Jari Pirhonen

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Security leader, risk professional, business enabler, lifelong learner. CSO, CISO.
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History as a battlefield: Russia's information war against Finland 2025.

"Russia employs narratives rooted in a distorted version of history as a strategic tool to legitimise its power ambitions and undermine neighbouring states."

https://mpf.se/psychological-defence-agency/publications/archive/2025-12-11-history-as-a-battlefield--russias-information-war-against---finland-2025

HISTORY AS A BATTLEFIELD: RUSSIA’S INFORMATION WAR AGAINST FINLAND 2025

"Despite the hype, #AI Security captured just 2.6% of #cybersecurity funding in 2025—not even in the top ten categories. The real story is AI being absorbed into every existing security category, not emerging as a standalone market."

https://www.returnonsecurity.com/p/2025-state-of-the-cybersecurity-market

2025 State of the Cybersecurity Market: $25B Funding, $76B M&A, and What's Next

The cybersecurity market recovered in 2025, but not evenly. Inside: who won, who got acquired, and what 2026 holds for founders, buyers, and investors.

Return on Security

Munich Security Index 2026:

"Respondents in all surveyed countries see the US as more threatening than last year. Yet, in absolute terms, Russia continues to be seen as considerably more of a threat than the US across all surveyed countries."

https://securityconference.org/en/publications/munich-security-report/2026/munich-security-index-2026/ #security #safety

Munich Security Index 2026 - Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is the world's leading forum for debating the most pressing challenges to international security.

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. #infosec

https://japiditto.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-ai-analysis-of-cybersecurity.html

"By replacing fear with facts, we can make digital safety advice more accurate, actionable, and effective for everyone."

https://www.hacklore.org/

#infosec #cybersecurity #safety #privacy #FUD #hacklore

Stop Hacklore!

Stop Hacklore!

"An investigation reveals that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public about the location of President Vladimir Putin, who uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country."

https://www.rferl.org/a/kremlin-trickery-putin-offices-secrecy-investigation/33586451.html

Where's Putin? How The Kremlin Hides His Location With Three Nearly Identical Offices

Russian President Vladimir Putin has three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country and the Kremlin has been dishonest about his location many times in recent years, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, has discovered.

RFE/RL

"OWASP's first major Top 10 update since 2021 and is notable for its emphasis on supply chain risks and systemic design weakness rather than just common software coding errors."

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/owasp-highlights-supply-chain-risks-new-top-10 @owasp #infosec #cybersecurity #appsec

OWASP Highlights Supply Chain Risks in New Top 10

Security misconfiguration jumped to second place as organizations improve defenses against traditional coding flaws.

Dark Reading

"As gradually leaked the last days by various news outlets, the EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR"

https://noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about-wreck-core-principles-gdpr @noybeu #privacy

EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR

The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.

noyb.eu

"It is time for a new Nordic trend. Luckily, Finland has just the thing: #sisu—a personality trait or philosophy combining inner strength, perseverance and a can-do attitude towards adversity" #grit

https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/30/the-finnish-lifestyle-philosophy-that-could-save-europe

The Finnish lifestyle philosophy that could save Europe

Sisu, or grit in the face of adversity, is just what the continent needs

The Economist
ENISA Threat Landscape 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.