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We participate in the digital security exercise TAISTO21
Aalto University participates in Finland's largest digital security exercise on Thursday, 25 November 2021. TAISTO21 is a nationwide exercise, simulating data protection and security breaches that helps to develop information security management, leadership and communication in the event of a disruption.
New Aalto Inventions report released
The first version of analytics Inventions report is now opened for Aalto staff. The report enables statistical analysis for data-driven decisions related É«É«À² inventions, as well as provide more detailed reporting for daily Innovation Services operations.
IT service by appointment at vihta.aalto.fi
You can book an appointment at the IT service point in advance at vihta.aalto.fi.
Information security and data protection training published in Workday Learning!
Information security and data protection learning area for Aalto Univeristy employees has been published on Workday Learning. The training covers the basics of information security and privacy, data processing and the identification of incidents.
IMAP and submission protocols will be closed 8 November
The use of IMAP and submission protocols will end on Monday, 8 November in Aalto university’s centralized email service. This improves information security, e.g. brute force attempts which block user accounts temporarily, will fail after the change.
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 1 November, and new features
Maintenance break between 14-20. New features will be introduced.
The move of the staff’s general purpose Linux-servers behind firewall on 14 Oct 2021 at 10-12 am
SSH-connections to the servers may get disconnected and you have to reconnect. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.
Server networks’ move behind firewall 18 October at 6.30-9.00 am
Existing SSH-connections will disconnect during the change. Affected IP addresses are 130.233.248.0-255
Short breaks at vdi.aalto.fi on Friday, 24 Sep from 11 am
There will be short breaks in vdi.aalto.fi service due to the system update on Friday, 24 September from 11 am.
Webropol training on Tuesday, 21 September at 9-10.30 am
Webropol training on Tuesday, 21 September at 9-10.30 am in English. You can enroll in training at Workday.
Google Backup and Sync Windows application upgraded to Google Drive for desktop
Backup and Sync application will be upgraded to the new Google Drive for desktop application on those centrally managed Windows workstations where that application was targeted.
Fixed - Problem with user’s registration in Aalto Space mobile application
If you are a student and having problem with registration in Aalto Space, please follow insturctions below.
Short breaks in VDI service on Wednesday, 8 September at 15-16
There will be short breaks in vdi.aalto.fi service on Wednesday, 8 September at 15-16 due to Ubuntu compatible certificate upgrade.
Be aware of fraudulent calls
Aalto University’s employees and students have recently received several fraudulent calls.
Applications may be blocked in Windows computers
Due to configuration error, Windows computers may block running some apps. The fix has been released and has already been issued to almost all affected computers remotely.
ATLAS.ti users need to switch to version 9 as soon as possible
ATLAS.ti software version 9 is now available at Aalto University.
Licenses for v7 and v8 will be discontinued on 9.9.2021. v9 can open and convert v8 projects directly but v7 projects need to be exported from that version to be used in the future.
Licenses for v7 and v8 will be discontinued on 9.9.2021. v9 can open and convert v8 projects directly but v7 projects need to be exported from that version to be used in the future.
Aalto University is moving to cloud e-mail
The transition to cloud mail has progressed well. The mailboxes of Aalto's staff and degree students (in excess of 26,000 accounts) have been moved to the cloud.
Large number of Aalto IDs locked due to a denial of service attack
The bug is being fixed, and it seems  that the lockout would have ended at 4pm. Locked IDs open automatically after 15 minutes.
