Prior to becoming Director of Europe, Marco served as the head of Kaspersky’s Global Research & Analysis Team in Germany and senior security researcher. Marco got promoted from the position of Director of Europe for the Global Research & Analysis Team at Kaspersky, that he has led since March 2013. In 2022, Marco was appointed Deputy Director for the company’s Global Research & Analysis Team. Some of his hobbies include chess, photography and the Science Fiction literature.

Before joining Kaspersky, Costin worked for GeCad as Chief Researcher and as a Data Security Expert with the RAV antivirus developers group.Ĭostin joined Kaspersky Lab in 2000 and became the Director of the Global Research & Analysis Team in 2010. He is a member of the Virus Bulletin Technical Advisory Board, a member of the Computer AntiVirus Researchers’ Organization (CARO) and a reporter for the Wildlist Organization International. Costin’s work includes analyzing malicious websites, exploits and online banking malware.Ĭostin has over 24 years of experience in anti-virus technologies and security research. He is leading the Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky that researched the inner workings of Stuxnet, Duqu, Carbanak and more recently, Lazarus, BlueNoroff, Moonlight Maze and the Equation group.

Costin specializes in analyzing advanced persistent threats and high-level malware attacks.

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