Wardle detailed the vulnerability at Def Con last week, explaining that Zoom’s auto-update feature doesn’t ask for a user password and is enabled by default. The Zoom for Mac update addresses a major security vulnerability that could have allowed anyone to gain root access to your computer.Īs reported by ArsTechnica, the vulnerability was first discovered by well-known security researcher Patrick Wardle. In terms of meetings, the update brings improved grouping of security features, and a slew of new phone features for Apple users.If you’re a Zoom user with a Mac, there’s a critical security fix rolling out now that you should install immediately. The new update also allows hosts and co-hosts of meetings to download the full results of polls conducted in a meeting, during the live session, rather than waiting until the meeting has ended. The host will see each participant’s reactions in the participant list, as well as the aggregate numbers of each reaction at the bottom of the list.įurther, the new update brings the raise hand feature to Zoom on Mac computers. The nonverbal feedback options have been moved to the reactions button, and all the reactions will be shown in the corner of a participant’s video. Further, the new update will allow users to import contact through contact integration. A separate installer has been put in place for those using Apple M1-powered devices. The Zoom desktop app will better support computers with ARM CPUs, particularly the latest three Mac computers that are powered by Apple’s M1 chip. The new features that come with the latest update are better optimisation with Apple Silicon processors, enhanced cloud contact integration for calls/ chats, new meeting and webinar features, and new phone features. The manual update is an ad-hoc download with minor enhancements or bug fixes, while the prompted update is a more important download with useful feature updates and critical bug fixes. In its blog post, Zoom said that there are two types of downloads for the latest update – manual and prompted. The new update will also bring in a slew of phone features for Zoom users on Apple computers.

The new update brings optimisation for Apple’s M1 silicon chip, along with new feature enhancements and a slew of bug fixes. Video conferencing major Zoom has announced its latest update for Mac computers that will start rolling out today, the company announced in a blog post.

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