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Information technology in the Nordics

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  European fintech investment continues to grow as global investment falls

  European countries are continuing to see significant growth in financial technology investment as total global investment decreases

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Digital developments for the elderly on the rise in Norway

  The Nordic region's tech startup industry is geared towards creating tech in the healthcare sector with apps aimed at the elderly a growing segment

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  GDPR faces growing pains across Europe

  The General Data Protection Regulation is over a year old now, but it faces challenges across Europe where compliance has taken place at different speeds

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Digital domain identified as major security threat by Norway’s intelligence service

  Norway's intelligence services has revealed the extent of the threat posed to the country by cyber attacks

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Whistleblowers: James Glenn’s battle with Cisco opens new front on cyber security

  James Glenn, a 42-year-old security specialist, fought a 10-year legal battle with Cisco after blowing the whistle on serious security flaws. He lost his job, but has no regrets

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Nordic startups take international expansion as a starting point

  Two startups from the Nordic region are among those targeting international expansion even before they have established themselves on their home turf

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Nordic banks move into wearable payment technology

  Payment by watch or watch strap is now an option for customers of two banks in Sweden

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Cisco pays $8.6m after whistleblower discloses security flaws in video surveillance system

  James Glenn, a video surveillance expert working for a Cisco reseller in Denmark, alerted Cisco to security faults and stands to gain a share of a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US government

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Google increases presence and investments in Finland

  New next-generation datacentre at Hamina and technology training hub in Helsinki illustrate Google’s growing interest in Finland

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Six Nordic banks form alliance to offer KYC as a service

  Nordic Know Your Customer joint venture will create a common Nordic platform based on advanced data management technologies

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  F-Secure talks up threat-hunting to stay ahead of cyber attacks in APAC

  Cyber security firm calls for organisations to double up on threat-hunting now that nearly all attack and reconnaissance traffic is automated

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  AI to advance Swedish military systems

  Swedish report into use of artificial intelligence in military systems reveals opportunities and concerns

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Nordic startup scene can rival Silicon Valley

  Sweden is emerging as one of Europe’s competitors to the US’s Silicon Valley as a hot location for tech startups

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D

  Denmark is investing in a range of programmes to boost research and development into artificial intelligence and its place in various business sectors

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers

  Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks