Securing your meetings helps protect data and sensitive information that is shared during the meeting, safeguards the privacy of participants, and prevents unauthorized access from intruders or third-party AI bots/applications.
All Zoom meetings hosted by a George Mason-licensed Zoom account are required to use at least one security measure.
A waiting room will automatically be added to any Zoom meetings scheduled to occur on or after May 16, 2025, that do not have a security measure in place.
Check your Meeting Security Status
- In your list of scheduled meetings, check to see if there is an icon of an exclamation mark inside a circle next to your meeting title
- When you hover over the icon, it will read: “This meeting does not have a waiting room or passcode.”
Security Features in Zoom
The following security features in Zoom have been reviewed and configured to help maintain the integrity of your Zoom meetings, hosted by a George Mason-licensed account. Features that are “unlocked” can be adjusted by individual users.
Note: Settings are configured differently for the HIPAA Compliant Zoom Secure environment.
| Feature | Enabled | Disabled | Locked | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting Room | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Passcode | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Require Authentication | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Add Cohost | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Host control over sharing | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Hide participant profile images | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Host can report participants to Zoom | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| “Guest” label for users not authenticated via a George Mason licensed account | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Host is notified when attendees join the meeting before the host | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Join before host” as default setting | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Use of Personal Meeting ID (PMI) when scheduling a meeting | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Use of Personal Meeting ID (PMI) when starting an instant meeting | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Private chat (participants’ ability to send private 1:1 messages to another participant) | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Auto save chats | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Remote control | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Allow removed participants to rejoin the meeting | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Auto-accept far-end camera control | ✅ | ✅ |
*A setting that is locked cannot be changed by the user. A setting that is unlocked may be toggled on