Before pandemic, we never imagined to work, create, collaborate all through Digital World. But now we don’t even imagine but also it has become a way to save time, energy, and resources. The digital world had many options but Zoom came out as the major highlight. Zoom, A video teleconferencing software program developed by Zoom video communications. From schools to businesses, governments as well as private sectors, all are using Zoom for meeting, webinars, teaching, and many more purposes. But along with its uses there also comes its misuse, that why we should use Zoom security tips to protect our data from getting misused.
How your Zoom data can be Misused
Your zoom meeting can be hacked by uninvited people or in other words there can be Zoom Bombing. Zoom Bombing means when uninvited people Intrude into your meetings and create nuisances as well as distractions. For example: Uninvited people using screen sharing feature to show disturbing visual content. But thanks to the Zoom company they introduced certain settings which we can use as Zoom Security Tips.
5 must use Zoom security tips
Tip 1: Sharing your meeting links publicly! Not a good idea Social media platforms be it Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp groups, no one is safe enough to share your Zoom meeting information. So rather than using these platforms, send the meeting link personally or use the e-mail method (in case you need to share link with huge number of participants) Tip 2: Send your meeting links to selective people Don’t be reckless while choosing the participants for your meeting. Share your meeting link with only trusted contact. You never know who is exuding your data outside. Tip 3: Password protect your meeting (most simple zoom security tip) Creating a meeting ID and protecting it with a Password, will help you to keep intruders out of your meeting Tip 4: Use the waiting room feature This option allows you to choose which participant you want in your meeting. By enabling the “Waiting Room” feature either you can admit the participants one by one or you can allow the participants to enter the meeting all at once. Tip 5: Manage participants (during, before and after) Before the meeting
Disable “join before host” in your settings.
This option allows you to have control over entry of participants. When no one will enter before you, it’ll be easy for the host to see who is entering the meeting.
Disable “allow file transfer”
Disable this option beforehand. So that you automatically remove the distractions from your meeting. During the meeting
Set your screen sharing option to the host only.
Screen sharing to everyone can allow the intruders to create the nuisance, so it will be best to keep this option limited to host only.
Enable “mute participants on entry”
This option not only protects your meeting from unnecessary noise but also increases the quality of your meeting. (Webinars are exception here)
Disable “allow removed participants to join”
Once you removed an uninvited guest, further this setting will stop them from rejoining the meeting.
Manage the participants through their videos clicking on the three dots will reveal further options to you.
• Make a co-host: will allow you (host) to choose another person to manage the meeting as co-host with you. • Remove: this option will remove uninvited or unwanted participants from the meeting. • Disable participant’s video: Using this option you can turn off the video of that distracting participant • Mute participant’s audio: The host can mute or unmute the audio of one or all of the participants at any time during the meeting (In case there are audio interruptions from the attendee’s side). •Lock meeting option: This option allows the host to restrict the further entry of participants even if someone has ID and password to the meeting. For this you can
Go to the bottom of the participant’s WindowsClick moreLock meeting
You may be a person who is working from home, may be a teacher, may be a businessman, may be a friend. There are numerous reasons people are connecting online. May be for formal or informal purpose. And Zoom application is meeting all the needs of people who want to connect Online. More this app is in demand, more it becomes necessary to take precautions to save your data as well as the meetings. So, Not just using the Zoom application for connecting is enough, but to use the Zoom security tips are necessary to have a secure connection.
