As many are stuck at home as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19, more people are turning to the video-conferencing platform Zoom to stay connected with work colleagues and loved ones. That's when hackers hijack a Zoom session and take over the screen, sometimes showing pornography or other objectionable and unsolicited material. "Hackers are bored too these days," said Zincir-Heywood, who teaches in the computer science department at Halifax's Dalhousie University. Here are some ways you can protect yourself while using the free version of Zoom:Make your meeting privateZincir-Heywood urged against sharing Zoom meeting links publicly on social media sites, as that means anyone can join. She also noted that the commercial version of Zoom is much more protected than the free version.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2020 20:15 UTC