Consider using a Zoom Webinar if hosting large event with 50 or more people.
Email ihelp@drexel.edu to get help setting up a Zoom webinar. We will work with DU IT's Zoom Admins to get this set up for you. Let us reach out, as we need to know in case tech support is needed, what the meeting link is
Scroll down to and disable "Only authenticated users can join meetings."
Disable “Only authenticated users can join meetings from Web client."
Click “Save” to save changes.
You won’t be able to have any non-Drexel people otherwise.
When you or someone else posts the Zoom hyperlink or web link in social media or a public website, try to make sure the text of the hyperlink or link is a real word or phrase, such as Virtual Walk-In Hours (just an example) or the like, and not something with the actual Zoom URL, such as https://drexel.zoom.us/meeting/9999999999 (just an example)
If not possible, disregard this, but this can help.
While it’s a minor hurdle to any black hat hacker who actually knows what they are doing, most will take the path of least resitance.
Also, the bots used to search for Zoom links in public spots often only looks for text rather than links.