The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How the Swedish army is preparing to defend against cyber attacks The Swedish Armed Forces are stepping up their ability to defend against online attacks, with a so-called 'cyber range' or a training facility for cyber warfare expected to be ready within one year. https://www.thelocal.se/20190308/how-the-swedish-army-is-preparing-to-fight-cyber-crime Fri, 08 Mar 2019 08:48:17 +0100 how-the-swedish-army-is-preparing-to-fight-cyber-crime The four big security challenges facing Sweden today At the release of its new annual report on security threats to Sweden, security police Säpo called their task "bigger and more complicated than ever". The Local looks at four of the biggest security challenges they are currently facing. https://www.thelocal.se/20170316/the-four-big-security-challenges-facing-sweden-today Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:08:48 +0100 the-four-big-security-challenges-facing-sweden-today Sweden PM 'can't rule out' Russian interference in Swedish elections Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven told a defence conference that he "cannot rule out" that Russia could try to influence Swedish elections. https://www.thelocal.se/20170109/sweden-pm-cant-rule-out-russian-interference-in-swedish-elections Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:10:42 +0100 sweden-pm-cant-rule-out-russian-interference-in-swedish-elections Hacktivists threaten 'biggest attack' on Friday After incapacitating the Swedish Riksbank website in a DDOS attack late on Wednesday night, a spokesperson claiming ties to hacktivist network Anonymous promised the “biggest” attack so far to take place on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121004/43608 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:23:00 +0200 43608