Use Zoom? These 5 safety tips can keep the 'Zoombombing' hackers away

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Use Zoom? These 5 safety tips can keep the 'Zoombombing' hackers away
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One tip: Adjust your screen share options immediately.

Instead of letting anyone share your screen and engage in"zoombombing" – that's when uninvited attendees break into and disrupt your meeting – the host has the option of adjusting the settings. They're hidden, so take note. On the general Zoom settings app window, there is an option for screen sharing. Click it and select Advanced settings. There you instruct Zoom to only let the Host share the screen. And now your major privacy issue has been solved.3.

To get there, go to your master account settings, , click Settings, go to the Meetings tab and scroll all the way to the bottom, where you will find the Waiting Room options. Once clicked, this will be the default on all your meetings.This is a presentation to a group that doesn't bring in participation, and thus, less likely to be hacked. It's only available to paying customers. Zoom is free to anyone for meetings under 40 minutes. Paid plans start at $14.99 monthly.

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