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Containerized application development has revolutionized modern software delivery, but slow image builds in CI/CD pipelines can bring developer productivity to a halt. Even with AWS CodeBuild automating application testing and building, teams face challenges like resource constraints, inefficient caching, and complex multi-architecture builds that lead to delays, lower release frequency, and prolonged recovery times. Enter Docker Build Cloud, a high-performance cloud service designed to streamline image builds, integrate seamlessly with AWS CodeBuild, and reduce build…

In an era where we are completely reliant on digital connectivity, the security of our critical infrastructure is paramount. CISA defines 16 sectors of US critical infrastructure; each unique and yet each deeply interconnected. Most believe that it is safe because, after all, the government controls most of it and thus it must be well protected. Leaving aside the false assumption that if it were controlled by the government, that it would be protected, the reality…

A threat actor has been observed using vishing via Microsoft Teams to deploy DarkGate malware and gain remote control over the victim’s computer network. Trend Micro reported that the attacker posed as an employee of a known client on an MS Teams call, enabling them to dupe the target user into downloading the remote desktop application AnyDesk, which then facilitated the deployment of DarkGate malware. DarkGate is a sophisticated piece of malware designed to perform…

According to Gallup’s 2024 “State of the Global Workplace Report,” 85% of employees worldwide are disengaged. Worse still, the ratio of actively disengaged employees in North America has dropped to 1.8 engaged employees for every disengaged worker, down from 2.1 in previous years and the lowest since 2013. This disengagement is costing an astounding $7.8 trillion in lost productivity. While we could attribute this to crappy leadership and archaic corporate institutions that have eroded trust…

A network of 792 people has been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populated city, for their alleged involvement in a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud scheme and romance scam activity. The arrest was made public on December 16 by Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suspects, of various nationalities, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipinos, two Kazakhstanis, one Pakistani and one Indonesian, were apprehended on December 10 in a…

Meta has been fined €251m ($263m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a massive 2018 data breach which impacted around 29 million Facebook accounts. The incident in question arose between September 14-28 2018, when unauthorized individuals exploited a vulnerability in the social media platform’s “View As” feature, enabling them to log on as the account holder.  A wealth of account holder information was compromised, including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, locations, places of…