From Brain to Stuxnet: Mikko Hyponnen on Malware and Security Preparedness

Author: Dennis Fisher

July 27, 2011 3:17 pm

Computer viruses have been a problem for 25 years now, and in honor of that dubious milestone, Mikko Hyponnen of F-Secure spoke at the TED Global conference in Scotland recently about the evolution of malware and how it’s turned into a tool for cybercrime.

Computer viruses have been a problem for 25 years now, and in honor of that dubious milestone, Mikko Hyponnen of F-Secure spoke at the TED Global conference in Scotland recently about the evolution of malware and how it’s turned into a tool for cybercrime.

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