Zoom will enable meeting passwords and virtual waiting rooms by default to help stop 'Zoombombing' incidents
Starting April 5, Zoom willIt will also turnon by default, so the meeting host will have to manually allow others to join the meeting.
The new security enhancements come after Zoom CEO Eric Yuan apologized for the many privacy and security issues users found with the app and said the company will take steps to address it.Zoom is taking steps to make its app more secure, after facing backlash from users about the privacy and security settings of its product.
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