Mikko Hyppönen

1969– · Finnish computer security expert

Topics: security, engineering leadership

• Security is like Tetris: Your successes disappear but your failures pile up.

  — Mikko Hyppönen

• It is not a question of privacy against security. It's a question of freedom against control.

  — Mikko Hyppönen

• Rarely is anyone thanked for the work they did to prevent the disaster that didn't happen.

  — Mikko Hyppönen

• Adobe Reader is the worst piece of software I’ve seen, right after QuickTime.

  — Mikko Hyppönen

• The proliferation of internet-connected smart devices will be the IT asbestos of the future.

  — Mikko Hyppönen

• We are no longer securing computers - we are securing the society.

  — Mikko Hyppönen

• If it's smart, it's vulnerable.

  — Mikko Hyppönen