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Magnus Holst
2021 – The Comic
A month into 2022, it's finally time to take a look back at 2021. This was our first full year in business, and it has been beyond anything we could...
Countdown to Christmas!
Christmas is approaching, and here at River Security, "Santa's helpful elves" have produced 24 challenges, one for each day in December leading up to Christmas. We've got awesome stickers and...
We are hiring!
Want to join an innovative start-up within the cyber security industry? Employer: River Security AS Job title: Senior Penetration Tester Deadline: Apply! For the right person, there is always an opening. Form of...
Welcome Simen Bai!
Join us in welcoming our future rockstar, Simen Bai to the position as Security Researcher! Throughout interview-rounds and his participation in our hacker-house event early this fall, we have gotten...
Happy Birthday to River Security
At the time of writing, River Security has turned one year old and looking back, we realize what a fantastic year it has been! As most one-year-olds are busy learning...
New employee!
The current threat landscape, where the number of cyberattacks are rapidly increasing, sets requirements for cybersecurity companies to always be on the constant lookout for more skilled talent in this...
Ransomware Roulette – Level up or pay up
As we all know, at least to some extent, cryptocurrency solved the main problem (if we ask threat actors, that is) in ransomware and extortion attacks – getting away with...
Will your backup save you?
The Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was recently targeted with a successful attack directed towards large portions of their IT infrastructure. Judging from Hurtigrutens own announcement, it appears their entire IT...
In search of ethical hackers
In River, we always seek to challenge the norm and the methodology set. This also involves our way of recruiting. This topic, of finding new ethical hackers through technical challenges...
Say welcome to our latest hire – Krister Kvaavik!
Krister will have his first day with us today. “Coming from Bouvet, having great and competent colleagues, expectations are high. I have had a considerable career so far and I...
