In this week’s news wrap, Yammer finds a spot in Teams, Google rolls out VPN challenger Beyond Corp, and Zoom details security features in the soon to be released Zoom 5.0.
Here Are This Week’s Top Stories:
Remote Support: Google Takes a Swing at VPNs With Zero Trust Security Solution
Team Collaboration: Microsoft Plots a Comeback for Yammer With Teams Integration
Meeting Software & Solutions: Watch out Microsoft Teams: Zoom 5.0 Solves Security Woes
Remote Support
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Google Takes a Swing at VPNs With Zero Trust Security Solution
Still using VPNsOpens a new window to force into your company network? With enterprises around the world, enabling remote workersOpens a new window to log into corporate networks via VPNs, the demand for commercial virtual private networks has surged exponentially. Google contends VPNs extend the organization’s network perimeter, raising security risks. As companies brace for turbulent times during the coronavirus-led slowdown and put guardrails to defend internal networks, Google is pushing for a new approach to enterprise security with BeyondCorp. “The root problem lies with the remote-access VPNs organizations normally use. Traditional VPN infrastructure can be difficult for IT teams to deploy and manage for so many new users in a short period of time, and they’re struggling under the load,†says Sunil Potti VP/GM at Google Cloud. Google is pushing its own cloud-based tool BeyondCorp Remote AccessOpens a new window , based on the zero-trust approach that allows remote workers to connect from untrusted networks on a variety of devices without using a client-side VPN. BeyondCorp scores over VPNs by underpinning identity and device security.
Team Collaboration
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Microsoft Plots a Comeback for Yammer With Teams Integration
With Microsoft TeamsOpens a new window DAUs surpassing 44 million, it looks like the Redmond giant has finally found the sweet spot for Yammer. In the Enterprise Social Network (ESN) landscape, Yammer is widely known for making organizations’ culture flatter, and boost transparency and flexibility. However, some believe that since its acquisition in 2012, YammerOpens a new window lost the “Team CollaborationOpens a new window †battle to SharePoint which got more marketing muscle in Office 365. Besides, Yammer also got stiff competition from Slack, now a dominant ESN tool. For now, Yammer is back in the Office 365 roadmap with a new spin on branding. Microsoft announced on Monday the new Yammer app for Teams, aptly dubbed “Communities†that brings your communities and conversations directly into Microsoft Teams. “Leaders and communicators need modern solutions to ensure people have the information they need, wherever they are. The Yammer app enables them to share a poll or question at scale, and instantly notify people of important news by sharing an announcement targeted to the entire organization or specific communities,†says Murali Sitaram, General Manager, Yammer and Office 365 Groups.
Meeting Software & Solutions
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Watch Out Microsoft Teams: Zoom 5.0 Solves Security Woes
Zoom knows how to keep the news cycle humming. The poster child of Video Conferencing as a Service market has notched 300 million daily users. Despite
the growing DAUs, ZoomOpens a new window experienced the worst of this crisis with security concerns battering the company’s reputation. Well, the video conferencing major is now shaking off security vulnerabilities, and lack of end-to-end encryption that dogged the company with the soon-to-be launched Zoom 5.0Opens a new window , slated for release this weekend. Eric Yuan believes version 5.0, outfitted with AES 256-Bit GCM encryption will provide more protection for meeting data and make the app tamper-proof. “Organizations will have access to GCM encryption with the release of Zoom 5.0, and system-wide account enablement will occur May 30, when all Zoom customers will switch to the new cryptographic mode,†Zoom announced. This is a definitive step up from Zoom’s earlier end-to-end encryption procedure, where the video conferencing platform could still decrypt data. The latest release is part of Zoom’s 90-day Opens a new window commitment to place stronger security controls.
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