Evgeny Kaspersky spoke about cybercrime at Innopolis University [video]

One of the leading experts in the field of information security, the founder, the head of antivirus research and the general director of Kaspersky Lab, told students of Innopolis University about the modern world of computer systems and data protection on the world wide web. A lot of jokes, stories from real practice and, of course, cybercrime.
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Evgeny Kaspersky announced the company's intentions to open the Industrial Safety Competence Center in Innopolis to protect industrial facilities from external cyber attacks. The company intends to attract to work, including students and graduates of Innopolis University.

Also during the visit, a cooperation agreement was signed between Kaspersky Lab and the university. The pace of improvement of technologies and methods of work of cybercriminals require the creation of separate educational programs on the information security profile. The company and the University Innopolis intend to share research results and train personnel for the high-tech industry. Yevgeny Kaspersky noted that cybersecurity experts are especially in demand in the market. To take timely protective measures at the global level, Kaspersky Lab, which already employs about 3000 specialists, needs hundreds more qualified developers.
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“In 2016, we plan to create more than 300 jobs in the development, and this is quite a lot,” said Yevgeny Kaspersky. “With Innopolis University, we will work on joint research projects and train IT professionals who can work in the field of cyber security.” I am sure that our cooperation with Innopolis will be beneficial not only for us, but also for the high-tech business in Russia as a whole. In the end, the future is young, including the future of the IT industry. ”

Learn about the curriculum and which specialists the University of Innopolis is preparing here .