Three Decades in Cybersecurity - Lessons Learned and What Comes Next

Explore three decades of cybersecurity evolution through this keynote presentation by renowned malware researcher Mikko Hypponen at Black Hat USA 2025. Discover how cybersecurity has transformed from protecting individual computers to securing entire societies as Hypponen shares insights from his 30+ years on the front lines of malware research since 1991. Learn about pivotal cyber-attacks throughout history, including early viruses like Stoned, major outbreaks such as Code Red, Slammer, Conficker, Stuxnet, WannaCry, and LockBit, with special focus on the ILOVEYOU worm - the largest malware outbreak in history that Hypponen's team was first to identify and counter. Gain perspective on the most significant shifts in cyber-attack methodologies and receive informed predictions about future cybersecurity challenges from a best-selling author who has contributed to The New York Times, Wired, and Scientific American, and lectured at prestigious institutions including Oxford, Harvard, and MIT. Understand why we may still be at the very beginning of the cybersecurity story through the expertise of WithSecure's Chief Research Officer and curator of the Museum of Malware Art.