Mikko Hyppönen

Mikko Hyppönen (born in 1969 in Finland) is a computer security expert and columnist. He is known for the Hyppönen Law about IoT security, which states that whenever an appliance is described as being "smart", it is vulnerable.

Quotes

 * Rarely is anyone thanked for the work they did to prevent the disaster that didn't happen.
 * Via @mikko on Twitter, July 2019


 * We are no longer securing computers - we are securing the society.
 * A talk at Slush 2015 November 2015


 * Cyber weapons are effective, affordable and deniable. That’s a great combination in any weapon.
 * BusinessInsider Article, March 2017


 * If it's smart, it's vulnerable.
 * Keynote at Black Hat Asia, April 2019 ("The Hypponen Law")


 * Adobe Reader is the worst piece of software I’ve seen, right after QuickTime.
 * "Unique attacks highlight Internet espionage trends", Searchsecurity, February 2011


 * Privacy is dead, and it was killed by the internet. This is what our generation will be remembered for.
 * Mikko Hyppönen interview by Heikki Valkama (in Finnish) Yle, December 2018


 * Security is like Tetris: Your successes disappear but your failures pile up.
 * Keynote address, CeBIT Australia, October 2019