在COVID-19^(COVID-19)之前，视频会议应用程序Zoom并没有那么流行。由于大多数公司都允许员工在家工作，Zoom已成为最近最常用的WFH 应用程序^{(WFH apps)}之一。不仅是正式会议，Zoom还发生了更多事情，包括家庭视频^{(family video)}聊天、玩游戏、与朋友聊天、网络研讨会等。

但是你知道Zoombombing吗？视频会议应用程序^{(videoconferencing app)}Zoom已成为黑客的目标，Zoombombing就是^{(Zoombombing)}这样一种攻击，您的个人会议或网络研讨会被黑客入侵，许多不请自来的人加入并用攻击性内容和仇恨言论^{(content and hate speech)}轰炸您。数以千计的个人Zoom 视频通话在^{(Zoom video)}互联网^(Internet)上暴露给陌生人！此外，超过500000个密码也在互联网上泄露！因此，如果您希望继续使用此服务，您必须采取一些预防措施。

今天，在这篇文章中，我们将了解一些重要的Zoom安全设置。虽然所有这些可能在一定程度上对您有所帮助，但您应该知道，这不会保护您的任何会话内容不被窥探，因为问题不在于外部攻击，而在于中间人^{(Man-in-the-middle)}攻击和Man-in -the-Browser攻击。因此，还要始终确保您的操作系统、浏览器和安全软件^{(browser and security software)}是最新的。

在我们继续进行安全设置和功能之前，您始终需要记住并遵循以下几点，以防止不受欢迎的人进入您的Zoom会议或活动。

• 切勿^{(DO NOT)}在任何社交媒体平台或公共论坛上分享您的会议链接。^{(meeting link)}任何拥有该链接的人都可以直接加入您的活动并制造混乱^{(event and create chaos)}。
• Zoom有一些设置，您可以在其中为所有 Zoom 会议创建一个新 ID，避免使用您的个人会议 ID，并为每个会议生成一个随机的新 ID。
• 您应该知道Zoom对话不是端到端加密的。

Zoom 提供付费和免费版本。免费的Zoom Basic 计划^{(Zoom Basic plan)}对 3 人或更多参与者的会议有40 分钟的时间限制，而许可版本可让您享受无限制的小组会议。^{(time limit)}

安全的最佳缩放设置

不要共享您的个人会议ID^(IDs)并始终创建强密码，这一点很重要。以下提示可帮助您加强Zoom 视频^{(Zoom video)}会议应用程序的安全和隐私设置：^{(security and privacy settings)}

1. 始终为每次会议设置新的会议 ID 和密码^{(Meeting ID & password)}
2. 锁定会议。
3. 删除不需要的参与者
4. 禁用 1:1 私人聊天
5. 启用等候室
6. 禁用在主持人之前加入^{(Join before host)}功能
7. 禁用允许移除的参与者重新加入^{(Allow removed participants to re-join)}选项
8. 仅允许主机共享屏幕
9. 禁用会议记录
10. 会议结束后以管理员身份结束会议。

让我们详细看看它们。

1]始终^(Always)为每个会议设置一个新的会议 ID 和密码^{(Meeting ID & password)}

当您注册Zoom 应用^{(Zoom app)}并主持新会议时，您将获得一个用于个人会议的唯一 ID。此外，您还会获得两个不同的会议密码。您可以使用邀请URL或仅通过提供会议 ID 和密码^{(meeting ID and password)}来邀请参与者参加会议。

如果您担心Zoom 会议中的^{(Zoom meeting)}Zoombombing 和大量^{(Zoombombing and tons)}不受欢迎的参与者，建议为每个会议生成一个新 ID，而不是使用个人 ID。

前往Zoom.us 并登录^{(Zoom.us and sign)}。点击^(Click)安排您^(Schedule)的会议^(Meetings)。向下滚动^(Scroll)并选择“自动生成新的会议 ID ”^{(Meeting ID)}选项^{(option os)}。这将为您的每个Zoom会议^(Meetings)提供一个新 ID 。还有一项功能可以更改您的会议个人 ID^{(Personal ID)}，但仅限于付费版本。

阅读^(Read)：您需要遵循的视频会议礼仪。

2]锁定会议

如果您已与某人共享ID 和密码^{(ID and password)}，但仍不希望他们加入会议，简单的解决方法是锁定会议。

您只需单击一下即可锁定您的任何个人Zoom会议。单击^(Click)“安全”选项卡^{(Security tab)}并选中“锁定会议”。一旦您的会议被锁定，任何参与者都将无法加入会议。您可以随时解锁会议，只需点击“解锁会议”即可。

阅读^(Read)：Zoom 提示和技巧^{(Zoom Tips and Tricks)}以获得更好的视频会议^{(Video Conferencing)}。

3]删除不需要的参与者

如果您错误地将某人添加到会议中，或者您认为参与者可以在会议中制造任何形式的混乱，您只需单击几下即可将其踢出。在Zoom 会议屏幕上^{(Zoom meeting)}单击^(Click)“管理^(Manage)参与者”，您将在右侧面板上看到参与者列表。删除您不希望在会议中出现的用户。删除后的用户无法重新加入会议，除非您更改Zoom 帐户^{(Zoom account)}中的设置。如果需要，您也可以暂时保留它们，只需选择要保留的与会者的视频缩略图^{(video thumbnail)}，然后选择“开始保留与会者”。通过这样做，您可以暂停他们的视频和音频连接，他们将无法打扰会议。

阅读^(Read)：Zoom 提示和技巧^{(Zoom Tips and Tricks)}以获得更好的视频会议^{(Video Conferencing)}。

4]禁用私人1：1聊天

聊天选项^{(chat option)}默认打开，但如果您不希望任何参与者向会议中的参与者发送私人消息，您最好将其关闭。要更改此设置，请转到Zoom^{(Zoom and click)}的门户网站，然后单击设置–>会议^(Meeting)–>会议^(Meeting)中（基本^(Basic)）并调整聊天^(Chat)设置。您还可以阻止参与者在此处保存聊天记录。

您还可以直接从Zoon 应用程序^{(Zoon app)}主窗口更改设置。单击^(Click)聊天^(Chats)并调整设置。

5]启用等候室

有时，我们与受邀者共享了会议URL和密码，但我们不希望他们现在加入会议。这就是这个等候室^{(Waiting Room)}出现的地方。您可以单人启用等候室^{(Waiting Room)}，只有在会议主持人^{(meeting host)}允许他/她参加会议时，用户才能进入。要启用等候室^{(waiting room)}，请单击安全^(Security)并选择启用等候室^{(Enable Waiting Room)}。请注意^{(Please note)}，等候室功能^{(Waiting Room feature)}仅适用于版本 4^{(version 4)}或更高版本。嗯^(Well)，你也可以创建一个自定义等候室^{(Waiting Room)}页面为等待的参与者提供特定消息，但该功能仅适用于版本 4.1.20185.0205^{(version 4.1.20185.0205)}或更高版本。

6]禁用主机前加入功能

“在主持人之前加入”功能允许与会者在主持人加入^(Join)之前加入会议，实际上他们可以在没有主持人的情况下加入和参加会议，有些人可能会觉得有风险。如果您禁用此功能，与会者将看到一个弹出对话框，上面写着“会议正在等待主持人加入”。

7]禁用允许^{(Disable Allow)}删除的参与者重新加入选项

以具有编辑帐户设置权限的管理员身份登录Zoom门户网站。^{(Zoom web)}

Click Account Management > Account Settings > Meeting选项卡> In-Meeting（基本^(Basic)）>打开^(Switch)允许^(Allow)删除的参与者开关。如果您想对帐户中的所有用户强制执行此设置，请单击^{(setting mandatory)}锁定图标^{(Lock icon)}。

8]仅允许主机共享屏幕^{(Allow screen)}

主持人控制会议的屏幕共享^{(screen sharing)}。您可以直接从“共享屏幕”选项卡进行更改。您可以允许一位或多位参与者共享屏幕。从“高级共享^{(Advanced Sharing)} 选项^(Options)”选项卡中，您可以选择是否要将共享控件限制为主机。

9]禁用会议记录

要禁用会议的自动录制功能，您首先必须在门户网站上登录您的Zoom 帐户。^{(Zoom account)}

转到设置–>录音–>并关闭默认情况下打开的“本地录音”。

从这里您可以更改主持人和参与者是否可以将会议录制到本地文件，或者您可以根据自己的喜好将其更改为自动录制。^{(Automatic Recording)}此外，您可以调整设置以在录制开始时收到通知。启用此设置，向所有与会者发送正在录制会议的通知。

阅读：用于^(Read)Teams 和 Zoom^{(Teams & Zoom)}的免费虚拟背景^{(Virtual Background)}图像。

10] 会议结束后以管理员身份结束会议

您可以直接从Zoom 应用程序^{(Zoom app)}结束会议，而无需为此访问门户网站^{(web portal)}。只需单击^{(Just click)}屏幕右下角的“结束会议”按钮，然后选择是否要以管理员身份离开会议或为所有人结束会议。

我们已经解决了几乎所有可能的安全和隐私^{(Security and Privacy)}缩放设置，如果您遇到任何其他^{(Zoom Settings)}安全漏洞^{(security vulnerability)}，请告诉我们。

阅读下一篇^{(Read next)}：Zoom Alternative 视频^{(Alternative video)}通话和网络会议工具。

10 Best Zoom Settings For Security and Privacy

Video-conferencіng app Zoom wasn’t really this popular before COVID-19. Since most of the companies have allowed their employees to work from home, Zoom has become one of the most commonly used WFH apps lately. Not just the official meetings but a lot more is happening over Zoom, which includes family video chats, playing games, and chit-chat with friends, webinars, etc.

But do you know about Zoombombing? Zoom, the videoconferencing app, has become a target for hackers and Zoombombing is one such attack where your personal meeting or a webinar is hacked and many uninvited people join in and bombard you with the offensive content and hate speech. Thousands of personal Zoom video calls exposed to strangers on the Internet! Moreover, over 500000 passwords have also been leaked on the internet! It is therefore imperative that you take some precautions if you wish to continue using this service.

Today, in this post, we will learn about some important Zoom settings for security. While all this may help you to some extent, you should know that this will not secure any of the content of your sessions from prying eyes since the issue is not with external attacks, but Man-in-the-middle attacks and Man-in-the-Browser attacks. So always also ensure that your OS, browser and security software is up-to-date.

Before we proceed with the security settings and features, here are a few points you always need to remember and follow in order to keep the unwanted people out of your Zoom meetings or events.

• DO NOT ever share your meeting link on any social media platform or the public forums. Anyone having that link can just jump into your event and create chaos.
• Zoom has some settings wherein you can create a new ID for all your zoom meetings, avoid using your Personal Meeting ID and generate a random new ID for every meeting.
• You should know that Zoom conversations are not end-to-end encrypted.

Zoom is available as both paid as well as a free version. The free Zoom Basic plan has a 40-minute time limit on meetings with 3 or more participants, whereas the licensed version lets you enjoy unlimited group meetings.

Best Zoom settings for security

It is important that you do not share your personal meeting IDs and always create strong passwords. Here are some tips that will help you harden the security and privacy settings of the Zoom video conferencing app:

1. Always set a new Meeting ID & password for each meeting
2. Lock the meeting.
3. Remove unwanted participants
4. Disable 1:1 private chats
5. Enable Waiting Room
6. Disable the Join before host feature
7. Disable Allow removed participants to re-join option
8. Allow screen sharing by host only
9. Disable recording of meetings
10. End meetings as administrator once they are over.

Let us take a look at them in detail.

1] Always set a new Meeting ID & password for each meeting

When you sign-up for the Zoom app and host a new meeting, you get a unique ID for your personal meeting. Also, you get two different passwords for your meeting. You can invite participants in your meeting with the invitation URL or just by giving them the meeting ID and password.

If you are worried about the Zoombombing and tons of unwanted participants in your Zoom meeting, it is advised to generate a new ID for each meeting and not use the personal ID.

Go to Zoom.us and sign in. Click on Schedule Your Meetings. Scroll down and select the option os ‘Generate a new Meeting ID automatically’. This will give you a new ID for each of your Zoom Meetings. There is also a feature to change your Personal ID for the meeting but that is restricted to the paid versions only.

Read: Video conferencing etiquette you need to follow.

2] Lock the meeting

If you have shared the ID and password with someone and still don’t want them to join the meeting, the simple fix is to Lock The Meeting.

You can lock any of your personal Zoom meetings in a single click. Click on the Security tab and check ‘Lock the meeting’. Once your meeting is locked, no participants will be able to join the meeting. You can unlock the meeting anytime you want, just by clicking on ‘Unlock the meeting’.

Read: Zoom Tips and Tricks for better Video Conferencing.

3] Remove unwanted participants

If you have added someone in the meeting by mistake or you feel a participant can create any kind of chaos in the meeting, you can kick them out in just a couple of clicks. Click on ‘Manage Participants’ from your Zoom meeting screen and you will see a list of participants on the right panel. Remove the user you don’t want in your meeting. Users once removed cannot rejoin the meeting, unless you change the settings in your Zoom account. You can also hold them temporarily if you want, just select the video thumbnail of the attendee you want to hold and select ‘Start attendee on hold’. By doing this, you can put their video and audio connections on hold and they won’t be able to disturb the meeting.

Read: Zoom Tips and Tricks for better Video Conferencing.

4] Disable Private 1:1 chats

The chat option is turned On by default but if you do not want any participants to send the private messages to the participants in the meeting, you better turn it off. To change this, go the web portal of Zoom and click on Settings–>Meeting–>In Meeting (Basic) and adjust the Chat settings. You can also prevent the participants from saving the chats here.

You can also change the settings directly from the main Zoon app window. Click on Chats and adjust the settings.

5] Enable Waiting Room

Sometimes, we have shared the meeting URL as well as the passwords with the invitees but we don’t want them to join the meeting now. This is where this Waiting Room comes in the scene. You can enable the Waiting Room with a single and a user can enter only when the meeting host allows him/her to be part of the meeting. To enable the waiting room, click on Security and select Enable Waiting Room. Please note that the Waiting Room feature is available only with version 4 or later. Well, You can also create a custom Waiting Room page with a specific message for the participants waiting, but that feature is available only with version 4.1.20185.0205 or later.

6] Disable Join before host feature

7] Disable Allow removed participants to re-join option

Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit account settings.

Click Account Management > Account Settings > Meeting tab > In-Meeting (Basic) > Switch on the Allow removed participants toggle. If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in your account, click the Lock icon.

8] Allow screen sharing by host only

The host controls the screen sharing of a meeting. You can make the changes right from the’Share Screen’ tab. You can allow one participant or multiple participants to share the screen. From the Advanced Sharing Options tab, you can select if you want to keep the sharing controls limited to the host.

9] Disable recording of meetings

To disable the automatic recording of your meetings, you first have to sign in to your Zoom account on the web portal.

Go to Settings–>Recordings–>and Turn Off the ‘Local Recording’ which is On by default.

From here you can change if the hosts and participants can record the meeting to a local file or not or you can change it to Automatic Recording as per your preferences. Furthermore, you can adjust your settings to get a notification whenever the recording starts. Enabling this setting, send a notification to all the attendees that the meeting is being recorded.

Read: Free Virtual Background images for Teams & Zoom.

10] End meetings as administrator once they are over

You can end your meeting directly from the Zoom app and don’t need to get on to the web portal for that. Just click on the ‘End Meeting’ button on the bottom right corner of your screen and select If you want to leave the meeting or end it for everyone as an administrator.

We have addressed almost every possible Zoom Settings For Security and Privacy, do let us know if you come across any other security vulnerability.

Read next: Zoom Alternative video calling and web conferencing tools.

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