F-Secure Cyber Security Services captures security award

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F-Secure Cyber Security Services captures security award

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The Finnish cyber security company was deemed to be best in class by the Finnish Security Awards in the Future Category from among three finalists. Also in this category were the Ministry of Employment and the Economy AI technology and The Technical Research Center of Finland’s (VTT) vehicle technology development projects. F-Secure won due to research into making hotel room electronic entry systems safer, beating strong competition. The award was given for the “Ghost in the Locks” hacking project, where F-Secure consultants Tomi Tuominen, Practice Leader at F-Secure Cyber Security Services, and Senior Security Consultant Timo Hirvonen found a way to create master keys to access these. The project succeeded due to serious design flaws in Assa Abloy’s smart lock system Vision by Vingcard, allowing the experts entry to hotel rooms within seconds. READ MORE