Amid this year’s ongoing plague of viruses and worms, there has been much discussion about virus creators, antivirus software developers and frequent virus targets like Microsoft and The SCO Group.

LONDON — In October, Mikko Hypponen — the chief research officer at security firm F-Secure — gave me a stark warning: "The [internet of things] revolution is gonna happen whether you're part of it or ...

In part 1 of this interview, F-Secure director of antivirus research Mikko Hypponen spoke about getting his start in computer security 13 years ago and the changes he has seen over the years. In this ...

Mikko Hypponen's first job out of college was driving a forklift in an X-ray factory in Helsinki, stocking and loading equipment onto trucks for shipment. He later joined a start-up that ultimately ...

Mikko Hypponen is known around the world for extensive expertise in many areas of cybersecurity. His personal website describes him this way: “Mikko Hypponen is a global security expert, speaker and ...

During the recent RSA Conference 2022 in San Francisco, California, Infosecurity had the pleasure of catching up with two cybersecurity industry stalwarts from WithSecure. Over a delicious hotel ...

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Mikko Hypponen has spent the past 20-plus years studying malicious software, including everything from “Brain” — the first PC virus, dating back to 1986 — all the way up to Stuxnet and today’s most ...

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