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December 15, 2021

To our campus community:

The UC Berkeley Information Security Office (ISO) is responding to a newly revealed severe software vulnerability. This vulnerability affects a broad range of websites, applications, and devices, making it extremely dangerous, and digital systems across the internet are affected. 

December 9, 2021

To our campus community,

We are pleased to announce that, after fixing vendor bugs and subsequent significant testing and monitoring of the network, all major, user-impacting systemic issues with campus Wi-Fi have been resolved. 

December 6, 2021

There are a few required changes coming to help better secure some important tools used by the campus community.

Jan. 11, 2022 - On this date, all UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff, and eligible affiliates will be required to sign into Zoom using their CalNet ID and passphrase. If you already log in using your CalNet ID and passphrase, no further action is required. 

December 3, 2021

This article talks you through how (and why!) to use Special Purpose Accounts (SPAs) to manage access to files in Google Suite. Users can view all SPAs that they have access to at spa.berkeley.edu.

December 2, 2021

Many IT facilities and services will be closed or operating on modified schedules during the winter holiday and curtailment from Thursday, Dec. 23 through Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Most offices will be closed and services will not be available unless otherwise noted below. 

September 21, 2021

Zoom has released updates to its desktop and mobile apps that address several issues that some people may have experienced lately, including slow or dropped connections. There are also a number of new and enhanced features for meetings, webinars, and chat. 

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