# Fighting viruses, defending the net

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Mikko Hypponen
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It's been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen tells us how we can stop these new viruses from threatening the internet as we know it.

## Lectures

1. [Fighting viruses, defending the net](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net/7ce503f011ee), 18 min (TED's player)