Mikko Hyppönen, 35-year cybersecurity veteran and one of the most recognized names in the field, has pivoted from fighting malware to building systems designed to stop killer drones.
The shift is not cosmetic. Hyppönen's career arc, from early computer viruses and worms to autonomous aerial weapons, maps directly onto how digital threats have escaped the screen and entered physical space. The reasoning behind that transition, and the technical specifics of what drone-stopping systems actually look like, are what make this interview worth reading in full.
This is a case study in what happens when a career built on pattern recognition meets a threat category most cybersecurity professionals have not touched. Read it for the methodology, not the biography.
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