Antivirus Protection Policy

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to ensure antivirus software is installed to detect, prevent, and remove malicious software from the University’s IT Resources.

Scope

This IT Policy, and all policies referenced herein, shall apply to all members of the University community, including faculty, students, administrative officials, staff, alumni, authorized guests, delegates, and independent contractors (the “User(s)” or “you”) who use, access, or otherwise employ, locally or remotely, the University’s IT Resources, whether individually controlled, shared, stand-alone, or networked.

Policy Statement

• All University IT Resources must maintain up-to-date antivirus software. 
• The University provides antivirus software. To obtain a copy: 
  • call the Office of Information Technology Service Desk at 718-817-3999, 
  • email [email protected], or 
  • download the software from the Fordham IT Antivirus Protection page. 
• Uninstalling or disabling the antivirus product for any reason is prohibited. 
• Individuals who use non-University-owned or managed antivirus solutions and choose to use other solutions should refer to the documentation provided with the software. 
• Users are responsible for updating the software to the most current version and configuring it to update virus definitions at least daily automatically. 

IT Resources include computing, networking, communications, application, and telecommunications systems, infrastructure, hardware, software, data, databases, personnel, procedures, physical facilities, cloud-based vendors, Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors, and related materials and services.

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