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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#CC0000" vlink="#CC0000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is the update to the Internet Explorer security issue reported earlier this week. Most computers in the college already has Windows Automatic Updates configured, and should have this security update already applied. If your computer does not have the “Security Update for Internet Explorer…” applied, please EMAIL me back with your COMPUTER NAME so I can check and apply the update as needed. Please pass this information onto your lab computer users so they can do the same. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kiet Luong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Director of Engineering Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>College Information Security Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cullen College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: KietL@uh.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Voice: 713.743.9974<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> University Information Technology [mailto:it@uh.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 02, 2014 3:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> Luong, Kiet A<br><b>Subject:</b> UIT Security Alert: Internet Explorer Security Update<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img width=600 height=147 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://uh.edu/ecomm/images/UIT.png" alt=Image><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>UH Faculty, Staff and Students:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This week a security issue was identified with all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially steal information from a user’s computer. Yesterday, Microsoft released an update for Internet Explorer that fixes the vulnerability.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What Should You Do?<br><br>Verify whether or not the security update has already been applied to your computer through Automatic Updates, and if not, manually install the update.<br><br>To verify if the security update has already been installed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Open the Control Panel on your computer.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Select Windows Update.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Select View update history. <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If the Security Update for Internet Explorer has been installed, your computer is protected.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If the Security Update for Internet Explorer has NOT been installed, you will need to manually install it to protect your computer.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ol><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To manually install the Security Update for Internet Explorer:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Open the Control Panel on your computer.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Select Windows Update.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View the updates available for install.<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If the Security Update for Internet Explorer is listed, ensure the update is checked, and install. Restart your computer if it does not restart automatically.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If the Security Update for Internet Explorer is NOT listed, search for available updates, select the appropriate update, and install. Restart your computer if it does not restart automatically.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ol><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For assistance with installing updates, please contact your local IT support or the IT Support Center via email at <a href="mailto:support@uh.edu">support@uh.edu</a> or via phone at 713-743-1411.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact UIT Security via email at <a href="mailto:security@uh.edu">security@uh.edu</a> or via phone at 832-842-4695.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Mary E. Dickerson, MBA, CISSP, CISM, PMP<br>Executive Director, IT Security<br>Chief Information Security Officer<br>University of Houston | University of Houston System<br>A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university<br>phone: 832-842-4679<br>email: <a href="mailto:mdickerson@uh.edu">mdickerson@uh.edu</a><br><br></span><span class=smalltext1><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is an official message sent by University Information Technology. To verify the validity of this message, you may visit the University of Houston UIT website at uh.edu/uit.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd/AvM_~wr1Dv8S~xb~Gv8m~yIKHf0q04D78N~Bfz7~Pv8I.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>