------ Qi Xiangdong, Vorsitzender von 360 Business Security Group, spricht während einer Konferenz in Peking, China, 23. Februar 2017. 360 Business Security Gr
--FILE--Qi Xiangdong, chairman of 360 Business Security Group, speaks during a meeting in Beijing, China, 23 February 2017. 360 Business Security Group, a leading Chinese network security company, signed a strategic partnership on Tuesday with the Institute of Network Sciences and Cyberspace of Tsinghua University, in a bid to build the next-generation cybersecurity system and cultivate talent for the security industry. The two sides will work together to construct a joint research center for cybersecurity, to conduct research and development on cutting-edge network security technologies. Qi Xiangdong, chairman of 360 Business Security Group, said the company will invest at least 15 million yuan ($2.22 million) to carry out in-depth cooperation with Tsinghua University. "As the construction of the next-generation of the internet is speeding up, we are facing new challenges in cybersecurity technologies, " Qi added. "Companies need to work closely with research institutes, thus making breakthroughs and setting the pace of innovation in next-generation internet architecture systems."
