There will be session that you want to limit only to a specific group of attendees. Typically this would be a discussion of confidential information or programs. While there is no way you can guarantee that the session is completely secure (we cannot stop an attendee videoing the screen or even re-sharing the room using […]
Category: security
How can I stop applications from being displayed when I share my screen?
This could be described as a ‘career responsible decision’. You may want to share your screen as a part of your presentation, but you may not want to share sensitive applications such as your email client (Outlook on a Windows PC for example) or your messaging client (Messages’ on Mac OS for example). Ideally, you […]
How can I use ‘Passcode’ to control access to my rooms?
There are a number of settings in your room that can be used to control access. Detailed explanations of access to rooms overall can be found in my blog post here. Also, details of managing your room during a session can be found here. This blog post will focus on how to use a ‘passcode’ […]
How can I control ‘Guest’ access into my Connect Rooms?
Note – You can see detailed explanations and best practices for managing ‘in-session’ access to Connect rooms in my blog post ‘How can I manage access to my Connect Rooms?’ here. Note – I am not considering Connect Events registration in detail in this blog post. Be aware that you can control access to rooms […]
Managing Access to Recordings
By default, your Connect recording will reside in the ‘Recordings’ section of your meeting room. You can see this by navigating to the room in the web management interface (Connect Central) and as shown in figure 1 below. By default, the recordings will ‘fail safe’ on security and take on the permissions of the meeting […]
Where can I find the Adobe Connect Terms & Conditions?
You can find the most recent Terms & Conditions for the Adobe Connect product at the link below. You will want to review the ‘General Terms’ towards the top of the page and the product terms specific to your Adobe Connect deployment (In Adobe language ‘Product Specific Licensing Terms (PSLTs)’: – Connect Managed Services (also known […]
Using Connect with a VPN
There are circumstances when an organization will need to use a Connect meeting room, webinar room or virtual classroom through a VPN connection (Virtual Private Network). This might be a situation where you need to demonstrate a tool that is internal to the company and requires VPN to function such as an Intranet Portal for example. You […]
What is the HTML5/WebRTC Roadmap for Adobe Connect?
With the recent security concerns around Flash Player (see here and here), there are some questions on whether Adobe Connect will move to using HTML5 in the future. The Adobe Connect team has made a statement here.
What do I do if Firefox is blocking Flash Player by default?
Due to a recent security issue with Flash Player (see Blog Post here), the makers of the browser Firefox have chosen to set the browser to block Flash Player by default. This definitely encourages users to update to the latest (more secure) version of Flash Player. This may be a little disturbing to users and […]
July 14th 2015 – Information on the Security of Flash Player
Public communications regarding security updates for Acrobat and Reader, Shockwave Player and Flash Player: APSB15-18: Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player APSB15-17: Security update available for Adobe Shockwave Player APSB15-15: Security updates available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader Associated Communications: PSIRT Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1247 Tweets: https://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/status/620965382388518912 https://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/status/620962325646852096 https://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/status/620963079644295168 https://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/status/620962780145823744