Over the past several months, Zoom was pretty well beaten up due to some security flaws that were discovered in its platform.  This unveiling occurred and became prominent in the public forum, most likely due to the increased use of the service given the COVID-19 pandemic.  Believe it or not, this was a good thing!

The exposure of these flaws gave Zoom an opportunity - it could either sink or swim.  It appears that it decided to swim.  They have added increased encryption, more straightforward means of reporting abusers, the ability to chose data centers (for those concerned about China listening in), increase password security, cloud recording security, and other tweaks.

In the end, it's your call whether you will use this or other platforms.  Your boss, court, or opposing counsel may have a say in this.  But, the deadline to update was May 30, 2020.  If you haven't updated your Zoom to 5.0, you won't be able to participate in Zoom conferences.

Click here to update!