Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science
The Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science (
Federal Security Service of Russia, which trains specialists in areas such as the transfer, protection and processing of information. The key specialist training areas are cryptography, applied mathematics, information technology and digital technology, electrical engineering
, radio technology and communications.
Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Institute was known as The Technical Faculty of the KGB Higher School.
History
The institute began its history in 1949 when a resolution by the Politburo created the Higher School of Cryptographers, and a closed department was created under the Mechanics-Mathematics Faculty of Moscow State University by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. Later they united to become the technical faculty of the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB.
The institute comprises faculties of applied mathematics, specialised engineering and
PhD
dissertation boards.
Specialties
- Department of Applied Mathematics
- Cryptography
- Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Automation of information and analytical processes
- Faculty of Special Technology Information, security telecommunications systems and electronic systems
- Faculty of Information Security
Notable alumni
- Eugene Kaspersky – cybersecurity expert[1]
See also
- FBI Academy
- National Intelligence University
- Mercyhurst University Institute for Intelligence Studies
References
- ^ Shachtman, Noah (23 July 2012). "Russia's Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals". WIRED. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
External links
- Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science in the FSB Academy Official Website