Approved Operating Systems

An approved operating system (OS) is any OS for which security updates are actively released. 

	Version	Supported Until
Mac	Sequoia 15.x
Mac	Sonoma 14.x
Mac	Ventura 13.x
Windows	Windows 10 22H2	October 2025
Windows	Windows 11 22H2	October 2025
Windows	Windows 11 23H2	November 2026
Windows	Windows 11 24H2*	Ocotber 2027
Linux	Ubuntu 22.04.05 LTS
Labnet	Windows 10 LTSC 2019	January 2029
Labnet	Ubtuntu 22.04 LTS

*Not recommended at this time due to policy questions about Copilot integration; however, if system is upgraded, we will continue to provide support.

Approved Anti-Virus Software

	St. John's campus	Grenfell Campus	Marine Institute
Windows	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
Mac OS	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
Linux/Unix	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	N/A	N/A

Approved Disk Encryption Software

	St. John's campus	Grenfell Campus	Marine Institute
Windows	Bitlocker*	Bitlocker*	Bitlocker
Mac OS	FileVault*	FileVault*	FileVault
Linux/Unix	Native encryption (no management)	N/A	N/A

*Encryption must be managed by Microsoft Intune.