Kode24 asked me about whether Norway has its own cybercriminals: Naivt å tro at det ikke finnes norske datakriminelle (in Norwegian).
My answer was that of course it does. As I told them, we have worked several cases where Norwegian criminals are involved, and it is naive to think that Norwegian actors do not exist and commit this kind of crime. The reason we hear so little about them is not absence, it is that they are rarely caught. There are many ways to stay anonymous online, and arrests often come down to the perpetrator making a mistake.
The more constructive half of the conversation was about where that talent should go. There are a lot of skilled young technologists who could just as easily end up on either side. Companies should be actively recruiting that promise into legitimate security roles and offering real training paths, because ethical hacking is a genuinely good career. The flip side is a warning I gave honestly: a criminal record follows you. Firms run thorough background checks, and a history of cybercrime closes doors that are hard to reopen. Point your skills at the legal side, and the whole industry wants to hire you.