By this time, I'm sure most people have heard about " Zoombombing ", where random (and sometimes not so random) people will enter a Zoom session and try to disrupt it in various ways (note for trivia enthusiasts: the term was first added to Wikipedia on March 28). Hopefully most people have also heard about the many ways to prevent this from happening. Zoom has taken steps to make things more secure by default but I thought it might be helpful to provide a simple round-up of Dos and Don't that you really need to know. DO secure your session links by using a password and/or requiring registration . For some events (e.g., virtual happy hours that are open to anyone), I know it's easier to just give out a link publicly, but at least ask people to email you for the password. DON'T use your personal meeting room for public meetings ; use a random ID created specifically for your session. DO know who is in your session by: Enabling the Waiting Room
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