The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Endpoint Protection

1. Who?
Endpoint Protection is the name of Pepperdine's antivirus/antimalware solution.

2. What?
Endpoint Protection, powered by the Sophos Endpoint Control Suite, covers antivirus, antimalware, and web reputation policies for Pepperdine-owned computer systems. Endpoint Protection is administered via the Sophos Endpoint Console.

3. When?
Endpoint Protection replaces the Trend Officescan software that was installed on Windows computer systems. Endpoint Protection now covers both Windows and Mac computers. The transition phase from Trend Officescan to Sophos concludes at the end of October, 2014.

4. Where?
Endpoint Protection is available to all Pepperdine-purchased computer systems. This includes the main campus at Malibu as well as satellite and Grad campuses.

5. Why?
Along with antivirus and antimalware solutions, the Endpoint Protection suite offers application and data control, web control, tamper protection, and encryption services. Endpoint Protection is also part of the suite of tools covering server protection and the anti-spam engine.