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title: What is Zoombombing and How to Avoid It?
description: Follow these tips not to get Zoombombed!
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# [What is Zoombombing and How to Avoid It?](https://blog.greenlightnetworks.com/blog/what-is-zoombombing)

 Written by [Greenlight Networks](https://blog.greenlightnetworks.com/blog/author/greenlight-networks) | Apr 7, 2020 1:06:53 PM

 

Zoom conferences are the way to stay in touch during this time of social distancing. Whether using Zoom for work or for fun, many of us are spending more time conferencing with others. With the increase in Zoom conferences comes the increase in ***Zoombombers***.

What are ***Zoombombers***? ***Zoombombers*** are intruders that are disrupting Zoom chats with profanity and inappropriate images.

Effective ways to avoid ***Zoombombers***

- In Settings and when creating new meeting, opt to ***Generate Automatically**.*
- Don’t use your ***Personal Meeting ID***, which is your unique 10-digit number. If you use this number, anyone with this number could join the meeting at any time.
- Always require a ***Meeting Passcode***
- Turn on the feature called ***Waiting Room***, which requires attendees to be admitted by the host. See below for instructions:

- Make sure you are the only person who can ***Share Your Screen**.* See below for instructions:

- Lock the room from the ***More Menu***.
- Mute participants in meeting from ***More Menu***.
- Remove participants names that you do not recognize.

Use these tips to keep your Zoom conferences safe from ***Zoombombers**.* Happy Zooming!

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