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Eugene Kaspersky
In 1987, Eugene Kaspersky graduated from the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science, where he studied mathematics, cryptography and computer technology.
Eugene first began studying computer viruses after detecting the Cascade virus on his computer in October 1989. He started collecting malware and developing disinfection modules for them. This exotic collection later formed the foundation of the famous antivirus database in Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Today, it is one of the most complete antivirus databases in the world.
In 1997, Eugene and a team of his colleagues founded Kaspersky Lab. Since then, he has headed the company's antivirus research.
In 2007, Eugene was named CEO of Kaspersky Lab.
Brian Krebs
Brian Krebs is editor of krebsonsecurity.com, a daily blog dedicated to in-depth Internet security news and investigation. Most recently, Krebs was a reporter for The Washington Post, where he covered Internet security, cybercrime and privacy issues for the newspaper and the Web site. Krebs got his start in journalism at The Post in 1995, and has been writing about computer security, privacy and cybercrime for more than a decade.
Uri Rivner
Uri is Head of New Technologies, Identity Protection and Verification, at RSA, The Security Division of EMC. At RSA, Mr. Rivner is responsible for moving new technologies and innovations from concept to reality, and for more than eight years he has been involved in the research of online fraud and the development of mitigation strategies and technologies to prevent it.