Cybersecurity Considerations When Video-Teleconferencing
Cybersecurity Considerations When Video-Teleconferencing As the COVID-19 crisis fast-forward the work-from-home and study-from-home adoption, many are increasingly using the video-teleconferencing platform. This platform, however, has become the new target by cybercriminals. What Is Video-Teleconferencing? Video-teleconferencing, also known as VTC, is a technology that allows two or more people in different geographic locations to conduct meetings or online classes in real-time by using simultaneous audio and video transmission. Video-teleconferencing is often confused with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The reason why video-teleconferencing is often confused with VoIP is that video-teleconferencing is often an integral part of a VoIP system. VoIP, which serves as a foundation of unified communications, includes not just video-teleconferencing service, but also voice and instant messaging services. Microsoft’s Skype, Google’s Duo and Zoom are examples of video-teleconferencing software…