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Email encryption methods
- Confidential email – Instructions for message protection
- Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption in the Office 365 service
- GnuPG: Email and file encryption application – Software for encrypting and signing email traffic and files
- Encryption of confidential files – Compressing and encrypting data materials with the 7-zip program
- General information about encryption methods
Securemail
- Sec@GW plugin for Outlook – An Outlook plugin for encrypting messages
- Email S/MIME encryption – An encryption method for those who process larger amounts of confidential data (Windows)
- S/MIME encryption for Mac – Encryption instructions for Mac
- Ordering and using the S/MIME certificate with shared mailboxes – Instructions for ordering and using the S/MIME certificate with an Office 365 shared mailbox
File encryption
Funet FileSender – An online tool for transferring large files
Encrypted flash drive – General information on using an encrypted flash drive
Encryption of confidential files – Compressing and encrypting data materials with the 7-zip program
General information about encryption methods
Computer information security
- Information security software – Installation instructions for information security software used on home computers
- Computer virus scan – Instructions for running a virus scan with F-Secure’s software
- Installing and using EduVPN
- Installing the HYAD_ROOT_CA certificate on a Windows computer – A certificate used by system administrators
Information security of mobile devices
- Deployment and safe use of mobile devices
- VPN connection on an Android device – Instructions for installing and using VPN software
- Office 365: Remote wiping of a mobile device
- iPad and iPhone: Information security – Instructions for protecting a mobile device
- Multifactor Authentication (MFA): Use and management of authentication methods
Multifactor Authentication
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) will gradually become mandatory across the University. It will enable the University to secure user accounts increasingly better, while also significantly boosting the University’s information security.
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