Zoom 5.0. The most significant improvement that Zoom 5.0 brings will be support for AES 256-bit GCM encryption. This is not end-to-end encryption, as Zoom incorrectly stated on its site. However, it strengthens the protection of data and prevents breaches.
Zoom is also adding a “security icon” to the meeting menu, which brings all the main security features into one place. There are options to lock meetings, remove participants, restrict screen sharing, etc. All of these are located under the “security icon.”
Meeting passwords will be enabled by default. Additionally, the waiting, a virtual waiting area that prevents participants from joining a meeting until the host accepts them, is enabled by default.
With the new Zoom 5.0 update, enterprise users can control which data center handles their meeting traffic. This fix was necessary after allegations that many users' video conferencing data was transferred to servers in China.
Despite backlash over security issues, Zoom is still one of the favorite choices for users.
Currently, Zoom has over 300 million daily visitors, up from just 10 million in December.
