The IT security product company Kaspersky Lab has become an associated partner of ENABLE (European Network Against Bullying in Learning and Leisure Environments). The IT firm will be supporting ENABLE’s Hackathon event, to nurture youthful IT and tackle the global issue of bullying.
The ENABLE Hackathon on October 13 is part of European Coding Week 2015, and will bring together young people, educational, children’s rights and anti-bullying figures and policy makers. The Hackathon encourages people aged nine to 17 to work in teams to design an app or creative tool which will help reduce bullying. Kaspersky Lab will select a team to take a trip to the Ferrari factory and museum in Maranello, Italy, to meet and greet a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver.
Janice Richardson, Senior Advisor at European Schoolnet, former co-ordinator of the Insafe Network and co-ordinator of ENABLE says: “We are excited to have Kaspersky Lab on board as a partner. The company not only has exceptional technical knowledge, it also understands the importance of reducing bullying – and cyber-bullying in particular – across the globe. The event is about both. There will be six winning teams at the Hackathon and the competition is set to be high. We want to see the young people develop their online skills, whilst we help them understand the dynamics behind bullying and guide them as they work in teams to find creative solutions to stop it.”
David Emm, Principal Security Researcher, Global Research and Analysis Team, Kaspersky Lab says: “We are committed to making the Internet a safer place. Bullying – especially cyber-bullying – is a very serious issue that has social and emotional implications. It is our mission to educate and support children and their parents in the fight against the threats they are facing online. Supporting the Hackathon provides us with another opportunity to do exactly that. Kaspersky Lab is also an official sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari Formula One racing team, so we’re thrilled to award our fantastic prize to the winning team of young people at the event.”
Kaspersky Lab says that it regularly works with organisations such as European Schoolnet which successfully fight against cyber-bullying. In March 2015 the company organised a panel to debate the issue at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company has also committed to donating one Euro to the Insafe Helpline Fund for every Kaspersky Total Security – Multi-Device sold online in Europe during December 2014, with a guarantee to secure a minimum donation to field another 9,000 calls about online issues, such as cyberbullying and abuse, in 2015.
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