However, Zoom’s sudden popularity has led to many scrutinizers who have uncovered a multitude of glaring security flaws in its code. As a result, Zoom’s stock price has increased by roughly 109% from January 31to March 23, the time period when many businesses and schools moved their operations online. Relatively unknown prior to the pandemic, its convenience (45-minute meetings are free) and friendly user interface have led to Zoom skyrocketing in popularity from around 10 million users in December 2019 to over 200 million users in March 2020, solidifying its domain amongst competitors such as Discord, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, and Skype. Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) is a video conferencing software which has been widely adopted by businesses, schools, and other institutions as a means of communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine.

Here, we attempt to demystify Zoom’s security flaws and what it has done to rectify this.

However, a recent investigation into Zoom has led to scrutiny over its security measures. The BRB Bottomline: Zoom has surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its accessibility and nationwide social distancing measures.

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