The IT attack against the municipality of Kalix in December 2021, when the entire municipality’s IT system was knocked out, was an awakening for many people in Norrbotten about how vulnerable we are to hacker attacks.
Since then, the cyber threats against Sweden have increased significantly, among other things due to NATO entry, and Norrbotten is no exception.
Canada map flashing red
On Thursday, 180 participants from Norrbotten’s business and public sector gathered at a conference in Luleå. There they learned more about how to both face security threats and have a safer future with IT.
On a screen, they got to see in real time how Canada is being particularly hard hit by attacks right now.
Here are the countries that threaten Sweden
In the clip below, Michael Strömbäck, site manager at the IT company Atea, tells which countries mainly commit cyber attacks against Sweden: