HiQ Insights

With more than 20 years in the German tech industry and a background at Accenture, Cognizant, T-Systems and Adobe, Laura Vantellini is now taking on the role as HiQ’s Managing Director in Germany. Her mission: to create real value for clients by turning technology into outcomes – and to make HiQ an even stronger European tech leader by combining strengths across Sweden, Finland and Germany.

Digitalization and AI are topics that play a crucial role for Sweden’s competitiveness and efficiency. But how do we seize the opportunities while managing the risks? In Tech Royale, Minister for Civil Affairs Erik Slottner, responsible for digitalization policy, joined to share insights on Sweden’s new digitalization strategy and the challenges ahead.

A wave of attacks targeting large customer databases is sweeping across industry after industry. Kering, owner of brands such as Gucci and Balenciaga, is one case where a hacker group gained access to customer data connected to millions of individuals. The incident illustrates a growing trend where cybercriminals focus on stealing customer data rather than only demanding ransom payments.

When quantum computers are discussed in the tech press, it is often with fascination over their potential: pharmaceutical research accelerated dramatically, logistics optimized on a scale never seen before, and new scientific breakthroughs enabled by the principles of quantum mechanics. But the very capability that makes quantum computing a driver of future innovation also makes it an existential threat to the digital security architecture we rely on today.