India says ‘Zoom is a not a safe platform’ and bans government users
(2020/04/17)
- Reference: 1587089232
- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/17/india_government_zoom_ban/
- Source link:
India has effectively banned videoconferencing service Zoom for government users and repeated warnings that consumers need to be careful when using the tool.
The nation’s [1]Cyber Coordination Centre has issued [2]advice (PDF) titled “Advisory on Secure use of Zoom meeting platform by private individuals (not for use by government offices/officials for official purpose).”
The document refers to past advisories that [3]offered advice on how to use Zoom securely and [4]warned that Zoom has weak authentication methods . Neither of those notifications mentioned policy about government use of the tool, meaning the new document is a significant change in position!
The document is otherwise a comprehensive-if-dull guide to using Zoom securely.
It comes as India has decided to become self-sufficient by [5]crowdsourcing a Zoom-like service in a competition that will award the winner fat government contracts.
Zoom, meanwhile, has [6]announced it will “re-architect” its bug bounty program as part of an effort to “help get Zoom’s overall security house in order.” The company today [7]blogged about its recent security enhancements such as [8]routing around China and detailed its expected progress in coming days.
India, meanwhile, continues to involve its tech industry in its coronavirus response. After yesterday [9]letting IT workers back into the office ahead of many other sectors, the nation has granted a four-month rent holiday to the small businesses and startups that typically tenant the 60 government-run Software Technology Parks of India. The decision is expected to protect 3,000 jobs. ®
Sponsored: [10]Legacy Modernization: Finding Your Way With Low-Code
[1] http://www.cycord.gov.in
[2] http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/comprehensive-advisory-Zoom-%20meeting%20platfom-20200412-(2).pdf
[3] https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02&VLCODE=CIAD-2020-0010
[4] https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2020-0023
[5] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/14/indian_government_video_conferencing_competition/
[6] https://www.lutasecurity.com/post/luta-security-and-zoom
[7] https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/15/90-day-security-plan-progress-report-april-15/
[8] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/14/zoom_geo_routing_upgrade/
[9] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/16/india_lifts_lockdown_for_it_workers/
[10] https://go.theregister.co.uk/tl/1936/-8553/legacy-modernization-finding-your-way-with-low-code?td=wptl1936
The nation’s [1]Cyber Coordination Centre has issued [2]advice (PDF) titled “Advisory on Secure use of Zoom meeting platform by private individuals (not for use by government offices/officials for official purpose).”
The document refers to past advisories that [3]offered advice on how to use Zoom securely and [4]warned that Zoom has weak authentication methods . Neither of those notifications mentioned policy about government use of the tool, meaning the new document is a significant change in position!
The document is otherwise a comprehensive-if-dull guide to using Zoom securely.
It comes as India has decided to become self-sufficient by [5]crowdsourcing a Zoom-like service in a competition that will award the winner fat government contracts.
Zoom, meanwhile, has [6]announced it will “re-architect” its bug bounty program as part of an effort to “help get Zoom’s overall security house in order.” The company today [7]blogged about its recent security enhancements such as [8]routing around China and detailed its expected progress in coming days.
India, meanwhile, continues to involve its tech industry in its coronavirus response. After yesterday [9]letting IT workers back into the office ahead of many other sectors, the nation has granted a four-month rent holiday to the small businesses and startups that typically tenant the 60 government-run Software Technology Parks of India. The decision is expected to protect 3,000 jobs. ®
Sponsored: [10]Legacy Modernization: Finding Your Way With Low-Code
[1] http://www.cycord.gov.in
[2] http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/comprehensive-advisory-Zoom-%20meeting%20platfom-20200412-(2).pdf
[3] https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02&VLCODE=CIAD-2020-0010
[4] https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2020-0023
[5] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/14/indian_government_video_conferencing_competition/
[6] https://www.lutasecurity.com/post/luta-security-and-zoom
[7] https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/15/90-day-security-plan-progress-report-april-15/
[8] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/14/zoom_geo_routing_upgrade/
[9] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/16/india_lifts_lockdown_for_it_workers/
[10] https://go.theregister.co.uk/tl/1936/-8553/legacy-modernization-finding-your-way-with-low-code?td=wptl1936