Because the Clinical School Computing Service uses Sophos Endpoint Protection on our managed computers, the Home Premium package is available free to home or personal devices to people with @medschl or @slcu email addresses.
Register for access:
- Visit https://home.sophos.com/employee
- Use your work email address (slcu and medschl email addresses only) to verify your eligibility. NOTE: Your personal email address is to be used later for registration.
- You will receive an email with a unique coupon code and asking you to register for a Sophos account. During registration, please ensure the accuracy of your personal email as coupon codes are single-use.
- Follow the directions to register
- Download the software and install it. This can be installed on up to 10 personal Windows and Mac devices.
For information and help:
https://home.sophos.com/en-us/landing/commercial-use.aspx
Other Free Antivirus for UoC Staff and Students:
Staff and Students at the University of Cambridge can also get McAfee (now called Trellix) for free to use on computing devices. Please see this link: https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/security/antivirus
Mobile Devices:
You can download Sophos Intercept X for free for iOS and Android devices from the respective app stores. While they are not linked to your Sophos Home Premium account, the applications provide a good level of support plus features like password safe, password generator, safe QR code scanning, web filtering and an authenticator app.