Zoom Best Security Practices

You can access extra documentation on How to Keep Zoom Classes Secure and Private

Four Zoom Best Practices

• Keep your Zoom session information private and only share with participants. Do not post your Zoom session information on social media
• Keep your work Zoom and person Zoom accounts separate and do not link them.
• Avoid using Zoom to discuss confidential or sensitive matters
• Avoid sharing private or sensitive data on Zoom

Configuration of your Zoom Account by Contact North | Contact Nord

Contact North | Contact Nord configured your Zoom account to enable you to make use of Zoom’s security options.

1. When scheduling a session through the Zoom client or Outlook add-in (click the title to link to Zoom’s website for further information and instructions on using the feature):

• Use a random meeting ID for scheduled or instant meetings
  • Your account settings are set to use random meeting ID for both a scheduled and instant meetings 
• Set a password to access your sessions
  • Your account settings are set to not require a password for a scheduled or instant meeting
  • You can set a password for your sessions, either using a random password assigned by Zoom or setting their own passwords
• Enable waiting room
  • You can enable this feature for your sessions
• Enable join before host
  • Your account settings are set to enable this feature
  • You can disable this feature for your sessions

2. Security options available once a session starts (click the title to link to Zoom’s website for further information and instructions on using the feature):

• Lock your session
  • You can lock your session once all participants enter the room
  • In the participant pop-up, click the button Lock Meeting (click on more to access)
• Screen sharing
  • Your account settings are set to allow screen sharing by host only
  • To allow participants to share their screen, host must allow screen sharing in the host controls
• Remove a participant
  • Your account settings are set to allow the removal of a participant during a session
  • A host can remove a participant from the session and the participant cannot return to the session

Zoom Blog

Check out Zoom’s blog on best practices for securing your virtual classroom at https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/27/best-practices-for-securing-your-virtual-classroom/. 

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