COVID-19: Videoconferencing platform Zoom rolls out new measures as security fears mount

SAN FRANCISCO: Videoconferencing platform Zoom is rolling out a number of measures meant to stem criticism over how it has handled security as users flock to the application during the coronavirus pandemic.

Zoom chief executive Eric Yuan laid out steps Wednesday that the company is taking against problems such as data hacking and harassment by individuals who crash sessions in what is referred to as “Zoombombing.”