Candid Wüest

Candid Wüest is the VP of Research at Acronis, the Swiss-Singaporean cyber protection company, where he researches new threat trends and comprehensive protection methods. Previously he worked for more than sixteen years as the tech lead for Symantec's global security response team. Wüest has published a book and various whitepapers, and has been featured as a security expert in top-tier media outlets. He is a frequent speaker at security-related conferences, including RSAC and AREA41. Wüest is an advisor for the Swiss federal government on cyber risks. He learned coding and the English language on a Commodore 64. He holds a Master of computer science from the ETH Zurich and various certifications and patents.