A few weeks ago, we mentioned the release of Apple’s latest desktop operating system, Big Sur. We also told you not to upgrade your devices until we had time to investigate compatibility and any issues that may arise. Today, we’re happy to announce that you can now start upgrading your devices, but before you do, please keep the following in mind. Continue reading macOS Big Sur: Safe to Upgrade Yet?
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CylancePROTECT now compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave
Back in September, just days before the release of macOS 10.14 Mojave, we recommended users to not update due to a serious compatibility issue with our CylancePROTECT anti-virus software that would cause the computer to deadlock upon reboot. We are happy to announce that with CylancePROTECT version 2.0.1494.546 and higher, the issue has been resolved. Continue reading CylancePROTECT now compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave
Mac Users: Don’t Upgrade to Mojave… Just Yet!
The newest version of macOS 10.14 Mojave is expected to be released Monday, September 24, 2018. We highly recommend not updating to this OS as it will be problematic for various software packages causing software to not run and in some cases even lockup your OS. Continue reading Mac Users: Don’t Upgrade to Mojave… Just Yet!
CylancePROTECT now safeguards your home computers
SMU is pleased to introduce a new employee benefit to help you safeguard your family’s personal devices from malware, ransomware, and other cyber-attacks. We have partnered with Cylance® to protect our corporate devices, and as part of our steadfast commitment to information security, we are now happy to offer employees exclusive access to the same caliber of anti-malware/antivirus protection for up to 10 of your family’s devices (Windows and macOS supported) through Cylance’s Employee Purchase Program. For less than the cost of a Grande Iced Coffee, you can protect your home computer for a month from malware and viruses. Continue reading CylancePROTECT now safeguards your home computers
Protecting Campus from Malware with Machine Learning
CylancePROTECT was introduced to the SMU campus in 2016 as a way to further secure SMU systems against viruses and malware. As the University became regularly inundated with malicious files, employees could not be expected to keep up with the volume and complexity of these new threats. As the threats evolved, so did our method of protection – machine learning. Continue reading Protecting Campus from Malware with Machine Learning