Laptop Vendors (Optima Locker TM) are self-service machines from which, as a university student or Oamk student, you can borrow a laptop. The vendors are shared with the university and Oamk. The laptop vendors will be renewed during the rest of the year and some of the vendors have already been decommissioned. Borrow the device […]

In case of information security deviations or cases related to them, the safest thing to do is to ask Campus ICT for advice. If you observe or suspect misuse of a network, services or an account, you can also send an e-mail notification to tietoturva@oulu.fi. In this instruction: What is an information security deviation? Reporting […]

Microsoft 365 Education service’s language settings a) When using M365 service with a web browser, the online applications are affected by the following language settings: Your M365 profile’s language setting Region settings in M365 and/or OneDrive (in some cases/apps) Language settings for the browser you use (affects the front page view of the M365 portal). […]

Mobile devices (smart phones and tablets) can easily get lost or stolen. Therefore, they entail the risk of unauthorised access to the user’s or university’s data. Unauthorised users can also pose as the device owner and send e-mail in his/her name. Hence, it is important to know the information security risks and act accordingly. Contents […]

This Information Security Guide is primarily intended to serve as a general guide for university students, regardless of their place of study. The Information Security Guide is the product of collaboration by the University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, Hanken School of Economics and Åbo Akademi University, and […]

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Note! The media management system of the universities in Oulu is changing. Panopto will replace Yuja, which use will end on March 24, 2025. Start creating new videos to Panopto immediately: Users’ videos and other content will be copied from Yuja to Panopto by the service provider, when the content is created in Yuja by […]

Howspace is an all-in-one digital facilitation platform specifically designed for facilitator-led workshops and events. Creating a workspace If you already have access to a workspace as its admin or participant, you can create a workspace. Create a workspace from Add workspace in the Me-menu. If you do not have access to any workspace, you can […]

The University of Oulu and Oamk use Presemo, an online (browser-based) and easy-to-use collaboration tool (activation tool). Presemo offers a variety of activities for lessons, meetings and events, such as: message boards, queries, voting, short tests and instant feedback. Presemo is suitable for classroom as well as for remote and hybrid events. Take Presemo into […]

If you are saving confidential or secret information, you can use the encryption tool of the desktop application or encrypt several files at the same time with a compression software. When using some of the encryption methods, you define yourself the password with which you can later open the files. Remember that the password cannot be […]