"Nation-State Attacks Are a Growing Threat to Video Conferencing"

The results of a survey announced by Zerify reveal that IT professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing number of cyber threats and foreign attacks capable of affecting video conferencing. Propeller Insights conducted the survey of 1,000 IT professionals, the majority of whom are at the director or C-Level. Although there has been a significant increase in virtual meetings among remote and hybrid workers across critical industries, the White House's executive order on improving the nation's cybersecurity has not given video conferencing the specific, individualized focus it deserves. The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) developed video conferencing security guidelines in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommendations. NIST created a framework for zero trust architecture that should be considered for video conferencing. George Waller, EVP of Zerify, explains that zero trust in video conferencing entails important security steps such as locking down microphones and speakers and authorizing and authenticating every user before entering a specific conference. Of the survey respondents, 97 percent said they would want to know about a solution for enhanced video conferencing security. The results of this survey show that IT professionals are generally aware of zero trust cybersecurity, emphasizing the need for video conferencing platforms to provide the same level of privacy and data protection. This article continues to discuss key findings from the survey on video conferencing cyber threats. 

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