Jari Pirhonen
@japi.bsky.social
Security leader, risk professional, business enabler, lifelong learner.
"Polish authorities have attributed late-December attacks on 30 renewable energy facilities, a manufacturing firm, and a combined heat and power plant serving nearly 500,000 customers to a Russian domestic intelligence operation."
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cyberindemnity.org/2026/01/from... #cybersecurity
From Espionage to Arson: Lessons from Poland's Destructive
A chilling sequence of events at the end of December exposed a vulnerability that many hoped remained theoretical: coordinated, destructive digital strikes against critical infrastructure. Polish
cyberindemnity.org
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
"Polish authorities have attributed late-December attacks on 30 renewable energy facilities, a manufacturing firm, and a combined heat and power plant serving nearly 500,000 customers to a Russian domestic intelligence operation."
cyberindemnity.org/2026/01/from... #cybersecurity
cyberindemnity.org/2026/01/from... #cybersecurity
Survey of citizens of G7 countries found out which nations have the best international reputation in 2025. Switzerland, Canada, Norway, Sweden and Finland ranked at the top, while the U.S. saw the biggest decline from 2024, falling 18 spots to 48th.
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
Ranked: Countries With the Best Reputations in 2025
Discover which countries have the best reputations in 2025. Switzerland and Canada lead, while the U.S. sees a sharp decline.
www.visualcapitalist.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Survey of citizens of G7 countries found out which nations have the best international reputation in 2025. Switzerland, Canada, Norway, Sweden and Finland ranked at the top, while the U.S. saw the biggest decline from 2024, falling 18 spots to 48th.
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
"Where early #ransomware notes were simple - pay or lose your data - modern extortion has become a fully scripted coercion process, complete with negotiation guidance, legal framing, and psychological manipulation."
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... #cybersecurity
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... #cybersecurity
From Cipher to Fear: The psychology behind modern ransomware extortion
Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare shows how today's ransomware groups weaponize stolen data and pressure…
www.bleepingcomputer.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
"Where early #ransomware notes were simple - pay or lose your data - modern extortion has become a fully scripted coercion process, complete with negotiation guidance, legal framing, and psychological manipulation."
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... #cybersecurity
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... #cybersecurity
The question you might be asking is, “So why do we see more and more breaches?” Well, the answer is pretty simple: it’s because the attack surface we have to defend expands faster than anything anyone on the planet can contain.
ventureinsecurity.net/p/if-you-ask... #cybersecurity
ventureinsecurity.net/p/if-you-ask... #cybersecurity
If you ask these two questions, you’re asking the wrong thing
How two of the most frequently asked questions in security are completely missing the point
ventureinsecurity.net
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The question you might be asking is, “So why do we see more and more breaches?” Well, the answer is pretty simple: it’s because the attack surface we have to defend expands faster than anything anyone on the planet can contain.
ventureinsecurity.net/p/if-you-ask... #cybersecurity
ventureinsecurity.net/p/if-you-ask... #cybersecurity
"Maksamisen häiriötilanteissa maksuja voi suorittaa useammalla maksutavalla. Ei ole olemassa yksittäistä ratkaisua tai vastausta, jolla yllättävästä ja ennakoimattomasta häiriöstä voidaan selvitä."
www.finanssiala.fi/julkaisut/se... @finanssiala.bsky.social
www.finanssiala.fi/julkaisut/se... @finanssiala.bsky.social
Korttimaksamisesta pitkittyneissä häiriötilanteissa
Finanssiala ry on selvittänyt korttimaksamisen mahdollistamista normaaliaikojen häiriötilanteissa.
www.finanssiala.fi
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
"Maksamisen häiriötilanteissa maksuja voi suorittaa useammalla maksutavalla. Ei ole olemassa yksittäistä ratkaisua tai vastausta, jolla yllättävästä ja ennakoimattomasta häiriöstä voidaan selvitä."
www.finanssiala.fi/julkaisut/se... @finanssiala.bsky.social
www.finanssiala.fi/julkaisut/se... @finanssiala.bsky.social
"As software power tools, #AI agents may make people busier than ever before."
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10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
arstechnica.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"As software power tools, #AI agents may make people busier than ever before."
arstechnica.com/information-...
arstechnica.com/information-...
"Declining trust, diminishing transparency and respect for the rule of law, along with heightened protectionism, are threatening longstanding international relations, trade and investment and increasing the propensity for conflict."
www.weforum.org/publications... #Risks26
www.weforum.org/publications... #Risks26
www.weforum.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"Declining trust, diminishing transparency and respect for the rule of law, along with heightened protectionism, are threatening longstanding international relations, trade and investment and increasing the propensity for conflict."
www.weforum.org/publications... #Risks26
www.weforum.org/publications... #Risks26
"Amazon's AWS launched a new cloud service located entirely in Europe on Thursday, addressing user concerns about the data security delivered by mainly U.S.-based providers"
www.reuters.com/business/ret... #security #safety #privacy
www.reuters.com/business/ret... #security #safety #privacy
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 AM
"Amazon's AWS launched a new cloud service located entirely in Europe on Thursday, addressing user concerns about the data security delivered by mainly U.S.-based providers"
www.reuters.com/business/ret... #security #safety #privacy
www.reuters.com/business/ret... #security #safety #privacy
"an open source #AI assistant that provides strong assurances that user data is unreadable to the platform operator, hackers, law enforcement, or any other party other than account holders."
arstechnica.com/security/202... #security #privacy
arstechnica.com/security/202... #security #privacy
Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging
Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"an open source #AI assistant that provides strong assurances that user data is unreadable to the platform operator, hackers, law enforcement, or any other party other than account holders."
arstechnica.com/security/202... #security #privacy
arstechnica.com/security/202... #security #privacy
"Kansallinen kyberkypsyyden taso on kehittynyt vuodesta 2022 vain maltillisesti. Samalla teknologian murros etenee ja turvallisuusympäristö muuttuu merkittävästi nopeammin kuin organisaatioiden kyky uudistua ja investoida kyberturvallisuuteen."
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/a/kyberturva... #tietoturva
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/a/kyberturva... #tietoturva
Kyberturvallisuuden kehitystoimenpiteet suhteessa muuttuvaan turvallisuusympäristöön eivät ole riittäviä - Huoltovarmuuskeskus
Keväällä 2025 aloitettu toimialojen kyberkypsyyden selvitys on valmistunut. Tuore selvitys osoittaa, että kansallinen kyberkypsyyden taso on kehittynyt vuodesta 2022 vain maltillisesti.
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi
January 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"Kansallinen kyberkypsyyden taso on kehittynyt vuodesta 2022 vain maltillisesti. Samalla teknologian murros etenee ja turvallisuusympäristö muuttuu merkittävästi nopeammin kuin organisaatioiden kyky uudistua ja investoida kyberturvallisuuteen."
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/a/kyberturva... #tietoturva
www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/a/kyberturva... #tietoturva
10 oppia sodasta ( @kaihko.bsky.social ): "Teknologian vaikutus sodankäynnin tulevaisuuteen on harvoin niin suuri tai suoraviivainen kuin uskotaan ja jopa toivotaan. Pitkittyneessä sodassa teollinen tuotantokyky ja massa ovat sen sijaan sodankäynnille yhä keskeisiä." #book #quote
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
10 oppia sodasta ( @kaihko.bsky.social ): "Teknologian vaikutus sodankäynnin tulevaisuuteen on harvoin niin suuri tai suoraviivainen kuin uskotaan ja jopa toivotaan. Pitkittyneessä sodassa teollinen tuotantokyky ja massa ovat sen sijaan sodankäynnille yhä keskeisiä." #book #quote
"A company called GRU Space publicly announced its intent to construct a series of increasingly sophisticated habitats on the Moon, culminating in a hotel inspired by the Palace of the Fine Arts in San Francisco."
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arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000
We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America."
arstechnica.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"A company called GRU Space publicly announced its intent to construct a series of increasingly sophisticated habitats on the Moon, culminating in a hotel inspired by the Palace of the Fine Arts in San Francisco."
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
"A 33-year-old former IT consultant for Sweden’s Armed Forces has been detained on suspicions of spying for Russian intelligence"
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Sweden detains ex-military IT consultant suspected of spying for Russia
A 33-year-old former IT consultant for Sweden’s Armed Forces has been detained on suspicions of spying for Russian intelligence, Swedish prosecutors said.
therecord.media
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"A 33-year-old former IT consultant for Sweden’s Armed Forces has been detained on suspicions of spying for Russian intelligence"
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"The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms."
www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/e...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/e...
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
: Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence
www.theregister.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
"The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms."
www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/e...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/e...
"A.I. writing is marked by a whole complex of frankly bizarre rhetorical features that make it immediately distinctive to anyone who has ever encountered it. It’s not smooth or neutral at all — it’s weird."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m... #AI
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m... #AI
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
"A.I. writing is marked by a whole complex of frankly bizarre rhetorical features that make it immediately distinctive to anyone who has ever encountered it. It’s not smooth or neutral at all — it’s weird."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m... #AI
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m... #AI
"One reason you should start preparing today is that advances in #quantum computers could occur suddenly and force you to migrate quickly to account for that."
www.wiz.io/blog/prepari... #PQC #cryptography
www.wiz.io/blog/prepari... #PQC #cryptography
Preparing for Post-Quantum Cryptography | Wiz Blog
Learn what post-quantum cryptography is, why quantum computers threaten today’s encryption, and how to start preparing your environment now.
www.wiz.io
January 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM
"One reason you should start preparing today is that advances in #quantum computers could occur suddenly and force you to migrate quickly to account for that."
www.wiz.io/blog/prepari... #PQC #cryptography
www.wiz.io/blog/prepari... #PQC #cryptography
NIS Investments 2025 by ENISA - interesting figures.
www.enisa.europa.eu/publications... #infosec #cybersecurity #NIS2
www.enisa.europa.eu/publications... #infosec #cybersecurity #NIS2
NIS Investments 2025 | ENISA
ENISA is the EU agency dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity in Europe. They offer guidance, tools, and resources to safeguard citizens and businesses from cyber threats.
www.enisa.europa.eu
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
NIS Investments 2025 by ENISA - interesting figures.
www.enisa.europa.eu/publications... #infosec #cybersecurity #NIS2
www.enisa.europa.eu/publications... #infosec #cybersecurity #NIS2
"EU countries are preparing to allow the United States access to national #biometric databases holding sensitive personal data in exchange for maintaining visa-free travel to the US."
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun... #privacy
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun... #privacy
www.euractiv.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
"EU countries are preparing to allow the United States access to national #biometric databases holding sensitive personal data in exchange for maintaining visa-free travel to the US."
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun... #privacy
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun... #privacy
More interesting than a single #cybersecurity prediction document is the common ground across vendors and organizations. I collected 20+ 2026 cybersecurity predictions and analyzed them with #AI tools to identify shared themes.
japiditto.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-a... #infosec
japiditto.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-a... #infosec
AI Analysis of Cybersecurity Predictions 2026
Lots of cybersecurity predictions for 2026 have been popping up lately. For me, any single prediction report isn’t very interesting, because...
japiditto.blogspot.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 AM
More interesting than a single #cybersecurity prediction document is the common ground across vendors and organizations. I collected 20+ 2026 cybersecurity predictions and analyzed them with #AI tools to identify shared themes.
japiditto.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-a... #infosec
japiditto.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-a... #infosec
#AI trends to watch in 2026
- More Silicon Valley products will be built on Chinese LLMs
- The US will face another year of regulatory tug-of-war
- Chatbots will change the way we shop
- An #LLM will make an important new discovery
- Legal fights heat up
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/05/1...
- More Silicon Valley products will be built on Chinese LLMs
- The US will face another year of regulatory tug-of-war
- Chatbots will change the way we shop
- An #LLM will make an important new discovery
- Legal fights heat up
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/05/1...
What’s next for AI in 2026
Our AI writers make their big bets for the coming year—here are five hot trends to watch.
www.technologyreview.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
#AI trends to watch in 2026
- More Silicon Valley products will be built on Chinese LLMs
- The US will face another year of regulatory tug-of-war
- Chatbots will change the way we shop
- An #LLM will make an important new discovery
- Legal fights heat up
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/05/1...
- More Silicon Valley products will be built on Chinese LLMs
- The US will face another year of regulatory tug-of-war
- Chatbots will change the way we shop
- An #LLM will make an important new discovery
- Legal fights heat up
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/05/1...
