Reminder: Read the Latest About Zoom Privacy & Security

As our agency use of Zoom continues to grow in order to work from home, we wanted to share a Zoom Blog post directly from Zoom regarding “How to Keep the Crashers Out of Your Zoom Event.” This post provides tips you can use to help make sure your Heartland AEA Zoom meetings are secure from these unwanted interruptions. 

Zoom has become the go-to video conferencing app around the globe as people are staying at and working from home. With that fast popularity comes magnified scrutiny - especially when it comes to privacy. 

Zoom has been addressing these issues, almost daily, and providing information and tips for ways to manage those concerns. The Heartland AEA Internal Technology Department is monitoring these updates and changes daily and making sure we are equipped to continue our work over Zoom from wherever we are. 

First and foremost, it is important that all staff operate the most recent version of the Zoom app to take advantage of all the safety and security patches that Zoom releases. Instructions to update your Zoom app through Self Service are found in this document. 

News reports are also spotlighting “Zoombombing,” which is when someone comes into your Zoom meeting uninvited. While concerning, there are many security features that you can enable on the user level that will prevent this from happening, including implementing a password for your meetings, locking your meetings and creating a virtual waiting room for people who are joining your meetings. Zoom has released this article on these options and how to turn those on for your account. 

This graphic also illustrates 10 things you can do to increase the privacy and security of your Zoom meetings. 

If you have any questions or concerns about Zoom, contact David Hammer, Multimedia Specialist.