“Zoombombing” is a term used to describe when participants, typically uninvited, join a Zoom meeting with the intention of deliberately disrupting a meeting.

Consider the following settings to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for your participants.

• Only authorized users can join meetings (good for teaching current students; too restrictive in advising or for prospective students)
• Requiring passwords
• Play sound when participants join or leave
• File transfer restrictions
• Allow host to put attendee on hold
• Screen sharing – restricting who can share and dependent on purpose of meeting
• Disable desktop/screen share
• Remote control accessibility
• Allow removed participant to rejoin
• Virtual background
• Identify guest participants in the meeting/webinar
• Attention tracking – may be beneficial in online teaching environment
• Enable meeting room – allows for the meeting host to admit participants
• Locking meeting after a set amount of time
• Masking phone numbers (when participants call into the meeting)

For more information regarding “Zoombombing,” and how to secure your meeting click here.

Zoom has also released a short video with steps to secure your meeting. The video can be seen by clicking here.