Videoconferencing has been around for a surprisingly long time. In fact, the first call involving both audio and video links has been traced all the way back to 1927 in a call that took place between officials in Washington, DC and the president of AT&T in New York. Although it was laughably primitive by current standards, electronic conferencing technology has never stopped growing in either refinement or use.
But it wasn’t until the Covid-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc on in-person events that the use of videoconferencing exploded to include public symposia and private meetings of every sort. Having that ability has been a tremendous asset to all types of organizations, allowing employees to conduct their business and remain productive without risking infection from personal contact. But it has also introduced some novel security issues.