We are launching a new series of interviews with Kaspersky Lab experts enquiring their opinion regarding cyber-security industry and related threats. Here, Dr. Stefano Ortolani tells us about the importance of programming and other special skills needed to become an expert in the cyber security industry.
His research interests comprise intrusion detection, malware analysis, systems security, and communications privacy.

1)What would you say is the main reason for students to study information security? Quite the difficult question this one. I would say because it teaches how to control and trust the digital environment we all live in, and thus also steer its further development. Let me explain it a bit further: we all know that too many times security details are currently overlooked and thus private details are still exposed.

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