Background
Eugene Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский) was born 4 October 1965 in Novorossiysk, USSR.
Yevgeniy Kasperskiy
Eugene Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский) was born 4 October 1965 in Novorossiysk, USSR.
Working at the scientific institute, the Cascade virus was detected on his computer, which increased Kaspersky's interest in information security and led to his studying the field of computer virology from 1989. Kaspersky joined the KAMI Information Technologies Center in 1991, where he and his associates developed the AVP anti-virus product. In 1997, he co-founded Kaspersky Lab, which was later run for a decade by his ex-wife Natalya Kaspersky. In November 2000, AVP was renamed 'Kaspersky Anti-Virus' after a dispute with a US partner. In 2007, Eugene was named the CEO of Kaspersky Lab.
At CeBIT 2012, world's largest computer expo, Kaspersky warned of the dangers of Cyberwar and called for worldwide action against growing security threats.
In July 2012, Wired published a controversial piece about Kaspersky Lab and Eugene Kaspersky’s alleged involvement in politics and very close ties with Russian law enforcement agencies. Eugene published a prompt response to the article in which he debunked some of its allegations, pointed out its factual errors and multiple omissions.
Eugene Kaspersky is also on the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) International Advisory Board
