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Woburn, MA – September 9, 2014Kaspersky Lab announced today its partnership with LifeJourney, an online experience that empowers students to test-drive future career opportunities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and gain exposure to the skills needed to succeed in these fields. Under the partnership, Kaspersky Lab will sponsor a total of 120 schools: 99 schools in the Washington, D.C.-metro area and 21 schools across the United States. Sponsored schools include middle schools, high schools and universities. The partnership is yet another testimony to Kaspersky Lab’s ongoing commitment to encouraging future generations to embark in a career in IT security.

The LifeJourney online and mobile platform helps students to find their passion, discover future career opportunities and gain exposure to the skills they'll need to achieve their dreams. As part of the partnership, Kaspersky Lab produced a Malware Expert LifeJourney and a Systems Engineering LifeJourney designed to inspire future generations to explore careers in different sectors of technology. Students will immerse themselves in these fields through the journey and learn the skills necessary to achieve success. Multiple Kaspersky Lab experts will serve as mentors to hundreds of students, guiding them on how to navigate the Malware Expert and Systems Engineering career path, and what it takes to be successful in the field

The partnership between Kaspersky Lab and LifeJourney reinforces Kaspersky Lab’s deep commitment to educational initiatives that contribute to the mission of building future generations of security professionals.

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ChrisDoggett, Managing Director
Kaspersky LabNorth America
“As an IT security company, one part of Kaspersky Lab’s mission to protect people from cyber threats is to encourage and support future leaders within the industry.  This partnership is a testament to that mission. With LifeJourney, we continue to play a powerful role in contributing to students’ futures and help them take the necessary steps in achieving their goal. What may be merely an interest today can turn into a successful career in a few years, and it’s crucial to take the right steps early on. It’s one more way Kaspersky Lab is ‘saving the world’ from cybercrime.”

About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users. Throughout its more than 17-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.

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Susan Rivera
781.503.5211
susan.rivera@kaspersky.com

About LifeJourney
LifeJourney is an online experience for schools that empowers students to test-drive future STEM careers and learn directly from top industry professionals. LifeJourney’s mission is to provide students in schools across the nation the opportunity to learn about STEM careers, develop new skills, and understand industry challenges with the goal of helping them find their own passion. Working with top professionals from innovative start-ups and Fortune 500 companies (LifeJourney mentors), LifeJourney is focused on inspiring students to pursue their dreams by providing them with an educational roadmap as they begin their own life journey.

* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2013. The rating was published in the IDC report "Worldwide Endpoint Security 2014–2018 Forecast and 2013 Vendor Shares (IDC #250210, August 2014). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2013.

Kaspersky Lab Partners with LifeJourney to Support Future Generations of Malware Experts

Kaspersky Lab Partners with LifeJourney to Support Future Generations of Malware Experts
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