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Considered secure:supportgoogleaanswer/7582940?hl=enhelpwebexcomnk90t65CiscoWebex-TeamsAnyone
CategoriesHangouts Meet (Google)WebEx (Cisco)Zoom
Optimal Use
  • Team meetings
  • one-on-one meetings
  • Interviews
  • Hosting webinars
ProductOptimal UseRecordingScreen SharingAccessibilityMax ParticipantsWho can host?Who can attend?System RequirementsAdditional FeaturesSecurity ConsiderationNotesHangouts Meet (Google)
  • Team meetings
  • one-on-one meetings
  • Classroom video-conferences
  • Hosting webinars
  • Team meetingsInterviews
  • Classroom video-conferences
  • Hosting webinars
Recording(tick)(tick)(tick)
Screen Sharing

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  • only one person at a time

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  • only one person at a time

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  • Simultaneous screen-share
  • Annotation of screen sharing
Accessibility

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  • Auto captioning

(warning)

  • Auto captioning (couldn't get it to work in my test)

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  • Auto live-transcription
Mobile App(tick)(tick)(tick)
Max Participants

Meetings: 100

Webinars: 10K
(live streaming)

Meetings: 1K

Webinars: 3K

Meetings: 300

Webinars: 500

Who can host?
  • Employees
  • Students
  • Employees
  • Employees
  • Students
Who can attend?
  • Anyone
  • Anyone
  • Anyone
System Requirementshttps://support.google.com/a/users/answer/7317473
  • Chat w/ all participants (only)
  • Spotlight a speaker
  • Pin a speaker
https://help.webex.com/en-us/WebEx (Cisco)(tick)

(tick)

  • only one person at a time

(warning)

  • Auto captioning (couldn't get it to work in my test)

Meetings: 1K

Webinars: 3K

nk90t65/System-Requirements-for-Cisco-Webex-Teamshttps://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux
Additional Features
  • Chat w/ all participants (only)
  • Spotlight a speaker
  • Pin a speaker
  • Break out sessions (up to 100 w/ up to 100 participants)
  • Waiting room
  • Breakout rooms
  • Meeting polls
  • Chat w/ specific roles
  • Shared whiteboard
  • Q&A in webinar
  • Spotlight video
  • Pin a speaker
Security Considerations

Considered secure:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/7582940?hl=en

Generally considered secure:

Recent high-visibility patches for vulnerabilities
https://threatpost.com/high-severity-cisco-webex-flaws-fixed/153462/


Security whitepaper
https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cloudCollaboration/spark/esp/cisco-spark-security-white-paper.pdf

Zoom
  • Team meetings
  • Hosting webinars
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  • Simultaneous screen-share
  • Annotation of screen sharing

(tick)

  • Auto live-transcription

Meetings: 300

Webinars: 500

  • Employees
  • Students

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux
  • Waiting room
  • Breakout rooms
  • Meeting polls
  • Chat w/ specific roles
  • Shared whiteboard
  • Q&A in webinar
  • Spotlight video
  • Pin a speaker

Significant security considerations:

  • Security flaws in the desktop clients
  • Security flaws in encryption and recordings
  • Security flaws in default methods of inviting/setup of meetings

Sources:

https://tidbits.com/2020/04/03/every-zoom-security-and-privacy-flaw-so-far-and-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself/

https://mashable.com/article/zoom-vulnerability-windows-passwords/

https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/move-fast-roll-your-own-crypto-a-quick-look-at-the-confidentiality-of-zoom-meetings/

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic

Additional Notes