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A “sophisticated” cyber-attack has forced a British payroll company to shut down its entire network, leaving some contractors without pay.  Giant Group confirmed on September 24 that it had taken its network and its fully integrated IT infrastructure, phone, and email systems offline last Wednesday after detecting suspicious activity.  In a statement published on its website September 27, the company said: “We can confirm that Giant Group was the victim of a sophisticated cyber-attack on September 22nd. International…

A cyber-criminal imprisoned in the United States for operating websites devoted to fraud and computer hacking has reportedly been deported to Russia.  Aleksei Burkov was 30 years old when a senior district judge in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced him, in June 2020, to nine years in prison. Russian native Burkov was placed under lock and key after he admitted running an illegal online marketplace that sold payment card numbers, most of which had been stolen through computer intrusions.  Stolen…

A former attorney for Dodge County, Nebraska, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges of cyber-stalking. According to an indictment returned on September 24, Oliver J. Glass, age 46, stalked and harassed his estranged wife and her new romantic partner for nine months in 2020.  Oliver and Katie Glass wed on March 28, 2009. She filed for separation in November 2018, and then for divorce in January 2020, around a month after she…

I spoke with Anand Ramanathan, VP of Products and Marketing who brings over 20 years of enterprise SaaS product experience ranging from high growth startups to established market leaders. Read the interview below to understand his thoughts on McAfee Enterprise and where he see’s the company going in the coming years. Q: What is your ideal way to spend a Sunday? Every ideal Sunday has 3 components: Starts with keeping the body fit – a…

Companies are vulnerable to potential cyberthreats during mergers and acquisitions; learn from an expert why and how to reduce security risks during the transition. Image: iStockPhoto/maxkabakov Cybersecurity is one of the last things on upper management’s radar during a merger or acquisition, but it should be one of the first considerations. “Companies that are being bought and sold are often prime targets for cyberattacks,” explained Jim Crowley, CEO of Industrial Defender, during an email question-and-answer…

Docker Captains are select members of the community that are both experts in their field and are passionate about sharing their Docker knowledge with others. “Docker Captains Take 5” is a regular blog series where we get a closer look at our Captains and ask them the same broad set of questions ranging from what their best Docker tip is to whether they prefer cats or dogs (personally, we like whales and turtles over here)….