Cyber Security Sauna F-Secure

While AI and machine learning are enabling definite advances in the digital world, they are also raising privacy and ethical concerns. What does AI mean for personal privacy? Will AI save the world or spell disaster for society? Bernd Stahl, coordinator of the EU's SHERPA project, joins the show to discuss the balance of AI - its advantages and disadvantages, potential misuses and how AI may improve life and create opportunity for some, while others may be hurt by algorithmic biases and unemployment.

Cyber security has never been a hotter field to get into, but how do you gain the skills needed for landing a job? In this episode we hear from guests Jesse Rasimus and Tom Van de Wiele about cyber security education from both a student and teacher perspective. They discuss university versus practical training, dealing with imposter syndrome, the cyber security careers of the future, and more.

Following in the footsteps of GDPR, the US is seeing more progressive data privacy laws coming down, with the new California Consumer Privacy Act leading the charge. What does the new law mean for consumers and for companies? What can the US learn from GDPR? F-Secure's Timo Laaksonen and Hannes Saarinen join this episode to discuss the new CCPA and compare and contrast it with GDPR.

The internet seems to be changing from being a relatively unrestricted space into something more regulated. More countries are implementing policies that restrict or filter the online world. Is true internet freedom a thing of the past? F-Secure's Tom Van de Wiele joins Janne to talk about digitally controlling regimes, bypassing those controls, and why consuming a healthy information diet is important for all of us.

Cyber security is relevant for everyone. Not everyone realizes it though, and not everyone understands what those in the industry take for granted. How should security-minded individuals communicate with friends, relatives, colleagues and the general public about infosec? What are the misconceptions people often have, and what could the industry do better? Security consultant Laura Kankaala joins Janne to discuss.

Veteran hacker and red teamer Tom Van de Wiele answers our listeners' questions. Tom covers the ethics of ethical hacking, how to prioritize solving the myriad of security issues companies face, why he includes a banana in his hacking kit, the importance of communication skills in his job, and much more.