WhatsApp has become an important part of our everyday life. This has changed the way of making contact with friends, family and colleagues. It has become one of the most used messaging applications in today’s society, which allows users to send text messages, photos, videos, documents and call, including voice calls and video calls, that also immediately.
The facility of staying in contact anywhere and anywhere has made WhatsApp more reliable than traditional communication media such as phone calls or emails. But the question is how the WhatsApp web can threaten your personal chat and files? WhatsApp has become a great way to maintain interpersonal relationships and share important news. However, now its use is no longer limited to personal use; It is also being used for professional work. Employees working in large offices often use WhatsApp web on their desktops or laptops.
Recently, the Indian government has issued a strong warning on this. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory, asking people to avoid using the WhatsApp web on their computer or laptop at the workplace, as doing so can provide access to sensitive information to their employer.
According to media reports, advisory has warned that using WhatsApp web can give administrators and IT teams access to personal chat and private files. This access may be in the form of hijacking of screen monitoring, malware or browser features.
Government Information Safety Awareness (ISEA) team has highlighted the risks related to the use of messaging platforms on corporate devices. As a result, many companies are now considering the WhatsApp web as a potential security threat. This can be a possible means of fishing attacks and malware entry, which can affect the entire network.
ISEA said that many organizations now consider the WhatsApp web as a security risk and may be a possible entry point for malware and fishing attacks, which can endanger their entire network. Advisory warns that the use of Wi-Fi of the office can provide limited access to employees’ private phones, which can expose private data.
In addition, the advisory also warns the “dangers” to use WhatsApp on the company devices, such as the risk of data leaking when the laptop is compromised and the risk of interception on unsafe Wi-Fi.
If the employees have to use WhatsApp in the office, then what precautions should they follow?
According to the government:
Log out before leaving the desk: When you are away from your workplace, always log out of WhatsApp web.
Be cautious about links and attachments: Do not click on such links or open attachments that you do not trust.
Follow the company’s rules: Learn the policies of your organization and follow the rules of use at the workplace of individual apps and devices.
