Finnish computer security expert
Mikko Hermanni Hyppönen (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈmikːoˈhypːønen]; born 13 October ) is a Finnish computer security expert, speaker and author.[7] He works as the Chief Research Officer at WithSecure (former F-Secure for Business) and as the Principal Research Advisor at F-Secure.
Mikko Hyppönen has worked at F-Secure in Finland since [5]
Hyppönen has assisted law enforcement in the United States, Europe and Asia since the s on cybercrime cases and advises governments on cyber crime.[8] His team took down the Sobig.F botnet.[9]
In , Hyppönen cooperated with Vanity Fair on a feature, The Code Warrior, which examined his role in defeating the Blaster and SobigComputer worms.[10]
Hyppönen has given keynotes and presentations at a number of conferences around the world, including Black Hat, DEF CON, DLD,[11]RSA, and V2 Security.[12] In addition to data security events, Hyppönen has delivered talks at general-interest events, such as TED, TEDx, DLD, SXSW, Slush and Google Zeitgeist. He's also spoken at various military events, including AFCEA events and the NATO CCD COE's ICCC. Hyppönen is a reserve officer in the Finnish Army.[13]
Hyppönen is a member of the advisory board of IMPACT (International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats) since together with Yevgeny Kaspersky, Hamadoun Touré, Fred Piper and John Thompson.[14]
Hyppönen is a columnist for BetaNews and Wired.[15] He has also written on his research for CNN, The New York Times[16] and Scientific American.[17]
In , he was ranked 61st in Foreign Policy's Top Global Thinkers report.[18]
In , Hyppönen tracked down and visited the authors of the first PC virus in history, Brain. Hyppönen produced a documentary of the event. The documentary was published on YouTube.[19][20][21]
Hyppönen has also been documenting the rise of mobile phone malware since the first smartphone viruses were found.[22]
The blog "News from the Lab", started by Hyppönen in was the first blog from any antivirus company.
Hyppönen has been credited by Twitter for improving Twitter's security.
Hyppönen has been the Curator for the Malware Museum at The Internet Archive since [24]
He published his first book in October ,[25] and its English translation, If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable, was published in June [26]