University Antivirus Guidelines

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University of Central Florida shall promote a secure computing environment for all students, faculty, and staff. Computing systems (including but not limited to: desktop workstations, laptops, hand-helds, personal digital assistants, servers and network devices) are an integral part of the operations of the University and as such are vital to the University's mission. Computer viruses, Worms, Trojans, etc. constitute a major threat to the integrity and performance of the computing operations on campus, including access to critical data and the availability of the campus network. This Antivirus standard will help ensure that all vulnerable computing platforms on campus are hardened against attack and protected by antivirus software at all times.

Any computer or network device connected to the UCF network, including wireless, VPN or dial-up connections, must be protected against attack by Viruses, Worms and Trojans. This standard applies to all devices connected, by any means, to the UCF network including those owned by the University, private individuals such as faculty, staff and students.

All antivirus software shall be actively managed to ensure that the latest software updates and the virus signatures are installed. It is strongly recommended that the antivirus software be configured to obtain these updates automatically and frequently from their antivirus vendor.

The University reserves the right to review any device attached to the network (public or non-public) for adequate virus protection. The University reserves the right to deny access to the network to any device found to be inadequately protected. Additionally, the University reserves the right to disable network access to any device that is insufficiently protected, or currently infected with a virus. Network access may be restored when the device has been cleaned and current antivirus software and applicable operating system and application patches have been installed.

All machines must be protected by up-to-date virus protection software at all times.