Welcome to HelSec May meetup!<\/p>\n
This event is powered by S-Pankki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We are excited to invite you to join us for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company on Thursday, May 7th<\/strong>. We are thrilled to have two talks with three fantastic speakers lined up for the event: Tiia Hallivuori<\/strong> together with Emilia Hjelm<\/strong>, and Santtu Siev\u00e4nen<\/strong>!<\/p>\n If you get a ticket but your plans change, please remember to cancel it so that someone on the waitlist can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open Tiia Hallivuori<\/strong> is a Senior Security Management Consultant at Reversec, with a legal background and hands\u2011on experience in data protection and privacy across both public and private organisations, including a data protection authority. Her work spans AI, privacy, and security governance, focusing on making regulation work in practice and supporting compliance. Outside of work, Tiia enjoys music, books and audiobooks, and questioning her life choices at CrossFit.<\/p>\n Emilia Hjelm<\/strong> is a Security Management Consultant at Reversec, a computer scientist and an experienced privacy and IT professional with multidisciplinary experience spanning software development, science education, and risk management. Emilia is motivated by the critical role security and privacy play in safeguarding fundamental human rights and is committed to helping organisations navigate regulatory and compliance requirements in practice. Outside of work, Emilia enjoys relaxing through role\u2011playing games, shooting black powder cannons, and organising community events such as Ropecon.<\/p>\n Santtu Siev\u00e4nen<\/strong> Santtu Siev\u00e4nen is working as a Security Specialist at DNV Cyber with a passion for offensive security. He also has a strong interest in NFC\/RFID technology, which is also reflected in his four RFID microchip implants. Beyond his technical work, he enjoys music, nature and video games.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec April 2026 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2026-04-23_helsec_april_2026_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0300","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2026-04-23_helsec_april_2026_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to HelSec April meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by Elisa<\/strong> and Terveystalo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We are excited to invite you to join us for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company on Thursday, April 23rd<\/strong>. We are thrilled to have two fantastic speakers lined up for the event: Susanna Haavisto<\/strong> and Mikael Nilsson<\/strong>!<\/p>\n If you get a ticket but your plans change, please remember to cancel it so that someone on the waitlist can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open Susanna Haavisto<\/strong> is a Customer Education Manager at Hoxhunt, where she focuses on managing human risk through behavior change. She is passionate about improving cybersecurity training and communication, and reducing friction so that people can make more secure choices in everyday work and daily life. Outside of work, she is a game master in tabletop RPGs, where dealing with unpredictable human behavior is part of the job.<\/p>\n Mikael Nilsson<\/strong> Mikael Nilsson is the Product Security Lead for Customer Intelligence R&D at SAS Institute Inc. He spends his time helping engineering teams ship fast without shipping risk, by embedding security and privacy into DevOps and SDLC practices rather than bolting them on afterwards. He is responsible for the security and privacy aspects of SAS Customer Intelligence 360, a global multi-tenant SaaS platform, and regularly works at the intersection of cloud architecture, DevSecOps, vulnerability management, and customer-facing security discussions. Outside of work, Mikael is a serious casual gamer, a groomed-slope carver, a fan of Japanese cars, and is known to sample weird craft beer wherever he may roam.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec March 2026 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2026-03-12_helsec_march_2026_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2026-03-12_helsec_march_2026_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to HelSec March meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by Locotech<\/strong> and Palo Alto Networks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We are excited to invite you to join us for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company on Thursday, March 12th<\/strong>. We are thrilled to have two fantastic speakers lined up for the event: Shawkot Hossain<\/strong> and Markus H\u00f6ls\u00e4<\/strong>!<\/p>\n If you get a ticket but your plans change, please remember to cancel it so that someone on the waitlist can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open Shawkot Hossain<\/strong> is an aspiring Product Security Engineer based in Helsinki who is passionate about application and offensive security. He completed his master\u2019s thesis on software supply chain security and is intrigued by its relevance in modern software development practices. In his free time, he loves baking and exploring bug bounty programs. Shawkot is an avid reader who enjoys books spanning application security, self-development, and philosophy. HelSec January 2026 Meetup Non-Members Fri, Jan 16th, 2026<\/p>\n Welcome to the HelSec January meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by Tietoturvatoimisto Monti<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We are excited to invite you to join us for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company on Friday, January 16th. We are thrilled to have three fantastic speakers lined up for the event: Henry Haverinen<\/strong>, Tuomas Kaijanen<\/strong>, and Sami Laiho<\/strong>!<\/p>\n If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open \ud83d\udd37 Henry Haverinen<\/strong> is a cybersecurity entrepreneur. He helps product development teams integrate cybersecurity in their ways of working and products. He is a co-founder of Cyberismo, a company developing an open security-as-code solution for managing cybersecurity in all types of software projects. Henry holds a Doctor of Technology degree from Tampere University of Technology. Welcome to the CitySec Xmas Party<\/p>\n This event is powered by HelSec<\/strong> & Accenture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We are gathering together to celebrate the past year and upcoming holidays for a bit different sort of meet-up, a huge party. We will begin with presenting visiting CitySec chapters and few words from the hosts, but after that we let music do the talking.<\/p>\n Coat charge has been covered & there will be some amount of food & beverages available for the hungriest & thirstiest, but when the freebies run out, they run out.<\/p>\n You can claim your ticket via HelSec’s own ticketing system at: https:\/\/events.helsec.fi\/helsec\/prdge\/<\/a><\/p>\n The ticket claims open on 12.11 at 17:00.<\/p>\n If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n Schedule (approximate)<\/strong> Artist bio: Streaming<\/strong> Welcome to the HelSec November meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by Mehil\u00e4inen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited to invite you to join us on Thursday, November 20th for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company. We\u2019re thrilled to have Elias Alanko<\/strong> and Jussi Tuovinen<\/strong> join us as the event speakers.<\/p>\n If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open \ud83d\udd37 Jussi Tuovinen<\/strong> is below the average hacker, but a decent chef. He has been boiled, baked and barbecued in the Defence forces for about 30 years in different roles. Last ten years in cyber, data and AI. He has also cooked up some interesting dishes cyberwise like MIL-ISAC and some other stuff. Currently Jussi is the head of Finnish defence forces information security and information management sector in the Defence command. His talk is about local cyber defence.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Elias Alanko<\/strong> is a seasoned Security and Privacy Director with extensive experience in safeguarding enterprise data and ensuring compliance with global privacy and security standards. Based in Helsinki, Elias leads strategic initiatives that strengthen organizational resilience against evolving cyber threats while fostering a culture of trust and transparency.<\/p>\n Meetup will be streamed on Twitch: https:\/\/twitch.tv\/helsec<\/a><\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec October 2025 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-10-30_helsec_october_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-10-30_helsec_october_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to the HelSec October meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by 2NS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited to invite you to join us on Thursday, October 30th for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company. We have three inspiring speakers from the industry: Svitlana Chaplinska<\/strong> & Juho Syrj\u00e4nen<\/strong> and Antti Lehvonen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n As part of the program, we\u2019ll also have flashtalks, so if you\u2019re joining us in the October meetup and have a 5-10 minute flashtalk, please submit your idea to contact@helsec.fi<\/a>!<\/p>\n 17:30 \u2013 Doors open \ud83d\udd37 Svitlana Chaplinska<\/strong> - Svitlana is a security engineer working at Metacore. Her expertise spans across technical and information security management domains. In her work Svitlana strives to bring a positive change within the industry, making security a fun challenge to work on, rather than a constrain. Fueled by a passion for information security, she volunteers and participates in community-driven initiatives, such as HelSec, Women4Cyber Finland, Disobey. These efforts are geared towards creating an inclusive and empowering cybersecurity future.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Juho Syrj\u00e4nen<\/strong> - An infrastructure and platform engineer with over 10 years of experience spanning datacenters, DevOps consulting, and platform development. He\u2019s worked with Kubernetes since version 1.13 and has spent the past several years helping teams tame complex systems and build resilient platforms. Currently, Juho is part of the platform engineering team at Metacore Games, where he\u2019s building an internal developer platform that supports mobile games played by millions. He\u2019s passionate about solving real-world infrastructure challenges\u2014especially those that don\u2019t fit the \u201ccloud-native\u201d mold\u2014and about creating systems that reduce operational burden without compromising developer experience.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Antti Lehvonen<\/strong> - Antti is a security professional who has collected a broad view of IT in general and a bit of OT from a security point of view. Nowadays, he work as a cybersecurity architect.<\/p>\n Meetup will be streamed on Twitch: https:\/\/twitch.tv\/helsec<\/a><\/p>\n !!! ATTENTION !!!<\/strong> Welcome to the HelSec Ghidra workshop happening on Saturday, October 11th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This is a members-only<\/strong>, hands-on workshop led by Vesa-Pekka Palmu<\/strong> - a software developer and a passionate hobbyist hardware hacker and CTF challenge creator who will once again be your instructor.<\/p>\n This is a workshop aimed for people that already have the very basic understanding of Ghidra. We will be looking at real world x86 firmware and howto deal with C++ code, create date structures and the very basics of Ghidra scripting. Workshop schedule<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> Saturday, 11.10.2025 Time: 12:00\u201319:00 (with a lunch break; lunch is at participants\u2019 own expense)<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> Secret location, Helsinki Tickets HelSec members, check your inbox! Your registration link should already be there waiting for you.<\/p>\n Registration will start today, October 3rd at 13:00<\/strong>. Not a member yet?\nWe\u2019ve got more events coming up this autumn: our next HelSec meetup is on October 30th, with some non-member tickets up for grabs as well.<\/p>\n Trainer bio:<\/strong> Vesa-Pekka Palmu is a software developer and a passionate hobbyist hardware hacker and CTF challenge creator. A special thanks to Vesa-Pekka for once again sharing your knowledge with the HelSec community! Streaming This workshop will not be streamed on our Twitch channel.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec September 2025 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-09-25_helsec_september_2025_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:30:00 +0300","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-09-25_helsec_september_2025_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to the HelSec September meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by WithSecure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited to invite you to the HelSec September meetup on Thursday, September 25th! This evening is going to be a little different from your usual meetup: first, we\u2019ll have insightful talks from Ismayil Hasanov<\/strong> and Arkadii Dubinin<\/strong>. After that, we\u2019ll head over to explore WithSecure\u2019s Museum of Malware Art<\/strong>: a fascinating, one-of-a-kind collection that dives into the history (and future) of cyberattacks, and what they mean for all of us.<\/p>\n Important:<\/strong> To join the Museum of Malware Art tour during the meetup, you must also register separately via this link: If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 \u2013 Doors open \ud83d\udd37 Ismayil Hasanov<\/strong> - Sauna-Proofing the Code: Evaluating a Human-Supervised LLM SDLC with Multi-Agent Review, Security Gates, and Reality Checks (or \u201cHow to Keep Generative AI from Steaming Your Prod on a Friday"). Ismail earned his MSc in Information and Communication Technology from the University of Turku, Finland, in 2023. He is a Project Researcher at the University of Turku\u2019s Cyber Security Lab, a board member at Varsinais-Suomen Tietojenk\u00e4sittely-yhdistys ry (VSTKY) and the Chairperson of TurkuSec ry (oldest citysec of Finland), the information-security association in Turku. With 7+ years of industry experience, his interests include network security, cybersecurity policies, and the security and responsible use of LLMs and AI in cybersecurity.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Arkadii Dubinin<\/strong> - Exploring the OWASP Ecosystem for Practical Vulnerability Management. Arkadii is a cybersecurity researcher and Sales Manager at the telecom company VoxiQuity OY. He holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Business and Information Technology. His research is focused on comparing the effectiveness of open-source and commercial vulnerability scanning tools for vulnerability detection, using the OWASP methodology. With practical experience across a range of cybersecurity tools and operating systems, Arkadii is passionate about making security both practical and accessible.<\/p>\n Meetup will be streamed on Twitch: https:\/\/twitch.tv\/helsec<\/a><\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec August 2025 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-08-21_helsec_august_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-08-21_helsec_august_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to the HelSec August meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by Elisa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited to invite you to join us on Thursday, August 21st for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company.<\/p>\n If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open \ud83d\udd37 Helena Harju<\/strong> - is a Kuopio-based ICT engineer specialized in testing, cybersecurity, and ethical hacking, with a background in social sciences and over 20 years of experience in risk management. She developed a self-service threat and risk modeling method for her thesis, holds the ISC2 CC certification, actively trains on TryHackMe, and serves on the board of KuoSec ry.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Ville Vainikka<\/strong> - is a Cybersecurity Architect with 15 years of fond memories of Finnish government computers and systems working perfectly. Currently networking and identity in the cloud, before that actual wires and computers in caves and the like.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Antti Kurittu<\/strong> - is a legendary speaker for HelSec who delivers insightful & entertaining talks every time.<\/p>\n Meetup will be streamed on Twitch: https:\/\/twitch.tv\/helsec<\/a><\/p>\n !!! ATTENTION !!!<\/strong> Welcome to the traditional HelSec Summer park hangout!<\/p>\n WEATHER UPDATE: CURRENTLY IT LOOKS THAT IT WILL RAIN AROUND 18-19. IN THAT CASE WE WILL MEET AT THE PARK AND MOVE TO A BAR THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON HELSEC INSTAGRAM STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n As usual during summer, we are having a more unformal meetup.\nIt’s more about getting together, mingling and having a good time.\nEvent is Bring Your Own Beverages this time.<\/p>\n 17:00 - Gathering in Ruttopuisto (Old Chuch Park) & seeing where it goes<\/p>\n \u2757\ufe0f If the weather looks bad, we might either cancel the meetup or move it to another location indoors<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec June 2025 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-06-12_helsec_june_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-06-12_helsec_june_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to the HelSec June meetup!<\/p>\n This event is powered by Reformo Networks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited to invite you to join us on Thursday, June 12th<\/strong> for a community evening filled with great talks, interesting discussions and good company. We have three speakers from the industry: Mikael Nilsson<\/strong>, Ben Gladnikoff<\/strong> and Niko Kivel\u00e4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that someone on the wait list can grab your spot.<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open\n18:00 - Word by HelSec\n18:10 - First speaker\n19:00 - Q&A, networking\n19:15 - Second speaker\n20:00 - Q&A, networking\n20:30 - Third speaker\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Mikael Nilsson<\/strong> - Mikael Nilsson works as the Product Security Lead for Customer Intelligence R&D at SAS Institute Inc. He collaborates with various teams within SAS to help design & implement secure SDLC practices to meet the ever evolving threat landscape and also works with customers to ensure SAS security practices align with customer expectations. His main focus is around the security & privacy aspects of SAS Customer Intelligence 360, a global multi-tenant marketing Software-as-a-Service solution. Outside of work he is a serious casual video gamer, likes Japanese cars & is known to sample different beers wherever he may roam.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Niko Kivel\u00e4<\/strong> - Niko Kivel\u00e4 works as the Head of DevOps at SOK. Niko’s mission is to help others; teams, individuals, and businesses succeed better and operate more efficiently. With 20 years of experience in the entire software lifecycle; from coding to building teams and from test automation to the transformation of several iconic companies, where he has been at the heart of digital development. In the business world, no change happens locally, but it must happen holistically from inside out and top to bottom. Niko’s technical background and experience in presenting are strongest when forming teams, developing practices, facilitating workshops, coaching teams, and continuous deployment to continuous services.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Ben Gladnikoff<\/strong> - Ben Gladnikoff is the Country Representative and a senior analyst at Look Closer, a leading advisory firm in integrity due diligence and complex investigations. He has over 15 years of experience in the intelligence field, including a decade in private intelligence firms managing OSINT and HUMINT operations across multiple regions. His work has included leading teams of analysts and human intelligence specialists with backgrounds in national intelligence services. With experience working for threat actors, Ben now helps companies protect themselves against the same capabilities he once deployed. Private intelligence mirrors the methods of state actors and organised crime, and the threat from all three is growing. His work focuses on helping organisations recognise and defend against targeted information gathering, insider recruitment, and reputational attacks.<\/p>\n Meetup will be streamed on Twitch: https:\/\/twitch.tv\/helsec<\/a><\/p>\n Registration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong> If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that another HelSec member can grab your seat. This also helps us plan better and ensures no one misses out on the fun!<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec April 2025 Movie Night","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-04-29_helsec_april_movie_night\/","pubDate":"Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-04-29_helsec_april_movie_night\/","description":" Spring is finally here, and what better way to celebrate the season than by spending some quality time with your fellow HelSec members at a movie night! As our last movie night was unfortunately canceled earlier in the year, we’re happy to announce a new try on this awesome event. This time, we’ll be watching Sneakers together! Join us on Tuesday, April 29th, from 18:30 to 21:00 for a fun evening at Cinema Orion. We will be watching the movie together at Cinema Orion, which we have rented just for us.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5 When? Tuesday 29.4., 18:30-22:00 Registration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong> If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that another HelSec member can grab your seat. This also helps us plan better and ensures no one misses out on the fun!<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec April 2025 Movie Night","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-05-20_helsec_may_meetup\/","pubDate":"Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-05-20_helsec_may_meetup\/","description":" Spring is finally here, and what better way to celebrate the season than by spending some quality time with your fellow HelSec members at a movie night! As our last movie night was unfortunately canceled earlier in the year, we’re happy to announce a new try on this awesome event. This time, we’ll be watching Sneakers together! Join us on Tuesday, April 29th, from 18:30 to 21:00 for a fun evening at Cinema Orion. We will be watching the movie together at Cinema Orion, which we have rented just for us.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5 When? Tuesday 29.4., 18:30-22:00 Registration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong> If your plans change, please remember to cancel your ticket so that another HelSec member can grab your seat. This also helps us plan better and ensures no one misses out on the fun!<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec Mach 2025 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-03-25_helsec_march_2025_meetup\/","pubDate":"Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-03-25_helsec_march_2025_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to HelSec March 2025 meetup!<\/p>\n The event is powered by Monti<\/p>\n !!! ATTENTION !!!<\/strong> Schedule:<\/p>\n 17:30 - Doors open We\u2019re so sorry to let you down, but regrettably, we have to cancel this HelSec Movie Night. Unfortunately, the distributor wasn\u2019t able to secure the studio\u2019s approval for the screening, so we\u2019re unable to move forward with the event.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec December 2024 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-12-12_helsec_december_2024_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-12-12_helsec_december_2024_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to HelSec December meetup!<\/p>\n The event is powered by DataCrunch & Palo Alto<\/p>\n We will start a bit later than usual due previous event in the space. !!! ATTENTION !!!<\/strong> Schedule:<\/strong> Speaker BIOS:<\/strong> Niklas S\u00e4r\u00f6kaari<\/strong> is a Lead Security Operations Engineer at KONE focusing on detection engineering, threat hunting and incident response and management.\u00a0<\/p>\n Panelists:<\/strong> Christine Bejerasco, Maria Bique, Mike Champion, Benjamin S\u00e4rkk\u00e4.<\/strong> Moderated by: Manil Chowdhury<\/strong><\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec December 2024 Meetup (placeholder)","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-12-12_helsec_december_2024_meetup_placeholder\/","pubDate":"Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-12-12_helsec_december_2024_meetup_placeholder\/","description":" Welcome to HelSec December meetup!<\/p>\n Further information TBA. Mark you calendars!<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec November 2024 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-11-21_helsec_november_2024_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-11-21_helsec_november_2024_meetup\/","description":" Welcome to HelSec November meetup!<\/p>\n The event is powered by: Mehil\u00e4inen<\/p>\n !!! ATTENTION !!!<\/strong> Schedule: Speaker BIOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jos Helmich<\/strong> is Product security architect in the Konecranes Heikki " zokol" Juva<\/strong> is a hacker and engineer with extensive experience in R&D projects. Over the past decade, he has led software development and system security initiatives in battery technology and critical infrastructure sectors. His ability to create prototypes by combining mechanics, electronics, and software has been instrumental in the success of various projects, including the electronic badges for the Disobey event.<\/p>\n Joona “Rinorragi” Immonen<\/strong> is a cloud security consultant with background as a developer. He has been early adopter in both cloud and DevSecOps. Lately he has been focusing on delivering secure cloud solutions on Azure as a cloud and security architect.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec Hackers Movie Night","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-10-16_helsec_hackers_movie_night\/","pubDate":"Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0300","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2024-10-16_helsec_hackers_movie_night\/","description":" HelSec is having an exclusive screening of the hacking movie classic Hackers<\/a> in Cinema Orion.<\/p>\n Short term announcement, due to original plan of being aimed at exclusively members only but turns out that we still have plenty of space…<\/p>\n Register & get your ticket through HelSec Pretix<\/a>.<\/p>"}]}}Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Tiia Hallivuori & Emilia Hjelm - AI Governance \u2013 because hype is not a control
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:45 - Santtu Siev\u00e4nen - Digital locksmithing, a story about keycards and trust
\n20:30 - Q&A, networking
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio<\/h2>\n
Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Susanna Haavisto - Roll for Security: Can You Actually Reduce Human Risk?
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:45 - Mikael Nilsson - When AppSec Becomes Ticket Theater \u2014 and How to Do Better
\n20:30 - Q&A, networking
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio<\/h2>\n
Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Shawkot Hossain - Securing the Software Supply Chain: The Role of SBOM in Modern Development
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:45 - Markus H\u00f6ls\u00e4 - EU\u2019s active war against data-privacy
\n20:30 - Q&A, networking
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio<\/h2>\n
\nMarkus H\u00f6ls\u00e4<\/strong> is a Kotka made cybersecurity expert and host of the Turvaverkko podcast, dedicated to making digital safety understandable for everyone. Specializing in CaaS and AI threats, Markus is also a prominent information security activist who has been scrutinizing EU legislation\u2014specifically Chat Control\u2014since 2022.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec January 2026 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2026-01-16_helsec_january_2026_meetup\/","pubDate":"Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2026-01-16_helsec_january_2026_meetup\/","description":"Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Henry Haverinen - Building EU CRA-Compliant Products: Lessons Learned and the Case for Security-as-Code
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:15 - Tuomas Kaijanen - Banks’ Blocklist
\n20:00 - Q&A, networking
\n20:30 - Sami Laiho - Your job is not to stop the enemy - but to slow it down
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bios:<\/h2>\n
\n\ud83d\udd37 Tuomas Kaijanen<\/strong> 25+ years in the field, technical cybersecurity expert with experience in practical cybersecurity challenges both in the financial sector and outsourcing operations.
\n\ud83d\udd37 Sami Laiho<\/strong> is one of the world’s leading professionals in the Windows OS and Security. Sami has been working with and teaching OS troubleshooting, management, and security since 1995. Sami’s session was evaluated as the best session in TechEd North America, Europe and Australia in 2014, and Nordic Infrastructure Conference in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (Keynote for NIC). At Ignite 2018 Sami’s sessions were ranked as #1 and #2 out of 1708 sessions!! This was the first time in the history of the conference that anyone has been able to do this! Sami is also an author at PluralSight and the conference chair for the TechMentor and “Cyber Security and Ransomware Live!” conferences.<\/p>"},{"title":"CitySec Festive Porridge party a.k.a CFP","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-12-12_citysec_festive_party\/","pubDate":"Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-12-12_citysec_festive_party\/","description":"
\n18:00 - Doors open
\n18:30 - Words by CitySecs
\n~19:30 - B2B set DJ Pappa Ben Talar & DJ Young Cilantro
\n21:00 - Business City
\n23:00 - Apollo opens to public<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udd37 DJ Pappa Ben Talar & DJ Young Cilantro<\/strong> team up for a B2B session that blends seasoned swagger with fresh-cut flavor. Their styles snap together like perfectly synced packets, serving a set that\u2019s equal parts groove, grit, and green-tinted zest. It\u2019s the kind of pairing that makes the dancefloor feel like it just discovered a new favorite algorithm.
\n\ud83d\udd37 Business City<\/strong> - Speed, pams and meatmug. Lubricant, pole and snow cannon. For those who dig fast doups, big sound and good tyckitting.<\/p>\n
\nThis event will not be televised.<\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec November 2025 Meetup","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-11-20_helsec_november_2025_meetup\/","pubDate":"Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-11-20_helsec_november_2025_meetup\/","description":"Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Jussi Tuovinen - Your friendly local cyber defenceman
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:15 - Elias Alanko - Working as a CISO in a Mid-sized B2B Company.
\n20:00 - Q&A, networking
\n20:30 - Panel discussion
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio:<\/h2>\n
Streaming<\/h2>\n
Flashtalks!<\/h2>\n
Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Antti Lehvonen - Same but different - bit about what common and what is not in IT and OT
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:15 - Svitlana Chaplinska and Juho Syrj\u00e4nen - Paving the Golden Path: Champions, Collaboration, and the Platform Behind It
\n20:00 - Q&A, networking
\n20:30 - Flash talks!
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio:<\/h2>\n
Streaming<\/h2>\n
\nRegistration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec Workshop - Ghidra workshop; Structures, C++, and a dash of scripting!","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-10-11_helsec_ghidra_workshop\/","pubDate":"Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-10-11_helsec_ghidra_workshop\/","description":"
\nhttps:\/\/www.withsecure.com\/en\/experiences\/museum-of-malware-art\/muma-registration<\/a>.<\/p>\nSchedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 \u2013 Opening words by HelSec
\n18:10 \u2013 Ismayil Hasanov
\n19:00 \u2013 Q&A, networking
\n19:15 \u2013 Arkadii Dubinin
\n20:00 \u2013 Q&A, networking
\n20:30 \u2013 Guided tour at the Museum of Malware Art
\n22:00 \u2013 Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio:<\/h2>\n
Streaming<\/h2>\n
Schedule<\/h2>\n
\n18:00 - Word by HelSec
\n18:10 - Helena Harju - Threat and Risk Modeling as a Self-Service (presentation in Finnish)
\n19:00 - Q&A, networking
\n19:15 - Ville Vainikka - Zero Trust Implementation in Large Organization
\n20:00 - Q&A, networking
\n20:30 - Antti Kurittu - Incident Response Playbooks at Konecranes
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\nSpeaker bio:<\/h2>\n
Streaming<\/h2>\n
\nRegistration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nHelsec members will receive the member-registration link by e-mail<\/strong>
\nRegistration opens on Monday 21.7 at 13:00<\/strong><\/p>"},{"title":"HelSec Summer 2025 Park Hangout","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-07-12_helsec_summer_2025_park_hangout\/","pubDate":"Sat, 12 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-07-12_helsec_summer_2025_park_hangout\/","description":"Schedule<\/h2>\n
Speaker bio:<\/h2>\n
Streaming<\/h2>\n
\nMembers have a link to the member ticket shop in their e-mail<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(We also have a backup movie, in case we don’t get the license in time: Blackberry)<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udccd Where? Cinema Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 (Kamppi)
\n\ud83c\udfac Doors open at 18:30, movie starts at 19:00<\/p>\n
\nMembers have a link to the member ticket shop in their e-mail<\/strong>\nRegistration opens on 16.4. at 18:00<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(We also have a backup movie, in case we don’t get the license in time: Blackberry)<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udccd Where? Cinema Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 (Kamppi)
\n\ud83c\udfac Doors open at 18:30, movie starts at 19:00<\/p>\n
\nMembers have a link to the member ticket shop in their e-mail<\/strong>\nRegistration opens on 16.4. at 18:00<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRegistration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nHelSec members will receive the member-registration link by e-mail<\/strong>
\nRegistration opens on Thursday 6.3 at 19:00<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n18:00 - Showtime
\n18:15 - Anssi Kolehmainen - Radio Frequency Identification
\n19:00 - Break
\n19:20 - Jarkko Kinnunen - Blue team needs to succeed every time and other lies we tell ourselves
\n20:00ish - Break
\n20:20 - Room for Flash Talks!
\n21:30 - Event ends - Networking afterparty<\/p>"},{"title":"Canceled: HelSec Movie Night: Sneakers","link":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-01-30_helsec_sneakers_movie_night\/","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0200","guid":"https:\/\/helsec.fi\/events\/2025-01-30_helsec_sneakers_movie_night\/","description":"
\nFood & beverages will be available.<\/p>\n
\nRegistration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nRegistration opens on Friday 22.11 at 17:00<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n18:30<\/strong> - Doors open
\n19:00<\/strong> - Showtime
\n19:15<\/strong> - Stefan V\u00f6mel<\/strong> - Common Tactics and Procedures of Ransomware Actors
\n20:00<\/strong> - Break
\n20:20<\/strong> -Panel discussion<\/strong> - Humans as the weakest link?
\n21:00<\/strong> - Break
\n21:20<\/strong> - Niklas S\u00e4r\u00f6kaari<\/strong> - ADCS for Defenders
\n22:00<\/strong> - Networking
\n22:30<\/strong> - Event ends<\/p>\n
\nStefan V\u00f6mel<\/strong> leads diverse teams of cybersecurity analysts and engineers to design and implement strategies and processes for identifying , protecting against, responding to, and mitigating cyber threats.<\/p>\n
\nRegistration is done through HelSec ticketing system, found here<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nRegistration opens on Monday 21.10 at 17:00<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n17:30 - Doors open
\n18:00 - Showtime
\n18:15 - Jos Helmich - Industrial Cyber Security
\n19:00 - Break
\n19:20 - Heikki \u201dzokol\u201d Juva - State of Union
\n20:00ish - Break
\n20:20 - Joona “Rinorragi” Immonen - My experiences on Defender External Attack Surface Management
\n21:00 - Networking & Opportunity for flash talks! (Send your ideas by email to [masked])<\/strong>
\n22:00 - Event ends<\/p>\n
\ncybersecurity team. After a long and twisted path in education, software
\nengineering, and testing he became a cybersecurity expert and is now
\nmember of the ENISA (Cybersecurity Agency of the EU) Advisory Group.
\nThis group gives strategic advice to the Management Board of ENISA and writes evaluations on topics like the Cybersecurity Act, NIS-2, and AI. These reports are often the basis for decisions by the European
\nCommission and the EU parliament. Today Jos will talk about how current regulation affects the manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n