“Zoombombing” And What You Can Do to Prevent It

Zoombombing

You may have heard the phrase “Zoombombing” recently talked about in the media. It is a disruptive practice of that seeks to disturb online meeting sessions by displaying offensive graphics, messages or broadcasting disruptive audio. You can think of this like a prank telephone call, but the results could be disastrous since you can’t erase or undo what happens, and all attendees will be part of it. 

To protect your online classroom environment, please be sure to update your Zoom software and implement the suggestions listed below when scheduling and hosting Zoom sessions. 

Update Your Zoom Software

An important update for the Zoom application was released yesterday, April 2nd, 2020, fixing a recently identified security vulnerability. As a result, OIIT urges you to update your application in order to ensure platform safety, privacy, and security.

To update Zoom, open the Zoom application on your Windows or Mac personal computer. You will see up to two different notifications alerting you of an application update.

The first notification is a pop-up window that will appear with the “Zoom Update” (Pictured below).

The second notification will appear on your Zoom application home screen. A light blue stripe is visible with verbiage that reads, “A new version is available! Update.”

Click the “Update” button in either area and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the process.