Markus Jakobsson

Dr. Markus Jakobsson has spent more than 20 years as a security researcher, scientist and entrepreneur, studying phishing, crimeware, mobile security, privacy and user interaction. He spearheaded research in malware and mobile security technologies at Qualcomm, after his startup, FatSkunk, was acquired by Qualcomm. He performed email security research and helped track Nigerian scammers as the Chief Scientist at Agari. In addition, Dr. Jakobsson has held key roles as Principal Scientist at...See more

Dr. Markus Jakobsson has spent more than 20 years as a security researcher, scientist and entrepreneur, studying phishing, crimeware, mobile security, privacy and user interaction. He spearheaded research in malware and mobile security technologies at Qualcomm, after his startup, FatSkunk, was acquired by Qualcomm. He performed email security research and helped track Nigerian scammers as the Chief Scientist at Agari. In addition, Dr. Jakobsson has held key roles as Principal Scientist at PayPal, Xerox PARC, and RSA Security, and as Chief of Security and Data Analytics at Amber Solutions. He has also worked as a testifying expert witness in a range of high-profile patent litigation cases, covering digital rights management, Internet and mobile security, authentication, and spam detection. He has a PhD in Computer Science from University of California at San Diego . See less