Expert Petteri Järvinen reminds us to keep the head cold in the event of telecommunications disruptions.
According to Petteri Järvinen, panic in disruption only plays in the Russian bag. Joel Maalmi
As an outsider, it is impossible to say whether telecommunications disruptions are an internal problem or a threat of a foreign state.
This is what IT expert says Petteri Järvinen.
On Tuesday morning, a large -scale fault hit Telia’s data connections. For example, online services could not be identified.
After about an hour, the connections began to return to normal. Telia was told to Iltalehti that the disturbance was caused by an unpredictable interruption during the network modifications.
Järvinen points out that in the event of disturbances, it is advisable to stay calm. When a disruption occurs, you do not know if it is a technical problem for the company, whether someone with an excavator has accidentally longed for a line or whether it is a foreign state.
Järvinen urges citizens to calmly take the disruption.
– It is dangerous that Russia is the first to suspect that Russia is the first to suspect. Because then the own deterrent effect of Russia has succeeded, Järvinen says.
– Cold tranquility included. It’s always a good idea to sit on your hands for a while, and not immediately go to social media to scare you to see if Russia has attacked. Unfortunately, in such cases, the customer can do nothing but expect the company to inform the situation.
Panic plays in Russian bag
Ministry of the Interior According to, hybrid influence is a key tool for influencing authoritarian states. Hybriduhu is about malicious external influence in which a state actor is systematically seeking to influence the target country.
Järvinen presents important attention. Often, intentional hybrid influence is not only about one company, but is much broader.
For example, Nordea had extensive problems for six weeks last fall. Nordea himself said that it was affected by an outsider attacks.
– The same attack also focused on other banks in the Nordic countries, says Järvinen.
– As far as I know, this was also the first time that this was publicly informed.
Who cares?
Telecommunications connections are critical for Finnish society. But if all the connections are broken, who will take care of us?
-After all, Finland has been prepared for exceptionally well compared to Central European countries. We have a security center with back -up and critical supplies.
According to Järvinen, authorities in Finland regularly practice extensive breaks. But the launch of the authority response would require that this is found to be an outside attack.
– In such cases of one actor, even if they are extensive, such activities will not yet start. But yes, these have been thought and practiced.
However, according to Järvinen, not all activities can be carried out even with their own preparedness. Some of Finland’s connections go outside the country.
If all cables were to be cut, Finland would not be able to provide all the services by any preparedness itself.
The right information also plays an important role in disruption. Although you do not want to intimidate citizens, knowledge increases the sense of security.
Järvinen hopes for a more comprehensive information from state actors. For example, Finland published last year for a preparatory guidebut it was only published online.
– The Swedes divided it into every household. It is not very effective that instructions are only available on the web address and are advised to read. Nobody remembers the address in the moment of need. Not everyone even has the Internet at home, says Järvinen.
Järvinen specifies that uncertainty creates anxiety.
– Therefore, this kind of uncertainty about whether or not a cyber attack is now going is poison. Citizens should be told as quickly as possible everything that is known, and what is not known. When the authority does something, it already creates security, Järvinen sums up.