Zoombombings and Other Current Threats!
With the start of the new semester, it seems that a few zoombombings have taken place. Zoombombing, also called Zoom raiding, is when an uninvited person(s) enters a Zoom session with the intent to disrupt that session. The typical Zoombombing involves the uninvited person(s) hijacking the session by speaking or showing materials that are considered to be racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate. This type of behavior goes against the mission of the Institute, as well as the University, and is unacceptable.
Here are the Institute's guidelines for successfully securing your Zoom sessions. Please remember that not all meetings/sessions are the same. You may choose different settings based on your needs for a specific session. There are also some additional resources here, like the UTK Office of Information Technology's Zoom links:
Hackers are just waiting to use stressful situations and fear to con people into giving personal information. Nothing like a global pandemic and political tensions to bring about stress and fear in the usually calmest of people.
Please refer to these documents as we remain secure while facing some new, as well as some ongoing threats:
Don't hesitate to contact me at sandy@tennessee.edu if you have concerns or questions!