Video conferencing has exploded in the wake of the pandemic because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up allowing people to conduct meetings despite being trapped within their homes. In spite of the fact that this is the case, it turns out that the security of these video conferences are still a major concern for C-Suite executives, and a report from the cybersecurity company Zerify further highlights the crux of their concerns.
This report from Zerify involved a survey of over 1,000 professionals who are working in the field of IT, and it revealed some interesting factoids about their current mindset. For starters, 92% of IT professionals said that they already know about several security vulnerabilities that are endemic to video conferencing solutions these days. 89% of these IT experts also stated that they expect an increase in cyber attacks from foreign sources and 81.8% have already reported threats from nation states with all things having been considered and taken into account.
69% of IT professionals felt like their video conferences could be breached by malicious actors, and 84% further stated that if a security breach would occur their sensitive data would be less secure than might have been the case otherwise. Breaching a video conference could give hackers access to various things like intellectual property.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that zero trust frameworks are a big part of the security protocols that IT professionals will be using to mitigate these attacks. 86% of the people who responded to this survey said that their companies already use zero trust protocols in their security features, and 79% claimed that they are quite knowledgeable about how these security protocols work.
Video conferencing is now an essential aspect of the IT industry. However, it will be too big of a risk until steps are taken to plug any holes in security that it can create. More work should be done to implement zero trust protocols so that video conferences can be done securely.
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This report from Zerify involved a survey of over 1,000 professionals who are working in the field of IT, and it revealed some interesting factoids about their current mindset. For starters, 92% of IT professionals said that they already know about several security vulnerabilities that are endemic to video conferencing solutions these days. 89% of these IT experts also stated that they expect an increase in cyber attacks from foreign sources and 81.8% have already reported threats from nation states with all things having been considered and taken into account.
69% of IT professionals felt like their video conferences could be breached by malicious actors, and 84% further stated that if a security breach would occur their sensitive data would be less secure than might have been the case otherwise. Breaching a video conference could give hackers access to various things like intellectual property.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that zero trust frameworks are a big part of the security protocols that IT professionals will be using to mitigate these attacks. 86% of the people who responded to this survey said that their companies already use zero trust protocols in their security features, and 79% claimed that they are quite knowledgeable about how these security protocols work.
Video conferencing is now an essential aspect of the IT industry. However, it will be too big of a risk until steps are taken to plug any holes in security that it can create. More work should be done to implement zero trust protocols so that video conferences can be done securely.
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