Google bans Zoom

In an electronic mail to staff, which cited security vulnerabilities, Google banned using Zoom on firm-owned worker units and warned that the software program will cease engaged on these units this week. Zoom is a competitor to Google’s Hangout Meet app. 

In an electronic mail to BuzzFeed, a Google spokesperson mentioned employees using Zoom while working remotely would need to look elsewhere and that Zoom “does not meet our security standards for apps used by our employees.” 

Bug bounty hunters emerge

Hackers all over the world have begun turning to bug bounty looking, trying to find potential vulnerabilities in Zoom’s expertise to be offered to the very best bidder. A Motherboard report detailed an increase within the bounty payout for weaknesses generally known as zero-day exploits, with one supply estimating that hackers are selling the exploits for $5,000 to $30,000.