Kaspersky Lab organizes 7th edition of ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’
2014-03-11The seventh edition of the annual ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’ international student conference and the latest regional round in Moscow saw the brightest minds from Russia and the CIS win their places in the 2014 global finals in Stockholm as well as cash prizes for further development of the projects. A jury of Kaspersky Lab antivirus analysts, industry experts, scientists and professors rewarded the best students after their presentations on various aspects of protecting confidential data.
Fifteen winners of local competitions in Russia, Armenia and Ukraine came to Moscow to present their research. The projects put forward covered a wide range of topical issues in IT security. In particular, the young scientists suggested innovative solutions for protecting confidential data, preventing data leakage, cloud security and preventing DDoS attacks.
The winners of the Russia & CIS round are Artem Shumilov from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia, Sevak Harutyunyan (co-authored by Artak Khemchyan) from the State Engineering University of Armenia, Sergey Shpak from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia.
The program also includes panel discussions, expert presentations and educational games for students. In particular, industry experts, scientists, professors and the young researchers talked at length about Edward Snowden’s revelations and their implications for privacy and confidentiality and discussed what tools could help provide appropriate protection levels for Internet users.
‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’ is an annual international event financed and organized by Kaspersky Lab. This long-term project brings together students, young scientists and researchers, leading IT security experts and university professors from across the world in a collaborative environment to present and discuss topical cybersecurity issues.
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