Penn offers free Sophos Cyber Security software for all Faculty, Staff, and Students to install on their personal computers. The same malware that attacks fortune 500 companies attacks private users, too. Sophos Home uses the same award-winning security features that keep those companies safe.
Sophos Home offers a variety of protective services including:
- Real-time antivirus
- Advanced web protection
- AI threat detection
- Ransomware protection
- Banking protection
- Privacy + identity protection
- Malware scan and clean
- Remote management console
- Scheduled scans
- Automatic updates
- And allows you to protect up to 10 computers
Windows Users:
Step 1 - Remove existing antivirus software
If you already have antivirus software installed on your computer, such as Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows, you should remove it before installing Sophos Home.
Step 2 - Download antivirus software
Sophos Home is available for download through the Penn Software Licensing Portal. Sophos Home
After you authenticate with your Penn email address, you will be sent an email from Sophos with instructions for download/installation. If you do not receive the message within 10 minutes, be sure to check your Junk folder to see if it's there.
MacOS Users:
Step 1 - Remove existing antivirus software
If you already have antivirus software installed on your computer, such as Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows, you should remove it before installing Sophos Home.
Step 2 - Download antivirus software
Sophos Home is available for download through the Penn Software Licensing Portal. Sophos Home
After you authenticate with your Penn email address, you will be sent an email from Sophos with instructions for download/installation. If you do not receive the message within 10 minutes, be sure to check your Junk folder to see if it's there.