Certainly it is a computer security company that develops antivirus software protecting computer systems from modern computer threats: malware, spam and hacker attacks. But Kaspersky Lab also places high emphasis to education: the company's specialists conduct a workshops, trainings and days of antivirus security for pupils, students, IT-specialists, teachers of secondary school and higher education institutions...
Special attention is given to students who have the opportunity to be on probation in the company or do the graduate work under the guidance of experts.
What is it for?
Working with Kaspersky Lab students gain:
• experience in the industry of information security;
• unique knowledge;
• opportunity to do the graduate work on the interesting subject;
• future trends for collaboration.
How to start the collaboration?
The project "av-school" allows students make oneself known and establish contact with antivirus Guru of company.
On the pages of our wiki you can find a list of the projects' subject at which anyone can work. But if you want enlist the support of the Kaspersky Lab' tutor you should pass some tests. The test consists of:
Descriptions
You need to find the malicious program in "unexplored wilderness" and make a full description of its function (see the example in the Descriptions). For the analysis use the system state monitoring software and any other tools requisite. It is desirable use the virtualization software for the dynamic analysis. The description should conform to the rules for description.
Cryptomarathon
Besides you can take part in the periodic game "Cryptomarathon". Competitors who win the first few places are automatically considered as are passed the test. They can pretend to the possibility of writing the graduate work.
Articles for site
You can also write an article for the site on the subjects of our work. Namely - information security. Or fill up one of the sections of Kaspersky Lab's encyclopedia in computer security. This book will be published by one of the largest publishing houses in Russia and Evgeny Kaspersky will write the review of each chapter personally. To take part in this project you must select one of the contents' subdivisions (for example: the classification of the viruses) and write yours version of the chapter. Then you should send it to Kaspersky Lab via email.
Grants
But it is not all! Recently "Kaspersky Lab" has launched the "Program of support for innovative projects". This initiative is designed to help students, post-graduate students, young scientists, teachers of higher educational institutions, professors and scientists realize promising ideas. The sum of grant is allocated to one project can be from 50 to 150 thousands rubles depending on its complexity. It is possible to know all details on the site of "Kaspersky Lab".
Ready description, articles and chapters of encyclopedia send to the following address: