To our campus community,
On Oct. 25, 2021, we sent information to recommend that you decline the new OS versions macOS 12 Monterey and Windows 11 until we are able to ensure both new OS versions are compatible with all the applications and tools in our campus IT environment. After much application compatibility testing, we believe that our campus applications and tools are compatible with macOS Monterey and Windows 11, including our Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wi-Fi.
Students who continue to have a need to use Adobe Creative Cloud software as part of their academic or co-curricular work, or employment at UC Berkeley, must request a license for the Spring 2022 semester via the license request form that will be available on the
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.
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.
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.
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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