Zoom video-conferencing app is safe or not ?

Zoom video-conferencing app is not a safe platform, Home Ministry cautions users

Ministry of Home Affairs has warned the Zoom app users that the video-conferencing application is not safe for usage. The video meeting app has become quite popular across the globe as more and more workers are now working from home during the lockdown period. Several other countries have also expressed concern about the security of the application. Germany, Singapore and Taiwan have already banned the application.

" Zoom is a not a safe platform," the Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord) of the ministry of home affairs said in a new 16-page advisory.

The government’s warning comes after India's nodal cybersecurity agency – Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-in) - had cautioned against the vulnerability of the app. The agency had pointed out that the app has significant weaknesses which can make users vulnerable to cyber attacks, including leakage of sensitive.

Here are the complete MHA guidelines for safe usage:

*Create a new user ID and password for each meeting
* Create a waiting room in the app so that a user will be able to enter the meeting only when the host gives him permission
* Disable Join feature before hosting
* Allowing Screen sharing by Host only
*Disabling "Allow removed participants to re-join"
* It is recommended to restrict or disable file transfer
* When all participants have joined, it has been advised to lock the meeting
* Restrict the recording feature
* To end meeting (not just leave, if you are an administrator)