Network Requirements - Compliance and Removal from Network
A key aspect of our cyber security work in IT Services is to ensure that all Windows PCs and Apple Macs connecting to the College network in offices and labs, and to the Staff Wi-Fi network, are running up-to-date versions of their operating system, have our supported anti-virus software installed and are encrypted. This helps to keep both your data and College IT systems secure.
For those using Windows PCs and macOS devices on the network in offices and labs, and on the Staff Wi-Fi network, we use a tool called Microsoft Intune to enrol the devices for endpoint management, including the management of operating system security updates, Microsoft Defender for anti-virus, and encryption via BitLocker for PCs and FileVault for macOS devices.
When you request the connection of a PC or Mac to our network, we'll carry out checks to make sure your device meets these requirements. Subsequently, if we identify a PC or Mac on the network in offices and labs, or on the Staff Wi-Fi network, which is running an unsupported version of Windows or macOS or which is not correctly enrolled in Intune then we will attempt to contact the person who last logged into the device with instructions on how to bring the device back into compliance.
Non-compliance and Removal from network
Where the nature of non-compliance constitutes a high-risk or where efforts to request action to be taken have failed, IT Services will proceed to technically disconnect the computer from the College network until the required actions are taken to bring the device back into a compliant state. Disconnection from the network may also be required where a computer has not been connected to our network for several months, and so has not been kept up-to-date with the latest security updates. Our advice is to ensure that computers which your area has an on-going requirement for be connected to the network on a frequent basis in order to receive the latest security updates, and to avoid disconnection due to inactivity.