Recorded live at the Now and Next event in Frankfurt, I sat down with IGEL CEO Klaus Oestermann to explore a question that many digital transformation strategies still overlook. What happens when the endpoint fails? In a world obsessed with cloud, data centers, and AI, Klaus makes the case that the device in front of every employee remains the weakest and most underestimated link in enterprise security and business continuity.

In our conversation, Klaus explains why the long-standing detect and respond mindset is no longer enough in an era of relentless ransomware and operational disruption. He shares how a prevention-first approach, combined with IGEL’s dual-boot recovery model, is enabling organizations to restore thousands of compromised devices in minutes rather than weeks. We also unpack the financial argument that is turning heads in the boardroom, including the research pointing to major reductions in endpoint costs and how those savings are being redirected into Zero Trust, AI initiatives, and wider cyber resilience strategies.

This discussion also captures the energy of the show floor itself. From Audi’s production environments to national critical infrastructure, Klaus outlines how ecosystem partnerships, containerized application delivery, and the emerging AI Armor concept are reshaping what a secure, adaptive desktop looks like. The result is a vision of modern work where resilience begins at the edge and innovation is driven by collaboration across the entire security stack.

So after hearing how quickly an organization can be taken offline when endpoints are ignored, the real question becomes this. Has the industry been protecting the wrong layer all along, and are we finally ready to rethink the role of the endpoint in the future of secure work?

What does it take for a country of 1.3 million people to build real momentum in the European space sector?

In this episode of Conversations From The Showfloor, recorded in Tallinn, I sit down with Madis Võõras, Head of the Estonian Space Office at Enterprise Estonia. We talk about how Estonia is earning its place in the space economy through software strength, targeted public investment, and partnerships that translate into contracts, credibility, and eventually commercial growth.

Madis explains the practical role his team plays as the connector between Estonian industry and the European Space Agency. A big part of the mission is making sure the money Estonia invests into ESA finds its way back into local companies through real projects. But he is clear that an ESA contract should never be the finish line, it should be proof you can deliver in a demanding environment, then take that capability to the wider market.

We dig into Estonia’s sweet spot and why software sits at the center of so many space programs now. Madis shares how Estonia’s digital public infrastructure became a reference point that ESA wanted to understand, study, and learn from. It is a reminder that “space” is often data, identity, trust, security, and systems that need to work flawlessly under pressure, not just rockets and hardware.

Madis also gets candid about the gaps. Estonia has hardware success stories like the camera company Crystalspace, but he wants deeper capability in electronics and manufacturing. He talks about the reality that international cooperation is often the fastest route to scale, and why smaller nations need to be smart about where they play, especially as European projects grow more complex and competitive.

There are some standout examples of how space investment can ripple into the real economy. Madis walks through Estonia’s Earth observation data distribution center and a space business incubator that has helped dozens of companies move from idea to jobs, revenue, and outside investment. He also shares a story about how early institutional contracts can change how investors see a company, even if that company later decides Earth-based markets move faster.

We end by looking forward. Madis sees AI as the biggest near-term driver of value, while staying cautious about hype around immature technologies. He also points to optical communications projects, including work aimed at connecting Tallinn and Helsinki, as a practical response to the new reality of infrastructure vulnerability.

If you want a grounded conversation about how space policy meets startup execution, and why ESA partnership works best as a catalyst for wider growth, this episode is for you. What should Estonia prioritize next to punch above its weight, and where do you see the biggest opportunities for software and AI in space services, and will you share your thoughts after listening?

Recorded Live In Tallinn Ahead Of The Software Defined Space Conference

What does cybersecurity look like beyond Earth’s atmosphere? That is the question at the heart of this special Conversations From The Showfloor episode, recorded in Tallinn on the eve of the Software Defined Space Conference.

I sat down with Kristiina Omri, Vice President of Special Programs at CybExer Technologies, and Aare Reintam, the company’s COO, to explore how Estonia, in collaboration with European Space Agency, is shaping the future of space cybersecurity through the world’s first Space Cyber Range.

The origin story is unexpected. For Aare, fascination with space began as a child in the Soviet era, eating marmalade from a tube like the kind sent to astronauts in orbit. Decades later, that early spark evolved into a partnership with ESA focused on securing the increasingly software-driven systems that now power life in space.

At the center of our discussion is the Space Cyber Range, a digital testing environment that allows satellites, ground stations, and communication protocols to be stress-tested long before launch. Using digital twins and immersive simulation, CybExer recreates mission control systems so realistically that engineers and operators cannot distinguish training from reality. Under simulated attack conditions, defenders face adversaries who are allowed to push systems to their limits, revealing vulnerabilities that would be too risky or too expensive to test in orbit.

We explore why this matters now. Satellites underpin GPS navigation, air travel, agriculture, banking, climate monitoring, and global communications. Yet many long-life orbital systems were designed decades ago, before today’s threat landscape. As commercial space missions multiply and low-earth orbit grows crowded, the consequences of a cyber breach could ripple far beyond space, from disrupted harvests to grounded aircraft and financial instability.

Kristiina explains the widening skills gap at the intersection of space engineering and cybersecurity. Universities may produce cyber specialists and aerospace engineers, but professionals fluent in both domains remain rare. In response, new educational initiatives are emerging in Estonia to combine these disciplines, reflecting the urgent demand for hybrid expertise.

We also examine the strategic dimension. As quantum computing capabilities evolve and cyber and kinetic threats converge, simulation environments become essential. Digital twin technologies allow nations and companies to rehearse worst-case scenarios without triggering real-world damage. From encrypted satellite commands to orbital collision risks, the stakes extend well beyond technical failure to societal trust itself.

By the end of our conversation, one theme stands out clearly. Cybersecurity is no longer confined to data centers and enterprise networks. It now extends into orbit, where resilience, interoperability, and trust must be engineered from the ground up.

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