“I am proud to reach this step in our 90-day plan, but this is just the beginning,” Yuan said. Longer passwords and PIN numbers (for those calling in by phone) can also be created.
An improved security feature will be accessible from an icon on the host's interface and will include a "Report a User" option that notifies Zoom of intruders. For educational users, screen sharing will default to the host only. The new version of Zoom will make it harder for meetings to be Zoom bombed with passwords and waiting rooms, which require passwords and a host to admit an attendee, being default settings.
On Tuesday, an online Holocaust Remembrance Day event conducted by the Israeli Embassy in Germany was disrupted with pictures of Adolf Hitler and the shouting of anti-Semitic and pro-Palestinian slogans, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.Īmazon delivers: Retailer sends drivers to deliver from food banks free amid coronavirus pandemicĬoronavirus pandemic plan: More of us staying home to Netflix and chill
Some of the most notorious cases involve educational classes and local government meetings being disrupted with images of pornography and racist symbols including swastikas. In addition to improved security features, Zoom will use more advanced encryption that will better protect meeting data and prevent tampering with online meetings.Įarlier this month, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said the company would spend 90 days tightening the platform's security to help prevent instances of video conferences being interrupted by Zoom bombing incidents.
The San Jose, California-headquartered online video provider said Wednesday that it will make available a new 5.0 version of its software later this week. Zoom is fine-tuning its video conferencing software and upgrading security features to help prevent "Zoom bombing" and other privacy intrusions. Watch Video: Coronavirus: Zoom video teleconferencing tips and tricks