{"id":56571,"date":"2022-07-29T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/docket\/?p=56571"},"modified":"2022-07-26T08:42:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T12:42:27","slug":"zoom-bombing-what-it-is-and-how-to-prevent-it-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/docket\/zoom-bombing-what-it-is-and-how-to-prevent-it-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom Bombing \u2013 What It Is and How to Prevent It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The term \u201cZoom bombing\u201d gained notoriety at the start of COVID as our world transitioned online. Unfortunately, people (oftentimes hackers) have learned how to find open meetings and disrupt them. There are protections and ways to prevent a Zoom bombing incident from happening to your meeting. Fortunately, there are several <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VU1pfMMvVTQ\">ways to protect your Zoom meetings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand the need to share some of the advanced features with your participants to allow interaction. &nbsp;Hence Zoom has added some suggestions to mitigate the chance that an unwelcome participant engages in disrupting behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you share your meeting link on social media or another public location, anyone with the link can join your meeting. You may, however, occasionally require a meeting link (for office hours, for instance) that is open to a broader community. Here are some tips you can use to help when public meeting space is necessary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom Meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Avoid using your&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/203276937-Using-Personal-Meeting-ID-PMI-?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Personal Meeting ID<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;(PMI) to host public events.<\/strong> Your PMI is essentially one continuous meeting, and people can pop in and out all the time.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/201362413-Scheduling-meetings?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about meeting IDs<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Familiarize yourself with Zoom\u2019s settings and features.<\/strong> Understand how to protect your virtual space when you need to. For example, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115000332726-Waiting-Room?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waiting Room<\/a>&nbsp;is a helpful feature for hosts to control who comes and goes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360033559832-Meeting-and-Webinar-Passwords-?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Set up a password<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> A password adds an additional layer of security, one that may be useful for meetings outside of regular class hours. You may wish to share the password in your syllabus or direct emails to your students or classmates.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115005759423?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Disable attendees\u2019 video<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Hosts can turn anyone\u2019s video off. This allows them to block unwanted, distracting, or inappropriate gestures on video.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115005759423?zcid=1231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mute participants<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>Hosts can mute\/unmute individual participants or all of them at once to block unwanted, distracting, or inappropriate noise. You can also enable Mute Upon Entry in your settings to reduce confusion in large meetings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help creating your meeting or need some additional tips on how to secure your event, please reach out to <a href=\"mailto:it@law.stetson.edu\">it@law.stetson.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regards,<br>Information Technology Department<br><strong>STETSON UNIVERSITY College of Law<\/strong><br>1401 61st Street South | Gulfport, FL 33707<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:william.delgado@law.stetson.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it@law.stetson.edu<\/a>&nbsp; | <strong>Office:<\/strong> +1 (727) 562 7323<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term \u201cZoom bombing\u201d gained notoriety at the start of COVID as our world transitioned online. Unfortunately, people (oftentimes hackers) have learned how to find open meetings and disrupt them. 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