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Ekaterina Starostina

Director of Corporate Communications at M1Cloud, Industrial Head of the Department of Information Security and System Administration at IThub College

Industrial Head of the Information Security and System Administration Department at IThub College; Director of Corporate Communications at M1Cloud; ambassador for Cyberdom and VIPFORUM; and founder (since 2023) of Women’s Cybersecurity Community – WomenITSecCouncil (350+ members across Russia). She is also a podcast host and creator specializing in cybersecurity.

Education

  • MEPhI National Research Nuclear University: Department of Law and Basic Security Principles, 2005.
  • Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation: Information Technology and Digital Marketing.
  • Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow: additional education in Project and Program Management.
  • Additional Courses: Community Technologies (Community University, 2023); Implementing Digital Technologies in Educational Programs (Association of Certification Specialists, 2021); Radio and Television Hosting (2018).

With over 15 years dedicated to cybersecurity, she has worked across large geographically distributed organizations, the commercial sector, and education. Since 2008, she has focused on cyberliteracy initiatives for diverse segments of the population. In 2019, her project won first place in the Runet Award for educating over 300,000 Russian schoolchildren on cyberliteracy and secure payment practices.

Philosophy

“In a digital world where threats are invisible and data is fragile, true security begins not with code, but with people. By educating, uniting, and inspiring, we build not just defenses — we cultivate a culture where technology serves humanity, not the other way around.”

Ekaterina Starostina