Teams vs Zoom - Choosing a Video Collaboration Tool, Cyber Security

Teams

ZOOM

Team based productivity Sharing documents Email-style threaded conversations Chat/instant messaging Skype integration Office365 integration  Auto switch to talking person 4 hours talk time for groups Blur/ customize background

Basic video call quality Ease of use Allows screen sharing Breakout rooms Board meetings Free for one on one Poll up to 100 people NEW E2E encryption​​​ (as of April 29 2020) 40 min talk time for groups Video tutorials/ phone support

 

 

Some great tips for Teams

 

Microsoft Planner 2019 Review: Office 365 Project Management

 

Includes how to join a meeting, schedule a meeting with zoom website, meeting controls, scheduling a meeting with Google calender, scheduling a meeting with outlook, assigning scheduling privelage in Outlook, breakout rooms, closed captioning, and all about Zoom Webinar.

 

 

Please see the link below for the SMU Set Up for Security article for ZOOM.

 

Here is a link to a youtube links on how to LOCK DOWN the meeting.

It is advised to watch the video to help keep your meetings and your colleges safe from harassment.

 

We will be adding more information here as it is rapidly changing due to the industries response on boom in popularity. 

Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYyQBM7lEXY

Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHyK0QIluMw

 

We all share the responsibility.

Teams Privacy and Security.

• Team's default setting requires login with password. No concern.
• There doesn't appear to be a lot of concern around data collection.
• Encryption of data in transit and at rest.

Zoom Privacy and Security.

• Zoom’s default settings don’t encourage a password to be set for meetings.  (You must set a password manually) (See. Google 'Zoombombing')
• Ongoing privacy and data collection concerns. These change rapidly.
• Application layer using TLS 1.2 with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit algorithm for the Desktop Client.

• Zoom has fixed it's Mac iOS installer which handles the pkg pre install issues. 
• Has removed the Log in with Facebook feature that communicated some basic info to FB for advertising. They where not selling your data to FB.
•  Zoom is IS now end to end (E2E) encrypted.
• All chats are E2E.

Here are the links to the official pages outlining the security of each

Teams

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-security-guide
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/security-compliance-overview

Teams security set up for IT

• https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362723-Encryption-for-Meetings

Zoom 

• https://zoom.us/docs/doc/Zoom-Security-White-Paper.pdf
• https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362723-Encryption-for-Meetings