Mikko Hyppönen

IT-security Guru

Mikko Hyppönen is Finland’s most renowned security expert. He has been investigating cybercrime for over 25 years. Hyppönen acts as advisor to EUROPOL and consults the Finnish senior government. Hyppönen has lectured at Oxford, Stanford and Cambridge Universities. Hyppönen also acts as an curator at Internet Archive malware museum.

Mikko Hyppönen is working at F-Secure. Hyppönen has been speaking, for example, in the following companies: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Siemens and Accenture. In addition to the above, he has been speaking, for example, at TED conferences and in the European Parliament. In Finland, most of its large customers are part of its customer base.

”Mikko exhibits a remarkable capacity to make complex technical concepts easy to understand, uncoupling the relevant from the mere buzz, and bringing notable anecdotes and first-hand accounts to his storytelling.”
– Bruno Giussani — European director, TED

”We organized an event where Mikko made a presentation to a diverse group of 400 senior executives. He was extremely engaging and informative. His presentation was a nice blend of the latest facts and informed predictions delivered in an entertaining style. I would highly recommend Mikko for an enlightening look at the latest trends on cybersecurity.”
– Michael Wade – Professor of Innovation and Strategy, IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland