Volkov Aleksei

Biography

He held leading positions in the field of information security at enterprises of the real sector of the economy He oversaw the cybersecurity issues of the Sberbank ecosystem.

2022: VK Director of Information Security

VK on April 4, 2022 announced the strengthening of the direction of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and communications technologies.

The changes are being carried out as part of the formation of an updated organizational structure and strategy of the company aimed at developing the VK ecosystem and strengthening its position in the Russian market.

The VK team was joined by Vice President, Director of Information Security Aleksei Volkov and Vice President of Communications Alexei Merkutov.

Aleksei Volkov oversees the strategic direction of information security for the company: under his leadership, the team creates conditions for increasing user confidence in VK digital services and ensures the sustainable operation of the company.

Alexey Merkutov, as vice president for communications, is responsible for promoting VK technologies and products as a single ecosystem. Also in the area of ​ ​ responsibility of Alexey corporate communications and public relations.

Also, Andrei Kalinin was appointed vice president of VK for artificial intelligence technologies. In this position, he oversees the directions of smart devices, search, the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies throughout the company.

Information security and the development of artificial intelligence technologies are priority areas for VK. We strive to offer our users the most technologically advanced and personalized services, while ensuring reliable data protection and a high level of security. To achieve our goals and meet the criteria that we define for ourselves, we constantly develop technologies and strengthen the team with the best specialists in our fields. I am sure that the experience of Andrei Kalinin, Aleksei Volkov and Alexei Merkutov will help VK solve the ambitious tasks that we set ourselves, - said Vladimir Kiriyenko, General Director of VK (Russia).

2023

TAdviser interview

Every year Russian business pays more and more attention to cybersecurity issues. VK, one of the largest Russian IT companies, is no exception. What threats the company faced in 2022, how they have evolved in recent years, how relevant import substitution of IT solutions in the field of information security is and what benefits baghunters bring, in April 2023, said Vice President, Director of Information Security at VK Aleksei Volkov in an interview with TAdviser. Read more here.

Leaving VK

On October 3, 2023, information appeared that Aleksei Volkov left the post of vice president - director of, information security VK having decided to continue his career outside the company. He became his successor. Anton Karpov More. here