Current Software Discontinued
The University of Minnesota has long leveraged System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) as the anti-virus client of choice for OSX devices. In October of 2018, Microsoft announced that they would stop support of the OSX version of SCEP in March of 2019.
New Software Selected: SentinelOne
After the announcement, ITSS and UMN's Office of Information Technology (OIT) collaborated to identify a new anti-virus client for the OSX platform. After months of reviewing different products, it was decided that SentinelOne would be the anti-virus client for OSX devices moving forward.
SentinelOne's Rollout to the Campus
ITSS is currently in the process of testing SentinelOne. Installation will be automated, with little to no interaction required from the end user. The automated process will remove SCEP and install SentinelOne. However, a reboot will be required to complete the installation. Any OSX devices already enrolled in JAMF will automatically get the update. OSX devices not enrolled in JAMF will need to be enrolled in JAMF in order to get the new anti-virus client. ITSS/OIT will not be providing the client as a stand alone install at this time.
Moving Forward
ITSS will let the campus know when we're ready to start the rollout process. The goal is to have the new client pushed to all OSX devices by the end of March 2019.
Future ITSS Infotech.News articles will be published with information on the status of the SentinelOne rollout. Stay tuned for more information!