As Zoom has become central to our learning at Hillel Yeshiva, we have all had to become more familiar with videoconferencing and the technical challenges it produces. One of the key issues involved is security and a critical part of keeping Zoom secure is being sure to run an up-to-date version of the software. Updates to Zoom become available regularly but, from time to time, the company issues what is known as a critical update and Zoom 5.0, which was released on April 27, is such an update.
Version 5 of the Zoom software makes fundamental changes to the way the program encrypts communication. If you are interested, the technical details are available here, but the short version for non-techies is this:
You must update to version 5.0 of the Zoom software before May 30.
If you do not, you will no longer be able to host or join meetings.
If you have not already done so, please upgrade Zoom as soon as possible using the appropriate link below: