Zoom 5 and Security Improvements

Zoom has released Zoom 5 and it comes with support for AES 256-bit GCM encryption. TO find out more about what that’s all about, read the blog here:  https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/27/its-here-5-things-to-know-about-zoom-5-0/.

What this means to you is that by the end of the month (May) you and all of your attendees must be using this version (or newer) to be in any WSU ZOOM hosted meeting. The good news is that the updated version is now available for ALL devices (Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android). If you don’t know what version of Zoom you have, you can visit Zoom’s help page here:  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362393-Viewing-the-Zoom-version-number.

If you have not updated to version 5 by the end of the month, you will be prompted to update when you try to join a meeting. If you are already late joining, this will delay you even more, so wait to update! To check for updates yourself, open the Zoom app, and check on your profile icon. You should see Check for Updates in the list (see figure).

Additional Zoom resource: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/27/its-here-5-things-to-know-about-zoom-5-0/