Mikko Hyppönen

Mikko Hyppönen
Hyppönen in 2006
Born
Mikko Hermanni Hyppönen

(1969-10-13) 13 October 1969
NationalityFinnish
Other namesMikko Hypponen
Occupation(s)Chief Research Officer for WithSecure
Principal Research Advisor for F-Secure
AwardsCISO MAG Cybersecurity Person of the Year 2020

#61 Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2011

Virus Bulletin Award for Best educator in the anti-malware industry 2010

#43 on the 50 Most Important People on the Web 2007 list by PC World
Websitemikko.com

Mikko Hyppönen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikːo ˈhypːønen]; born 13 October 1969) is a Finnish computer security expert, speaker and author. He is known for the Hyppönen Law of IoT security, which states that whenever an appliance is described as being "smart", it is vulnerable. He works as the Chief Research Officer at WithSecure (former F-Secure for Business) and as the Principal Research Advisor at F-Secure.