F-Secure Corporation today announced that Mikko Hypponen, Chief
Research Officer, will deliver the keynote presentation at the
Virus Bulletin conference in Montréal, Canada on October 11th,
2006.
Over its 16-years of operations, the VB conference has become a
major highlight for anti-virus researchers, government and military
organizations and corporate security specialists alike. Among the
hot topics at this year’s conference, researchers will be
discussing rootkits, social engineering techniques, industrial
espionage and blended threats.
"I've attended every VB Conference since 1993, so I was honored
to learn that this year I have been invited to deliver the keynote
presentation on the first day of the conference. This a rare
opportunity to address hundreds of people working in my field and
look forward to presenting them with a thought provoking and
stimulating keynote speech," said Hypponen.
Mikko's keynote will cover the development of the malware
landscape for the last 20 years - from the first PC viruses found
in 1986 to the latest malware operations uncovered in 2006. He'll
also be discussing what the virus problem will look like in 10
years from now.
Mikko Hypponen has been working at F-Secure Corporation in
Helsinki, Finland since 1991. Today he operates as the Chief
Research Officer of the company.
He leads the team that has been the first one to stop dozens
of famous viruses over the years. He has co-authored two books, and
has addressed the most important security-related conferences
worldwide.
Over the years, Mikko Hypponen has assisted several high-profile
organizations, including FBI, Scotland Yard and the US Secret
Service.
About F-Secure Corporation
F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses
against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile
networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services in the
market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to
independent studies in 2004, 2005 and 2006 our response time to new threats is
significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are
available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include
antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and
antispyware solutions, as well as network control solutions for Internet Service
Providers. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges
since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly
listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have
regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a
service through major ISPs, such as France Telecom, TeliaSonera, PCCW and
Charter Communications. F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone
protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and
mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat
scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/
For more information, please contact:
Jaana Sirkiä, Communications Manager
Mobile: +358 (0)40 030 3096
Email:
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