What was a little known communication and collaboration product before the COVID-19 pandemic, has now become common place both in business and the home. Everything from music concerts, birthday parties, quizzes, government briefings and business meeting – some confidential and some not – have been held on Zoom all over the world. So a flaw that would have allowed a threat actor to execute malicious code on a remote device using Zoom chat had to be fixed quickly.
It has been.
Patch: Zoom chat messages can infect devices with malware • The Register
My advice: Either you or your IT support need to check whether these issues impact your systems. You need to have a master document that details your systems, hardware, software, online, networks, back-ups, suppliers etc – so when cyber security (or operational) issues arise you and your support teams can quickly check if you are affected. From there you can take fast, effective action.
