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Is the country at the forefront of a cyber war?
The Finnish company Fortum has faced an unprecedented level of cyber threats in recent times. The company's CEO, Marcus Rauramo, revealed in an interview the details of the incidents that the energy giant has to deal with.
In addition to Finland, Fortum operates in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic States, Poland and Russia (although the situation with Russian assets has changed a lot in recent years). It is engaged in the production, distribution and sale of electricity and heat supply. Among the infrastructure owned by the corporation: hydroelectric power plants, wind and solar power plants, nuclear power plants and combined heat and power plants. They are also actively investing in renewable energy and are striving for carbon-neutral production. Crucially, Fortum supplies energy not only to residential buildings, but also to large industrial plants, government agencies, medical centres and other critical industries.
According to Rauramo, Fortum is subject to cyber attacks and security breaches on a daily basis. However, attacks are not limited to just virtual space. Suspicious activity of unknown persons was noticed around energy facilities, and flights of unmanned aerial vehicles were also recorded.
The company also faced problems in the operation of satellite communications. In recent months, there has been an increase in cases of interference with data transmission via satellites. Fortum turned to the Finnish authorities for help - the investigation is already underway.
The worrying trend is not unique to Finland. According to Rauramo, similar activity is recorded in Sweden.
Despite the increasing number of attacks, Fortum has so far successfully countered threats without serious consequences. Jari Stenius, head of the security service, admitted that the number of incidents is constantly growing. However, their impact on the day-to-day operations of enterprises remains minimal.
Fortum is also taking steps to strengthen energy independence. Last year, they switched to American-made nuclear fuel from Westinghouse Electric. The Loviisa nuclear power plant, which provides about 10% of all electricity in Finland, has been running on fuel from TVEL, which is part of Rosatom, for many years. Now Fortum has completely switched to Western sources, buying not only uranium and fuel assemblies there, but also enrichment services.
The main question for investigators is whether the attacks can be related to politics.
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The Finnish company Fortum has faced an unprecedented level of cyber threats in recent times. The company's CEO, Marcus Rauramo, revealed in an interview the details of the incidents that the energy giant has to deal with.
In addition to Finland, Fortum operates in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic States, Poland and Russia (although the situation with Russian assets has changed a lot in recent years). It is engaged in the production, distribution and sale of electricity and heat supply. Among the infrastructure owned by the corporation: hydroelectric power plants, wind and solar power plants, nuclear power plants and combined heat and power plants. They are also actively investing in renewable energy and are striving for carbon-neutral production. Crucially, Fortum supplies energy not only to residential buildings, but also to large industrial plants, government agencies, medical centres and other critical industries.
According to Rauramo, Fortum is subject to cyber attacks and security breaches on a daily basis. However, attacks are not limited to just virtual space. Suspicious activity of unknown persons was noticed around energy facilities, and flights of unmanned aerial vehicles were also recorded.
The company also faced problems in the operation of satellite communications. In recent months, there has been an increase in cases of interference with data transmission via satellites. Fortum turned to the Finnish authorities for help - the investigation is already underway.
The worrying trend is not unique to Finland. According to Rauramo, similar activity is recorded in Sweden.
Despite the increasing number of attacks, Fortum has so far successfully countered threats without serious consequences. Jari Stenius, head of the security service, admitted that the number of incidents is constantly growing. However, their impact on the day-to-day operations of enterprises remains minimal.
Fortum is also taking steps to strengthen energy independence. Last year, they switched to American-made nuclear fuel from Westinghouse Electric. The Loviisa nuclear power plant, which provides about 10% of all electricity in Finland, has been running on fuel from TVEL, which is part of Rosatom, for many years. Now Fortum has completely switched to Western sources, buying not only uranium and fuel assemblies there, but also enrichment services.
The main question for investigators is whether the attacks can be related to politics.
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