Intelligent CISO Issue 11 | Page 6

news Kaspersky Lab releases latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report aspersky Lab has released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report, profiling the company’s technological, educational and charitable initiatives. K This year’s report explores the work being done to promote gender equality in the technology industry across the globe and how Kaspersky Lab is encouraging child education about digital security. The report reflects how the company is helping communities grow and contributing to making the world a better, and safer, place. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky Lab, said: “In the 21 years of our company’s history we’ve come a long way – in many aspects. Corporate social responsibility may not be the most obvious one but it’s still very important for the development of our corporate culture. It’s also our contribution to making the world outside our company’s walls a safer, better place. We focus on projects close to our line of work, like providing access to free security solutions or teaching kids about online safety, but we also have projects to ensure gender equality and to promote STEM education.” For more information about Kaspersky Lab’s corporate social responsibility initiatives please visit https://csr. kaspersky.com/en/ 6 NEW FUNDING TO HELP DRIVE DIVERSITY IN CYBERSECURITY our new projects across England aiming to encourage more women, BAME and neurodiverse candidates into a career in cybersecurity have been announced by Digital Minister Margot James. They will each jointly benefit from a total investment of at least £500,000 as part of the next round of the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF). F The aim of the fund is to boost not only the total number, but the diversity of those working in the UK’s cybersecurity industry. It will help organisations develop and sustain projects that identify, train and place untapped talent from a range of backgrounds into cybersecurity roles quickly. Digital Minister Margot James said: “Our cybersecurity industry is thriving but to support this growing success we need a skilled and diverse workforce to match. “These latest projects show that whatever your background, ethnicity or sex, there are opportunities to join the cybersecurity profession.” The projects receiving funding are Crucial Academy: Diversity in Cyber Security, QA: Cyber Software Academy for Women, Blue Screen IT: HACKED and Hacker House Ltd: Hands on Hacking, Training and Employer Portal. Issue 11 | www.intelligentciso.com