University Owned Devices
Microsoft 365 Defender is the endpoint protection mechanism offered by ITS:
- Microsoft 365 Defender provides sophisticated anti-malware protection against attack to email, endpoints, identities and applications.
- The protection is available to anyone using university-owned devices.
- More details are on the university’s intranet: https://i.carleton.ca/its/defender/
- Contact the ITS Service Desk for assistance in onboarding university-owned devices to Microsoft 365 Defender.
Personal Devices (not owned by the university)
ITS does not provide anti-virus software for personal devices. The ITS Service Desk does not offer support for anti-virus software at home.
All devices types are subject to virus, malware and vulnerability breaches:
- Windows users on personal devices are encouraged to enable Microsoft Defender.
- Apple (Macbooks, iPads, iPhones, etc.) and Android users on personal devices are encouraged to purchase and install anti-malware software. The university cannot recommend specific brands for personal use, but these products may be found in your device’s app store.