Churches and ministries are communication-focused, and most organizations are letting staff use communication tools such as Zoom for video conferencing.
Zoom has had several security vulnerabilities come to light—including password breaches, takeover of webcams, data mining, multiple security flaws, and uninvited people joining meetings.
If you have decided to use Zoom at your church IT expert Nick Nicholaou recommends you communicate the following to each participant in advance:
When setting up a Zoom meeting, use the password and waiting room options, and do not post your meeting invite details or meeting screenshots online.
Do not use a user ID and password combination you use for any other website or database.
While in a Zoom call, please do not talk about financial specifics, family structures and names, missionaries or pastors of churches in closed countries; or anything you would not want to be made public.
Adapted from Zoom’s Security Flaws: How Churches Can Respond. Read the full on ChurchLawAndTax.com.