Mikko Hyppönen

Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognized cyber security experts world-wide. Mikko works as the Chief Research Officer for WithSecure and Principal Research Advisor for F-Secure. Hypponen’s TED Talk has been seen by 2 million people and translated into 40 languages. He has served as a board member for the Nordic Business Forum and as an advisor for Hoxhunt, Monetary Authority of Singapore, EUROPOL and Verge Motorcycles.

He has lectured at the universities of Oxford, Stanford and Cambridge. Mikko has been working with information security for over 30 years and has fought the biggest malware outbreaks in the net. As a result, he has been involved in catching several online criminals. He also tracked down the authors of the very first PC virus. Mr. Hypponen has an extensive history in researching artificial intelligence, cyber warfare and financial technology.

Mikko Hyppönen was listed as one of the 50 Most Important People on the Web by the PC World magazine. Tagged as a "Code Warrior" by Vanity Fair, Hypponen is a go-to expert on cybercrime for international news media.

Audience feedback for Mikko:"I would see any talk given by Mikko. He is brilliant.""Mikko is an engaging and thought-provoking speaker. This was one of the better presentations by a thought leader.""This was by far my favorite briefing of the conference. Very well done.""Wonderful speaker, great topic, excellent supporting data."