But that doesn’t mean Zoom can’t be used securely. The security incidents ranged from juvenile “ Zoom bombing,” to thousands of video call recordings being open and unprotected on the internet, to zero-day vulnerabilities. SEE ALSO: Zoom HIPAA Compliance: The Ultimate Guide

For more information, check out this recent Paubox blog post.

UPDATE: In April 2020, in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Notification of Enforcement Discretion, which allows healthcare providers to use widely available communication apps, such as, for telehealth services without the risk of incurring HIPAA fines. An incredible increase from just 10 million daily users just last December.īut for hackers and bad actors, that also meant an opportunity to exploit a platform that wasn’t prepared for the rapid growth and users utilizing it in new use cases that wasn’t considered. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the economy, and forced many employees to work remotely.įor more than 200 million people, that meant using Zoom for virtual meetings everyday.

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