Eugene Kaspersky
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Yevgeny Valentinovich Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский; born 4 October 1965) is a Russian cybersecurity expert and the CEO of Kaspersky Lab, an IT security company with 4,000 employees. He co-founded Kaspersky Lab in 1997 and helped identify instances of government-sponsored cyberwarfare as the head of research. He has been an advocate for an international treaty prohibiting cyberwarfare.
Eugene Kaspersky | |
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Евгений Касперский | |
Born | (1965-10-04) 4 October 1965 (age 58) |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | IKSI |
Occupation(s) | Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab |
Known for | Founder of Kaspersky Lab |
Spouse | • Natalya Kaspersky (1986—1998) |
Children | Maxim (b. 1989) Ivan (b. 1991) |
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Kaspersky graduated from The Technical Faculty of the KGB Higher School in 1987 with a degree in mathematical engineering and computer technology. His interest in IT security began when his work computer was infected with the Cascade virus in 1989 and he developed a program to remove it. Kaspersky helped grow Kaspersky Lab through security research and salesmanship. He became the CEO in 2007 and remains so as of 2024.