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KASPERSKY LAB CEO RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE IN ARMENIA
RIA Oreanda, Russia
Economic News (Information Agency Oreanda)
October 21, 2013 Monday
Moscow . OREANDA-NEWS. Kaspersky Lab is glad to announce that Eugene
Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, received an honorary
doctorate from the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA),
the country's leading technical university. Eugene Kaspersky and the
company's top IT security experts met representatives of the education
and the business community, as well as students from local technical
universities during the recent visit to Armenia. They spoke about
current cyber threats in Armenia and the wider world and discussed
ways to combat them.
The number of cyber threats is constantly growing, so it is especially
important to train more experts who can combat them. The world's next
generation of specialists needs more than just good knowledge of the
IT security field and strong practical skills - they also need to be
able to think one step ahead and come up with something really new. I
am glad to see that today's students in Armenia are interested in
cyber security and are willing to improve and develop in this area.
And I'll be doubly happy if Kaspersky Lab can help them do that,
said Eugene Kaspersky.
One of the highlights of Eugene Kaspersky's visit was the presentation
ceremony where he received a doctorate for his outstanding services
to science. The Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab also took part in
the official opening of the Kaspersky Lab Training and Certification
Center within the State Engineering University of Armenia. The Center
will help bridge the gap between theoretical and practical education.
It also provides future IT security professionals with the necessary
knowledge of contemporary technologies, enabling them to gain Kaspersky
Lab certification while studying at the university.
We are deeply appreciative of the role that Kaspersky Lab is playing in
the development of information security and the personal contributions
Eugene Kaspersky has made as one of the leading experts in information
protection. We are sure that Kaspersky Lab's expertise will help
our students become excellent IT professionals, said Ara Avetisyan,
Rector of the State Engineering University of Armenia.
Kaspersky Lab's successful association with Armenia began four years
ago following the signing of a memorandum of understanding entitled
'Safe Armenia' with the Ministry of the Economy. This information
security project led to the implementation of a number of educational
programs in Armenian schools, specialist training for IT administrators
in state and commercial organizations and discounted licenses for
some Kaspersky Lab products used within government structures.
The cooperation between Kaspersky Lab and the State Engineering
University of Armenia began in 2009 when a student of the university
won first prize in that year's edition of the international conference
CyberSecurity for the Next Generation. After that, the university
registered as a member of Kaspersky Lab's educational program and
signed an agreement on cooperation within the Kaspersky Academy
program which remains in effect. In February 2013, SEUA hosted the
latest regional round of CyberSecurity for the Next Generation for
Russia and other CIS countries.
RIA Oreanda, Russia
Economic News (Information Agency Oreanda)
October 21, 2013 Monday
Moscow . OREANDA-NEWS. Kaspersky Lab is glad to announce that Eugene
Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, received an honorary
doctorate from the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA),
the country's leading technical university. Eugene Kaspersky and the
company's top IT security experts met representatives of the education
and the business community, as well as students from local technical
universities during the recent visit to Armenia. They spoke about
current cyber threats in Armenia and the wider world and discussed
ways to combat them.
The number of cyber threats is constantly growing, so it is especially
important to train more experts who can combat them. The world's next
generation of specialists needs more than just good knowledge of the
IT security field and strong practical skills - they also need to be
able to think one step ahead and come up with something really new. I
am glad to see that today's students in Armenia are interested in
cyber security and are willing to improve and develop in this area.
And I'll be doubly happy if Kaspersky Lab can help them do that,
said Eugene Kaspersky.
One of the highlights of Eugene Kaspersky's visit was the presentation
ceremony where he received a doctorate for his outstanding services
to science. The Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab also took part in
the official opening of the Kaspersky Lab Training and Certification
Center within the State Engineering University of Armenia. The Center
will help bridge the gap between theoretical and practical education.
It also provides future IT security professionals with the necessary
knowledge of contemporary technologies, enabling them to gain Kaspersky
Lab certification while studying at the university.
We are deeply appreciative of the role that Kaspersky Lab is playing in
the development of information security and the personal contributions
Eugene Kaspersky has made as one of the leading experts in information
protection. We are sure that Kaspersky Lab's expertise will help
our students become excellent IT professionals, said Ara Avetisyan,
Rector of the State Engineering University of Armenia.
Kaspersky Lab's successful association with Armenia began four years
ago following the signing of a memorandum of understanding entitled
'Safe Armenia' with the Ministry of the Economy. This information
security project led to the implementation of a number of educational
programs in Armenian schools, specialist training for IT administrators
in state and commercial organizations and discounted licenses for
some Kaspersky Lab products used within government structures.
The cooperation between Kaspersky Lab and the State Engineering
University of Armenia began in 2009 when a student of the university
won first prize in that year's edition of the international conference
CyberSecurity for the Next Generation. After that, the university
registered as a member of Kaspersky Lab's educational program and
signed an agreement on cooperation within the Kaspersky Academy
program which remains in effect. In February 2013, SEUA hosted the
latest regional round of CyberSecurity for the Next Generation for
Russia and other CIS countries.