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Security Software

All available security software is free to the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) community. You will be required to enter your my.torontomu username and password to access the software.

Note: Chrome users, when downloading software, the TMU login screen remains on your browser. If you login a second time, you may see a "Unauthorized login" message. Please check your Downloads folder.

 Sophos

Sophos Home is an antivirus program that will protect your personal computers (PC or Mac) against computer viruses and malware. Sophos recommends uninstalling any previous antivirus software you may have on your computer before installing Sophos Home. 

Instructions

Sophos Acquisition Options      

Download

For Windows Sophos Home (external link, opens in new window) 

For Mac Sophos Home (external link, opens in new window) 

For Linux Sophos for Linux (external link, opens in new window) 

Student VPN

Student VPN is the new Virtual Private Network (VPN).

The Student VPN client software is an application that runs on your laptop computer or mobile device, protecting you with the same security policies that protect the sensitive resources on Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) network. You can use the Student VPN client to connect to your network from home or away and access your internal resources. 

Instructions

Student VPN Windows Installation Instructions  

Student VPN Mac Installation Instructions

Download

For WindowsStudent VPN (64bit) and (32bit)

For MacStudent VPN    

 Sophos

Sophos is an antivirus program that will protect your personal computers (PC or Mac) against computer viruses and malware. Sophos recommends uninstalling any previous antivirus software you may have on your computer before installing Sophos Home. 

Instructions

Sophos Acquisition Options

Sophos Windows Installation Instructions (TMU Owned Computers)

Sophos Mac Installation Instructions (TMU Owned Computers)   

Download

For non-TMU computers:

For Windows Sophos Home (non-TMU Computers) (external link) 

For Mac Sophos Home (non-TMU Computers) (external link) 

For Linux Sophos Home (non-TMU Computers) (external link) 

For TMU computers:

For Windows Sophos (TMU Owned Computers)

For Mac  (archive file) Sophos (TMU Owned Computers)

Note: For Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) owned/managed computer, CCS or departmental IT installs the Sophos client and manages the feature and/or feature changes.  

TMU-VPN

TMU-VPN is the new Virtual Private Network (VPN).

The TMU-VPN client software is an application that runs on your laptop computer or mobile device, protecting you with the same security policies that protect the sensitive resources on Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) network. You can use the TMU-VPN client to connect to your network from home or away and access your internal resources. 

Instructions

TMU-VPN Windows Installation Instructions  

TMU-VPN Mac Installation Instructions

Download

For Windows TMU-VPN (64bit) and (32bit)

For Mac TMU-VPN   (Only for Mac OS11 and above)