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Gerry Firmansyah of Wantiknas said the organizer of the webinar had in fact taken security measures from the get-go, including by screening the participants, subscribing to the Zoom premium plan, using a unique password and IDs, as well as employing up to five cohosts to moderate the session.

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It may not be practical to password protect every meeting, but conference organizers should use this measure as often as possible. Organizers should allow all participants to share screens only when the host knows and fully trusts everyone in a meeting. Disable the Join Before Host setting so that organizers can control the meeting from its very start.

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Eric Yuan, the founder and CEO of video conferencing app Zoom, which has shot to 200 million daily active users amid the coronavirus pandemic, has announced that the company will be putting roll-out of new features on hold after Zoom received widespread criticism over its treatment of user privacy and security. Yuan says the company will instead focus on fixing the issues users are facing with the software.

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SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, has banned its employees from using Zoom, the video conferencing app. The company sent out an internal memo warning employees about the security risks associated with the app. SpaceX is currently working on numerous projects that are vital to national security. NASA has also prohibited its employees from using Zoom.

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