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The Future of Cybercrime
Where attackers are investing, what's coming for enterprises, and which categories will define the next decade.
Best fit · Executive audiences · 200–800 attendees · global cybersecurity authority
Verbal · Global Cybersecurity Authority
High demand · early notice advisedMikko Hyppönen
Reading the internet's weather report, before the storm.
Trusted byTEDBlack HatDEF CONRSA Conference… and more
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About
One of the world's best-known cybersecurity voices — 30+ years at F-Secure/WithSecure, now Chief Research Officer at Sensofusion — translating threats into decisions executives can act on.
Mikko has tracked modern cybercrime since 1991, keynoted Black Hat, DEF CON, and RSA, and advised EUROPOL, governments, and Fortune 500 boards. Vanity Fair profiled him as "the Code Warrior"; Foreign Policy ranked him among the Top 100 Global Thinkers (2011); PC World named him one of the 50 most important people on the web.
His columns and commentary appear in The New York Times, Wired, Scientific American, CNN, BBC, Le Monde, and VentureBeat. Three TED talks — including *Fighting viruses, defending the net* (nearly two million views) — have been translated into dozens of languages.
Author of *If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable* (2022) and coiner of Hyppönen's Law: if it's smart, it's vulnerable. He lectures at Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge, and speaks on AI, surveillance, sovereignty, and the future of the network.
“Sense-making for a hostile internet.”
- Stage languages
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- Book
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- On international stages
- 25+ yrs
LanguagesEnglish · Suomi
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Recent profiles and interviews that show why organisers trust Mikko Hyppönen on stage.
TED · TEDGlobal 2011
Fighting viruses, defending the net
“Nearly two million views on how we can stop new viruses from threatening the internet as we know it.”
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TEDxBrussels · 2011
Three types of online attack
“Criminals, hacktivists, and nation-states — and why only two of the three are treated as crimes.”
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TEDxBrussels · 2013
How the NSA betrayed the world's trust — time to act
“Blanket surveillance turned the internet into a tool for foreign intelligence — time to find alternatives.”
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Vanity Fair · Jan 2004
The Code Warrior
“How a Finnish virus hunter raced to defuse Blaster, SoBig, and the cyber-plagues of the early 2000s.”
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Wiley · 2022
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable
“Hyppönen's Law in book form — connectivity and intelligence make every device hackable.”
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Foreign Policy · 2011 · #61
Top 100 Global Thinkers
“A leading expert who helped the world understand Stuxnet, Sony, and the new era of cyberwar.”
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Signature keynotes
What Mikko speaks about.
Tailored for your event. Each topic adapts to your audience, theme, and the slot you have.
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AI, Trust, and the Network
The threats and the leverage that arrive together as generative AI rewires how organizations operate.
Best fit · Leadership teams · Boards & C-suites · global cybersecurity authority
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Hyppönen's Law in Practice
A practical filter for executives evaluating connected products, vendors, and infrastructure decisions.
Best fit · HR & culture events · Full conference halls · global cybersecurity authority
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Sovereignty in a Networked World
How geopolitics, regulation, and infrastructure choices now intersect at the firewall.
Best fit · Strategy days · Off-site groups · global cybersecurity authority
Formats
Built for your format and time slot.
Keynote speeches for your event, tailored to your audience, theme, and slot length.
0145 min + Q&A
Keynote
A live read of the threat landscape, what changed this quarter, what's coming, and what leaders should do on Monday.
0230–45 min
Panel / Fireside
Moderated on-stage conversation, for panels, fireside chats, or board audiences who want the same clarity in a shorter slot.
Fees on request·Honest range within 1 business day·Briefing included
Track record
Why clients rebook.
- years on the front line
- 30+
- Stage languages
- 2
- On international stages
- 25+ yrs
Trusted by
- TED
- Black Hat
- DEF CON
- RSA Conference
- EUROPOL
- European Commission
- Sensofusion
- Fortune 500 boards
Mikko makes the abstract concrete, and the concrete urgent.
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Best for executive audiences, security and risk summits, and any forum where people need an honest map of what's coming.
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We confirm
Within 1 business day
Availability and speaker fee within a day, itemised in the proposal.
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Briefing call
Before the event
Included with every booking. We align the talk with your audience and the outcome you need.
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Before you ask
The honest answers.
Will Mikko tailor the talk to our industry?
Yes. Every keynote includes a briefing call with your team and a custom segment built around your sector's threat surface.
Can the talk be delivered virtually?
Yes, but in-person connects with people best. Mikko speaks live across the Nordics and internationally most years.
Where has he been featured internationally?
The New York Times, Wired (columnist), Scientific American, CNN, BBC, Vanity Fair, and Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers. His TED talks have millions of views. See linked features in the Featured in section.
What are typical fees?
The speaker fee is quoted privately for each event. We send an honest range within one business day, no obligation.
What languages does Mikko speak on stage?
English, Suomi. The talk language is confirmed with the briefing.
How quickly can Verbal confirm availability?
Within one business day on most requests. If the date is taken, we offer replacement options before you have to ask.
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