Kaspersky Lab Cybercrime Research Competition is Back

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KasperskyLab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions iscalling on Malaysian students from universities and other higher educationinstitutions to participate in a research competition on cybercrime.

KasperskyLab’s CyberSecurity for the Next Generation, Asia-Pacific & MEA Round 2013aims to assemble students, experts and researchers to share their valuable knowledgeand inspiring ideas related to cyber security.

Thebest research papers from Malaysia will be selected for the Asia Pacific andMEA Conference where the students will be competing with students fromrespective universities and institutes of higher education around Asia Pacificand MEA region, to be held at National University of Singapore in March,2013.  

Accordingto Jimmy Fong, Channel Sales Director, SEA, Kaspersky Lab, Malaysia has a greatpool of talents in the field of cyber security and this competition will serveas an imperative focal point as well as a platform for the young generation toshowcase their talents and knowledge in the common goal in fighting globalcyber security threats.

“Wereceived tremendous feedback from Malaysian students and tertiary educationinstitutions since the introduction of this competition in 2009. We foreseethat we will receive a better response this year as cyber threats has grown andevolved in greater extend across a broader platforms with sophisticated modusoperandi like malwares in smartphones and clouds as well as the cyberterrorism, which is highly vulnerable to the national security. As such, webelieve that the students in this competition have their own distinctiveviewpoints on the recent escalating of cyber security issues that could help usto find more alternatives in combating the rise,” added Mr. Jimmy Fong.

Thetopics for 2013 are: -

1.    Emergingthreats for emerging platforms

o  Embedded systems

o  Mobile security(Android, IOS, Windows Phone)

o  Windows 8, Mac OS& other operating systems, etc.

2.    Securingcloud, virtual & ‘big-data’ infrastructure

o  Mail services

o  Storage services

o  Social networks,etc.

3.    Futureprotection technologies

o  Proactive detectiontechnologies

o  Filteringtechnologies

o  Web application security,etc.

4.    Securingcorporate infrastructure

o  Combating advancedpersistent threats (APTS)/targeted attacks

o  Vulnerabilities,exploits

o  Rootkits/bootkits

o  Botnets

o  DDoS attacks

o  Network security,etc.

5.    Securityeducation

o  Tools and resourcesto raise and promote IT security awareness

The three best papers from Asia-Pacific& MEA Round will be given awards and valuable prizes; 1stplace $1000, 2nd place $750 and 3rd place $500 from Kaspersky Lab and theauthors will be invited to attend the international ‘CyberSecurity for the NextGeneration’ conference at Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdomin June 2013.

KasperskyLab will be conducting roadshows at selected colleges and universities to briefthe potential participants on more information about this competition.

Paper SubmissionDateline:

11February 2013

Acceptance Notification:

18February 2013

Final Presentations due:

18March 2013

Conference date:

21-23March, 2013, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore

To register and submit the papers, kindly visit

http://www.kaspersky.com/about/events/educational-events/Asia_Pacific_MEA_Round_2013.