Markus Jakobsson

Dr. Markus Jakobsson is a Leading Researcher studying phishing, crimeware, mobile security and how to protect users against fraud. He specializes in research around applied security, ranging from business email compromise to mobile malware detection and improved user interfaces. He has authored numerous books and more than 100 peer-reviewed conference and journal articles, and holds more than 50 patents and 100 pending patents. He is a Research Fellow of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, and has served as a technical advisor to the Financial Services Technology Consortium. In 2013, Qualcomm acquired FatSkunk, an anti-malware startup Jakobsson founded.