MalWare Protection Overhaul Project

Project Overview

Replace IS&T’s current antivirus software solution for the Windows and Macintosh platforms with a new solution.  Evaluate and select a new product for the Windows platform (domain and standalone machines);  Microsoft Systems Center 2012 (formerly known as Forefront)_will be the preference for the Windows platform and will be evaluated first based upon product effectiveness, integration ease and licensing . As Systems Center 2012 does not currently support Mac OS X or Linux, a second product will be evaluated and selected for OS X operating system.

PCI machines are out of scope for this project and will remain on McAfee.  Mobile devices and Linux OS are also out of scope. 

Project Scope

•       Team will evaluate and procure a malware protection software for the Windows platform to replace McAfee (for domain and standalone machines).

•       Systems Center 2012 is the 1st preference for the Windows platform.  The project team will evaluate this product first.  If Systems Center 2012 does not meet MIT’s needs,

        the team will explore other products.

•       Team will evaluate and procure a malware protection software for OS X users to replace current offering (McAfee Security Suite).

•       PCI machines will stay with current McAfee for the time being

Project Teams 

  • Core Team - Tim McGovern, Andrew Munchbach, Sophie Wong
  • Sponsor – Mark Silis
  • Stakeholders – Software Release Mgmt, Extended Service, DITR, Helpdesk, Customer Support, Systems Admin, Network, DLC IT Liaisons,  ITLeaders

Extended Team

  • Oliver Thomas
  • Justin Fleming
  • Chris Gresham
  • David Conlon
  • Richard Edelson
  • Chris Feller
  • Cynthia Finney
  • Jonathan Reed
  • Michael Halsall
  • Monique Yeaton
  • David Millar
  • Chris Murphy
  • Alex Kozlov
  • Rich Ledoux
  • Stephen Dowdy
  • Wesley Esser
  • Tim Rix
  • Clayton Ward
  • Terre Dilworth
  • Roy Wattanasin
  • Bill Akerberg
  • Sar Haidar
  • Chris Murphy
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