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FBI Releases Guidance on Defending Against VTC Hijacking and Zoom-bombing
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:19:13 +0000
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Logo National Cyber Awareness System: FBI Releases Guidance on Defending Against VTC Hijacking and Zoom-bombing [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/04/02/fbi-releases-guidance-defending-against-vtc-hijacking-and-zoom ] 04/02/2020 11:39 AM EDT Original release date: April 2, 2020 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an article [ https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic ] on defending against video-teleconferencing (VTC) hijacking (referred to as Zoom-bombing when attacks are to the Zoom VTC platform). Many organizations and individuals are increasingly dependent on VTC platforms, such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, to stay connected during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The FBI has released this guidance in response to an increase in reports of VTC hijacking. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency encourages users and administrators to review the FBI article as well as the following steps to improve VTC cybersecurity: * Ensure meetings are private, either by requiring a password for entry or controlling guest access from a waiting room. * Consider security requirements when selecting vendors. For example, if end-to-end encryption is necessary, does the vendor offer it? * Ensure VTC software is up to date.See Understanding Patches and Software Updates [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-006 ]. CISA also recommends the following VTC cybersecurity resources: * FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Alert: Cyber Actors Take Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic to Exploit Increased Use of Virtual Environments [ https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200401.aspx ] * Zoom blog on recent cybersecurity measures [ https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/ ] * Microsoft Teams security guide [ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-security-guide ] This product is provided subject to this Notification [ https://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ https://www.dhs.gov/privacy-policy ] policy. body { font-size: 1em; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #333333; } ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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