Cyberattack exercise to help businesses in Greenland and the Faroe Islands strengthen defenses

Businesses in Greenland and the Faroe Islands will be given a controlled opportunity to be hacked for three hours, as Denmark’s annual cybersecurity exercise expands across the entire Danish Realm.

The “All Denmark Practices” initiative will take place in October. TDC Erhverv is organizing it with industry groups, authorities and companies. Participating businesses will receive a test of their IT systems through a staged cyberattack carried out as part of the exercise.

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It is because of AI, which enables attackers to become more systematic. That means it can pay off for them to attack smaller businesses, and there are many small businesses in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

TDC Erhverv chief executive John Henriksen said companies in Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not necessarily more exposed than businesses elsewhere. He said smaller companies have become more vulnerable in recent years because artificial intelligence enables attackers to work more systematically, making such targets more attractive.

The exercise draws inspiration from a similar Norwegian initiative and will be held for the third time in Denmark. Although the physical exercise lasts three hours, Henriksen said its effect should extend beyond the event. Participants, he said, should leave with a clearer idea of what their companies need to understand and put in place before a real cyberattack occurs.

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Participants will leave with a little bit of a stomachache.