Mikko Hypponen

Mikko Hyppönen is the Chief Research Officer for F-Secure. He has worked with F-Secure in Finland since 1991.^[2]
Since the 1990s, Hyppönen has assisted law enforcement in the United States, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases and advises governments on cyber crime.^[5] His team has been responsible for taking down the Sobig.F botnet.^[6]
Hyppönen has keynoted or spoken at various conferences around the world, including RSA, Black Hat and DEF CON. In addition to data security events, Hyppönen has delivered talks at general-interest events, such as TED, TEDx, SXSW 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.^[7]
Hyppönen has been a member of the advisory board of IMPACT (International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats) since 2007 together with Yevgeny Kaspersky, Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Professor Fred Piper and John Thompson.^[8]