Artificial intelligence has made it far easier for hackers to break into systems and find weaknesses. Experts and authorities warn that this has shifted the balance in the attacker’s favour.
In this episode of the Helikopter Podcast, host Jesper Olsen talks to Jan Kaastrup, Chief Cybersecurity Advisor at CSIS Security Group, about how we can fight back.
Jan talks about his past work finding security weaknesses before criminals could exploit them. He also describes an investigation this summer that made him worry Danish CPR numbers could be stolen. Later, data on 8.8 million people was taken.
Jan’s view is that CPR numbers aren’t a security factor, and that they could simply be published. Since the breach, the Danish authorities have said a CPR number can no longer be relied on to prove who someone is. In the episode, Jesper asks Jan for his CPR number and gives Jan his own.
Listen to the episode on Zetland (in Danish)
Kaare Christensen, Head of IT and Digitalization at Norddjurs Municipality, explains how partnering with CSIS for 24/7 SOC (Security Operations Centre) monitoring has helped the municipality protect sensitive citizen data, react quickly to potential threats, and give operations staff the confidence to “sleep peacefully at night.”
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