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The new security updates for May 16 – May 27 are:

1. Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.352/21.0.0.242 (Windows)
2. Adobe Air – 21.0.0.215 (Windows)
3. Adobe Acrobat 11.0.16 (Windows and MacOS)
4. Adobe Reader 11.0.16 (Windows and MacOS)
5. Adobe Acrobat DC 2015 (Windows)
6. Adobe Reader DC 2015 (Windows)
7. multiple patches for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and 2016 (MacOS)
8. multiple patches for Microsoft Office for Windows 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016 (Windows)
9. multiple patches for Windows 7, 8.x, and 10 (Windows)

The new security updates for May 2 – May 16 are:

1. Mozilla Firefox 46.0 (Windows)

Step-by-step directions for updating can be found at http://lss.wisc.edu/how-to/1149 . More information about the security measures taken for TechZone-supported computers can be found at http://lss.wisc.edu/security-measures .

The new security updates for April 19 – May 1 are: Please forward this email to your department members.

1. Java 8 Update 77 (Windows and MacOS)
2. Adobe Flash (Windows and MacOS)
3. Adobe Air (Windows and MacOS)
4. Mozilla Firefox (Windows)
5. Safari 9.1 (MacOS)
6. Updates for Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 (Windows)
7. Updates for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, 2016 (MacOS)
8. Updates for Microsoft Windows 7, 8.x, 10 (Windows)
9. Security update 2016-002 (MacOS)

The new security updates for the weeks of April 5 – April 17 are:

1. Adobe Flash 21.0.0.197 (Windows and MacOS)

More information about the security measures taken for TechZone-supported computers can be found at http://lss.wisc.edu/node/security-measures.

The new security updates for the weeks of March 21 – April 4 are:

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There are no security updates for this week.  Updates from previous weeks will be re-deployed to those machines that missed them.

If you have questions about the update, please contact the LSS TechZone at techzone@lss.wisc.edu .

CHANGES: Security updates will now use a two-week patching cycle instead of weekly patching. This will mean that you are asked to restart your computer only once every two weeks. It is very important that you restart your computer.