Tips for Staying Safe on Zoom

Video conferencing services are being utilized by hundreds of thousands of companies across avg.com/retail  industries and around the world like never before. One of the most popular platforms, Zoom, has had avg antivirus free its fair share of security breaches Install Avg With License Number activation  as it sees huge jumps in traffic in the time of COVID-19. While businesses, governments and schools use Zoom to continue their operations from remote locations, staying safe online is more important than ever.

To help companies and www.avg.com/activate individuals protect themselves avg internet security and their data, here are some video conferencing safety tips offered by Zoom and 

1. Don’t Make the Meeting Public

This might seem like a no-brainer, but leaving meetings public is a common oversight. There have been numerous reports of hacked zoom meeting, otherwise known as Zoom bombing, which could often be avoided avg antivirus free with a simple settings switch.

A security reinforcement that meeting organizers can use is the feature called “Lock Meeting.” This function allows the avg.com/retail  meeting organizer to lock out any new participants once the meeting starts www.avg.com/activate. Even if a person has the invitation URL, locking the meeting prevents anyone from getting in.

2. Use Random Meeting IDs

Zoom meeting IDs are 10- or 11-digit numbers that are assigned to every individual meeting. While they are all random assortments of numbers avg internet security, companies can run into security issues when they have recurring meetings that continually use the same ID numbers.

Even if meetings are daily or weekly Install Avg With License Number activation  occurrences with the same people, be sure to change the meeting ID and private avg.com/retail  meeting password frequently. This will protect the entire organization from unwanted visitors or security breaches.

3. Share Invite Links via Secure Communication

Only share meeting invites via secure email servers. Many people run into security issues when they invite participants to Zoom conferences via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. These platforms avg internet security, even if your profile is private, are not safe enough to prevent www.avg.com/activate someone from getting your information. Even if you use programs like Facebook Messenger or direct message via Twitter or Instagram, that is still not secure enough.

4. Utilize the Waiting Room Feature

The waiting room feature allows the meeting organizer to control who enters the video conference, even if they have avg.com/retail  been invited. Every time an invitee tries to enter Install Avg With License Number activation  the meeting, the organizer will have to grant individual avg internet security permission avg antivirus free. The waiting room also allows organizers to take a roll call of who is and isn’t in attendance. This may seem cumbersome, but this is a critical tool Install Avg With License Number activation  to prevent unwanted visitors.

5. Only Allow Hosts to Control Screen Sharing

Screen sharing is an essential feature of any video conferencing service, as it allows all meeting participants to be on the same page, literally, when discussing a topic or project. The security issue  www.avg.com/activate can arise when avg.com/retail  the meeting organizer is not in control of the screen share, and an uninvited person starts sharing their screen or unsavory content.

To secure the screen sharing option but still allow invited meeting participants to share their screens, the meeting organizer Install Avg With License Number activation  must go into the advanced sharing options tab. Here, they can select how many participants can share avg antivirus free, who is allowed to share www.avg.com/activate, and most importantly, who can start sharing when someone else already is. This control should be left avg internet security to the organizer who can serve as a proctor to what content gets shared in the meeting

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