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Zoom Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with Zoom, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated Zoom across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

✓ FedRAMP Status: Authorized (Moderate) — verified against marketplace.fedramp.gov

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
⚠ Vendor Attested
FedRAMP
✓ Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 5, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 6 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Infrastructure: 2 open ports, 0 CVEs🟢Sanctions: Clear — 5 matches checked, none confirmed
FedRAMP Status
Zoom is listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as Authorized (Moderate) as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Zoom has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
Zoom returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Zoom a Moderate Risk tier with 99% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

22 sources queried. 86% confidence. Every Zoom investigation produces both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire — no vendor follow-up required.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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FedRAMP Authorized (Moderate)

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Verified against the official FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026.

Zoom for Government authorized at Moderate impact level.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
3Tier

Moderate Risk

Zoom

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score86%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

21

Sources With Data

March 5, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for Zoom

Zoom (zoom.us) is a globally recognized enterprise SaaS collaboration platform with a 23-year web presence and a dominant market position, ranking among the top 30 most-trafficked domains worldwide.

Area Requiring Attention

The platform presents a moderate risk posture (Tier 3) driven primarily by a meaningful geopolitical and regulatory headwind: France has taken active steps to ban government officials from using US-based video tools including Zoom, reflecting a broader European digital sovereignty movement. Technical security signals are largely positive — the domain is clean across 94 threat intelligence engines, SSL/TLS configuration earns an 'A' grade, and no active malware or phishing threats are detected — however, the public-facing website fails Mozilla's HTTP security header benchmark, and all ten compliance certifications are vendor-attested rather than independently confirmed. Procurement teams should treat Zoom as conditionally approvable for medium data access use cases, pending receipt of current audit documentation and a clear understanding of data residency implications in jurisdictions pursuing digital sovereignty.

Independence Statement

All evidence underlying this report was sourced independently from external public registries, threat intelligence databases, and open-source data feeds without vendor participation or notification.

Investigation Findings

7 findings identified for Zoom

1 critical1 high5 medium
critical

HTTP Security Grade: F

zoom.us received a failing grade (F) from Mozilla HTTP Observatory. This indicates serious HTTP security configuration issues.

high

Adverse Media: banned

1 article(s) reference significant concerns for "Zoom": "MS Teams, Zoom Banned In France: 'Big Tech Is The New East India Company', Says ..." (NDTV Profit)

medium

Recently Registered Entity

TRAUMEDIC B.V. was first registered in the LEI system less than 1 year ago (2026-01-06T15:10:07Z).

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

A critical data source was unavailable during this investigation. Manual verification is recommended.

medium

Missing Security Headers

zoom.us is missing 3 recommended security headers: Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

Domain Not Found in RDAP

The domain "zoom.us" was not found in any RDAP registry. This may indicate a very new, non-standard, or unregistered domain.

medium

Multiple Certificate Issuers (19)

zoom.us has certificates from 19 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.

Security Strengths

29 positive signals verified

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

No Adverse Media Signals

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

2 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Notable Tech Community Presence

Tech Community Sentiment

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

SSL/TLS Grade: A

SSL/TLS Analysis

Large Certificate Footprint (2559 subdomains)

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (23+ years)

Web Archive History

Domain in 25 Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Low Abuse Score: 3% (7 reports)

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Certification Claimed: SOC 2

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: ISO 27001

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: ISO 27017

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: HITRUST

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: PCI DSS

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: FedRAMP

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: HIPAA

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: GDPR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: CSA STAR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: Cyber Essentials

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for Zoom

  1. 1

    Verify sanctions screening manually: Given that automated sanctions screening was unavailable, conduct a manual OFAC SDN list check at sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov and EU sanctions list check at data.europa.eu/data/datasets/consolidated-list-of-persons-groups-and-entities-subject-to-eu-financial-sanctions for 'Zoom Video Communications' before finalizing the vendor relationship.

  2. 2

    Obtain and review Zoom's SOC 2 Type II report: Contact Zoom's enterprise security team via your account representative or submit a request through https://zoom.us/trust. Request the most recent report period and confirm it covers the Security and Availability trust service criteria relevant to your use case. Review the report for any exceptions, qualifications, or management responses that warrant follow-up.

  3. 3

    Verify FedRAMP authorization status independently: If your organization operates in or adjacent to the US federal government supply chain, confirm Zoom's FedRAMP Moderate authorization by searching the official FedRAMP Marketplace at marketplace.fedramp.gov. Note that the vendor-attested claim references 'Zoom for Government,' which may be a separate product offering with distinct authorization scope.

  4. 4

    Assess data residency and transfer mechanisms for EU operations: Given France's active move to ban US video tools for government use and broader EU digital sovereignty momentum, document your legal transfer mechanism for any personal data processed via Zoom by EU-based data subjects. Review whether Zoom's EU data residency add-on (if applicable to your contract tier) satisfies your GDPR Article 46 obligations, and consult your DPO if processing involves French public-sector data.

  5. 5

    Review Zoom's full subprocessor list manually: Navigate to https://zoom.us/subprocessors to review the complete, human-readable subprocessor list. Verify that key subprocessors (particularly those handling data in scope for your use case) are in jurisdictions acceptable under your data transfer policy and are not subject to sanctions.

  6. 6

    Track HTTP security header remediation: Log this finding in your vendor risk register and request a remediation update from Zoom's security team within 90 days, specifically regarding HSTS and CSP deployment on the zoom.us root domain. Set a calendar reminder to re-run an Observatory scan at that point to confirm improvement.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

21of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Certificate Transparency
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • Sanctions and watchlist screening was unavailable during this assessment due to a data source outage. Manual sanctions screening against OFAC, EU, and UN watchlists is recommended as a compensating control before final procurement approval.
  • The WHOIS/RDAP lookup for zoom.us returned no results, which may be attributable to the .us ccTLD's RDAP registry configuration rather than an anomaly with the domain itself. Domain registration data could not be independently confirmed through this channel.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment, representing a gap in quantitative security posture benchmarking. This does not imply a positive or negative signal — it reflects a data availability limitation at the time of assessment.
  • Subprocessor data quality was limited: the five entities parsed from Zoom's published subprocessor page (zoom.us) appear to be text extraction fragments rather than distinct named subprocessors, suggesting the page format was not fully machine-readable. Buyers should review the full subprocessor list manually at the published URL.
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Vendors assessed
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Average confidence
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Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is Zoom on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is Zoom's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is Zoom a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has Zoom appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is Zoom's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are Zoom's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does Zoom claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does Zoom depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Zoom appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about Zoom

Is Zoom FedRAMP authorized?+
Yes, Zoom holds FedRAMP Moderate authorization as of April 2026.
Does Zoom have SOC 2 Type II?+
Yes — Zoom holds SOC 2 (Type II not confirmed). Rated Moderate Risk — adverse media flagged. See all 7 findings →
Is Zoom on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Zoom returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of April 2026.
What is Zoom's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Zoom a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 99% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of April 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Zoom?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Zoom produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending Zoom a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Zoom safe to use as a vendor?+
Zoom is a communications vendor that handles organizational messages and collaboration data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see Zoom's full risk profile.
Does Zoom have SOC 2 certification?+
Yes — Zoom holds SOC 2 + 9 other certs. Rated Moderate Risk — adverse media flagged. See all 7 findings →
Has Zoom had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly communications platforms like Zoom that handle organizational messages and collaboration data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is Zoom on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for communications vendors. ThirdProof screens Zoom against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Zoom or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Zoom for vendor risk?+
Assessing Zoom as a communications vendor involves verifying SOC 2, HIPAA BAA availability, and FedRAMP compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

Zoom is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates Zoom across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.