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The silent war in our safe home

There is something unsettling about how normal everything feels right now. I sit at the kitchen table with my morning coffee, scrolling through the news. A ransomware attack on Miljödata cripples hundreds of Swedish municipalities. A Russian deepfake campaign targets Germany’s chancellor. Moldova’s president warns of Russian hybrid warfare before the election. The U.S. steps back from efforts to fight disinformation from China and Iran. And all of it drifts past like weather while I wonder if I should buy milk on the way home from work. Maybe that is the most frightening part. Not that it happens, but how quickly we get used to it.

Cybersecurity is not a roller coaster ride

A day at Liseberg is really a day of waiting. Queues that curl around corners, virtual queues in the app, even lines for snacks. We all accept it because the reward is the ride itself.

When my turn came for a roller coaster, I strapped in without hesitation. No risk assessment, no checklist, no thought about steel inspections or worn bolts. I trusted that others had done the work: engineers, inspectors, the park itself. My only role was to let go and enjoy.

Cybersecurity in a world of geopolitical turbulence

In the spring of 2025, global conflicts and power struggles are redrawing the map of cyberspace. Cybersecurity has escalated into a high-level strategic concern as geopolitical tensions that flare from Washington and Moscow to Sanaa, Beijing and Brussels. Political upheaval in the United States, a drawn-out war in Europe, regional instability in the Middle East, and showdowns in East Asia all contribute to a volatile environment. For CIOs, CISOs, CEOs and the wider security community, this means navigating a new reality in which global crises and digital threats are inextricably linked.