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Finland hosts world’s first open 5G cybersecurity hackathon
ackers from all over the
world gathered in Oulu,
Finland, to test their skills in
the area of 5G and cybersecurity.
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Oulu, located near the Arctic Circle, is
known as a global 5G and 6G hotspot
and is home to the research and
development of top-tier cybersecurity.
The world’s first open 5G
Cybersecurity Hackathon gathered
70 cybersecurity specialists from
15 different countries to compete
in challenges set by Ericsson,
Nokia and Oulu University. The
hackathon was arranged by the
National Cybersecurity Centre
Finland from Finnish Transport and
Communications Agency, Traficom.
Jarkko Saarimäki, Director of
the National Cybersecurity
Centre Finland at Traficom, said:
“Cybersecurity is a key pillar
of our digital society. Ensuring
cybersecurity should be a joint effort
between equipment manufacturers,
technology users and authorities.
“To be able to grasp emerging
opportunities, it is wise to be one of the
first to generate expertise and create
a common front to improve 5G
cybersecurity. As a national agency,
we want to collaborate actively with
international technology businesses
and leading security professionals to
reach our common goal: a reliable
and secure digital society.”
DIMENSION DATA LAUNCHES FIFTH BUSINESS IN MEA REGION
imension Data has launched
its fifth business in the
MEA region, Dimension
Data Security, aimed at helping
organisations in the region address
the challenges of today’s rapidly
evolving threat landscape.
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“MEA’s threat landscape is growing
increasingly complex and is driving
new and surprising challenges for
even the most hardened cybersecurity
practitioners,” said Tony Walt,
Managing Executive for Dimension
Data Security.
“It’s a catch-up game and threats
ranging from DDoS attacks,
ransomware, advanced persistent
threats, and even cybercrime-as-
a-service, are seeing businesses
struggling to stay ahead and protect
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themselves. With this in mind, we
are retaining our brand following
the NTT integration in other regions
across the globe. We currently have
four businesses, namely Internet
Solutions, Dimension Data, Britehouse
and Merchants, and we are taking the
leap to launch this business focusing
specifically on security.”
He says the security business is
built around four practices namely,
consulting, secure infrastructure,
secure hybrid cloud and secure
access management.
“In addition, the new business
is introducing a new product
development capability to meet
market requirements, particularly
those we are finding in emerging
markets,” he added.
Tony Walt, Managing Executive for Dimension
Data Security
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