Finland Joins NATO The Cyber Perspective with Juhani Hintikka

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Juhani Hintikka, President and CEO of WithSecure joins the podcast this week to discuss Finland’s status as the newest member of NATO as of April 4, 2023. As many know this is a significant geopolitical move in the region, particularly when we remember Finland shares an 832-mile border with Russia, the longest of any European Union member. He provides perspective on speculation that such a move could increase the country’s cyber risks and shares insights on Finland’s key role in digital defense as well as the importance of outcome-based security. For anyone that has been tracking geopolitical activity related to Ukraine, Russia and possible implications as a Kremlin-perceived “non-aligned country” you won’t want to miss this very insightful podcast. Link to NATO article on Finland membership:

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213448.htm#:~:text=Finland%20became%20NATO's%20newest%20member,at%20NATO%20Headquarters%20in%20Brussels .

Juhani Hintikka: CEO of WithSecure Presently, Juhani Hintikka is President & Chief Executive Officer for WithSecure Corp. and President & Chief Executive Officer for F-Secure Cyber Security Services Oy (a subsidiary of WithSecure Corp.). He is also on the board of 5 other companies, including European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), Finnish Information Security Cluster (FISC), and Nordea. In his past career, Mr. Hintikka occupied the position of Chairman at Ficolo Oy, President & Chief Executive Officer for Comptel Oyj and Head-Operations Support Solutions Business at Nokia Siemens Networks Oy.

For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e237