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Securing business videoconferencing:  4 tips for ensuring confidentiality

Videoconferencing has become an indispensable business tool. This collaboration tool is essential for organising meetings remotely, with your own teams or with participants from outside the organisation, such as your customers. While video communications have become more widespread, the risks associated with cybersecurity have also taken on greater importance. Today, organising a secure videoconference is critical to ensure the confidentiality of your communications.

1. Choosing a secure, sovereign videoconferencing solution

There are many videoconferencing tools on the market today that do not fully ensure the security of your communications. During your meetings, you may share sensitive information. If they are compromised, your business is at risk. It is essential to choose a secure communications solution with advanced protection features. Choose a tool that offers end-to-end encryption. Your meetings are conducted in a secure environment where only authorised participants have access to sensitive information.

We also recommend that you choose a tool hosted in France, rather than overseas, so you can retain control over your data, as these tools are subject to European data processing regulations.

2. Ensure proper access management and manage the rights of videoconference participants

A secure videoconferencing solution features strict access control. Administrators can authenticate users and approve their attendance or non-attendance at your meetings. Each videoconference is accessible only by a password or by a unique link sent to each participant. The organiser may prevent access to the meeting if an unauthorised connection is attempted. This allows you to restrict access to sensitive meetings to authorised participants only.

Other advanced features included in a high-performance tool help you conduct secure video conferences. For example, you can prevent data transfers, authorise screen sharing or not, etc. By managing the actions of each participant, you limit the risk of sensitive data being exposed.

3. Encrypt data, files shared during video conferences and recorded videos

A common practice in videoconferencing meetings is to record the session and share the video with those who were not present. This video must be strictly protected. A good tool gives you the option of encrypting this content and allowing only approved participants to access it. Similarly, for project files shared in real time, the information included must be encrypted and accessible only to authorised users.

Full end-to-end encryption adds an extra layer of security to data transfers. Hackers cannot use information from online conferences that they are unable to decrypt.

4. Raising user awareness about the risks of cyberattacks on videoconferencing communications 

Setting up a secure videoconference, however effective it may be, may not achieve its objectives if the participants do not use it properly. You need to train your staff to use it securely. Awareness of hacking techniques helps to understand how inappropriate behaviour can undermine a company’s security. The solution? Well-informed and aware employees are an effective asset in the fight against data breaches. 

 Adopting a secure videoconferencing solution for your business calls and team meetings is part of an overall cybersecurity strategy. ERCOM offers complementary security solutions for businesses to better protect their digital activity.