Zoombombing Prevention

Tips to prevent Zoombombing

 (Zoombombing is the name given to gate-crashing Zoom meetings or when trolls use Zoom’s screen sharing feature to interrupt and disrupt online meetings and classes with disturbing imagery).

The following are things you can do to prevent Zoombombing from occurring in your meetings

• •  Use a UCSD provided Zoom account through Single Sign On (SSO) or Canvas integrations

  • Set Require Meeting Password” to on – this helps protect against unauthorized entries, adding a second layer of security on top of just having the meeting link

  • Set the Advanced Option-- Only authenticated users can join to "UCSD Only or UC System"  to restrict meetings to UCSD/UC Zoom accounts. 

  •  Keep links to Zoom meetings private. This will prevent unwanted participants

  •  If not using the Zoom link on the Canvas course menu, instructors should post meeting links on a Canvas page rather than a public page or forum

  • Stop other participants from screen sharing 

  • Control who enters a meeting with the waiting room feature

  • Lock the meeting after it starts

          - When you’re in the meeting, click Participants at the bottom of your Zoom window. In the participants’ pop-up box, you will see a              button that says Lock Meeting

•  Turn off file transfer