Mr. Pasi Hurri, President & CEO of BaseN and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, has been elected as the Chair of the IEEE Finland Joint Chapter of Control System Society, Robotics and Automation Society and System, Man and Cybernetics Society. The election took place on Friday, December 18, 2020. About IEEE Finland Joint […]
In the wake of the recent cybersecurity breach that targeted the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other US government agencies, the vulnerabilities exposed highlight the critical need for enhanced security awareness in safeguarding networks and systems within critical infrastructures. This breach, which exploited a seemingly innocuous update server of SolarWinds, a reputable network […]
Growing up near Malmi airport, the Chernobyl disaster and Mathias Rust’s daring flight shaped my worldview. The breakdown in leadership during Chernobyl and Rust’s evasion of Soviet defenses highlighted the critical importance of situational awareness and chain of command. The delayed response to anomalous radiation readings in Finland exposed a breakdown in leadership during the […]
::: events ::: BaseN is happy to announce it’s 6th annual IoT conference SPIME2020. After hosting the event in Amsterdam, Helsinki, Torino, Tallinn and Tampere, we had to adjust and move to a virtual conference this year due to the unpredicted spread of COVID-19. The conference will take place on November 23, starting at 12:00 EET and […]
Due to the global pandemic, the annual Future of Robotics in Finland seminar will take place virtually on Friday, November via Zoom. The seminar is organized by BaseN and the IEEE Finland Joint Chapter of Control System Society Robotics and Automation Society and System, Man and Cybernetics Society and will address Ethics for autonomous robots in military and […]
The recent psychotherapy clinic data leak in Finland underscores the critical importance of security culture. With patient records compromised, a psychopathic blackmailer emerged, causing distress to vulnerable individuals. The root causes, beyond technical vulnerabilities, lie in monolithic system architecture and a lack of federated security culture. Analysis and Root Causes: The clinic’s systems, classified as […]
In recent times, we’ve empowered numerous customers to innovate by creating digital products seamlessly integrated with their existing physical offerings. Witnessing the success stories where digital products surpass traditional ones in revenue has been incredibly rewarding for us. At the same time, we’re being approached by different manufacturers ranging from consumer dairy products to weapons. […]
In its 18-year journey, BaseN has witnessed numerous triumphs in digital product deployments and service conversions, both on the BaseN Platform and other environments. However, there’s a silent underbelly of failed IoT projects that never make it to the commercial realm, with some companies experiencing multiple consecutive setbacks, breeding a reluctance to venture again. Understanding […]
Here on the coastal countryside we live in, there are numerous Swedish-language places called ‘Telegrafberget’, meaning Telegraph Hill. Some of them still have stone or wooden foundations where the tall telegraph buildings once stood. The hills have direct line-of-sight to each other and are usually a few kilometers apart. While Finland is often titled as […]
::: news ::: The IEEE ComSoc International Communications Quality and Reliability Workshop 2020 announces this year’s award winners. Continuing the tradition of this series of workshops, CQR 2020 provided an international technical forum for experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and present results of ongoing research in various areas. Accepted papers for IEEE CQR 2020 were submitted for inclusion in […]