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The vulnerabilities allow an attacker to impersonate chat participants – a classic man-in-middle attack. For CIOs this is yet another warning sign that the use of WhatsApp as a messaging app within enterprise environments can put sensitive information, and company reputation, at risk.

Whether it’s a weekly team meeting, or a quarterly board meeting - video conferencing has become one of those ubiquitous technologies that we all take for granted. However, while many enterprises have large-scale deployments of conferencing tools (such as Cisco Webex), many still default to desktop apps like Skype, Slack, or even Whatsapp for real-time, ad-hoc video calls between employees (and even their clients).

The news that Slack has acquired the intellectual property behind Atlassian’s HipChat and Stride chat and messaging services, has left its users wondering, “What next?” All that’s clear is that Atlassian will be discontinuing HipChat and Stride and providing a migration path to Slack for users. When that happens, and what that actually means is unclear. So, if you’re one of those users, and you’re considering your alternatives, what should you be thinking about?