In his talk, @samilaiho shares his experience as one of the Finnish cybersecurity specialists involved in dismantling company IT systems when companies had to flee Russia.
Finland has more border with Russia than the rest of the EU combined.

When Russia threatened to nationalize company assets, Sami and his team had just 72 hours to destroy critical IT systems,
using dead man’s switches as Russia threatened to cut Internet connections.

This session highlights the work of an IT pioneer in making directories unreadable and performing domain splits that normally take 18 months in only 72 hours.
While many talk about expensive machinery left behind in Russia, few recognize the systems that controlled them and safeguarded valuable intellectual property.

#itdefense2026

IT-Defense 2026 is just around the corner and we’re really looking forward to our 23rd conference!

In the upcoming days, we will introduce this year’s speakers.

#itdefense2026