Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity Presents: Mikko Hypponen

Mikko Hypponen is the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure, a European cybersecurity firm, where he has worked since 1991. Delivered on February 15, 2017, this presentation features Mr. Hypponen talking about what really went on behind some recent major hacks. This event was presented as part of the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity's Spring 2017 Seminar Series.

Mikko Hypponen has written on his research for the New York Times, Wired, and Scientific America, and he appears frequently on international TV. He has lectured at the universities of Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge and he delivered the most watched computer security talk on the internet.

Mr. Hypponen has been the subject of hundreds of interviews in global media, including a profile in Vanity Fair. He was selected among the 50 most important people on the web by the PC World magazine and was included in the FP Global 100 Thinkers list. Mr. Hypponen is a member of the board of the Nordic Business Forum and a member of the advisory board of T2.

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Part of hacking into soldiers phones and using their geolocation for artillery was fascinating.