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Fedir Hladyr (35), a Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in the financially motivated group FIN7, aka Carbanak. The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7, aka Carbanak. The Carbanak gang (aka FIN7, Anunak or Cobalt) stole over a billion euros from banks across the world, the name “Carbanak” comes with the…

With just over a month to go before DockerCon LIVE 2021, we’re thrilled to announce our first round of speakers. We have returning favorites and compelling new first time speakers to round out your DockerCon experience.  We received hundreds of amazing speaker proposals which made it difficult to select just a few. We set up a small team this year composed of seven Docker staff members and three Docker Captains to diligently review each proposal…

After experiencing a health scare that changed his life, VP of Technology Services, Paul, vowed to make incremental changes by incorporating four important health pledges into his daily routine. Hear Paul’s life-changing story, how his diagnosis impacted his outlook on prioritizing his physical and mental health, and how he describes McAfee’s role in empowering him and others to follow their own wellness goals. “To the leadership team and colleagues around me, thank you for giving…

Using Washington State’s proposed law as a guide, New York, Texas and many other states are inching their way toward a data privacy law. Image: Dmytro Yarmolin/Getty Images/iStockphoto Virginia made waves last month after it officially passed the Consumer Data Protection Act on March 2, effectively becoming the second state after California to pass a robust data privacy law.  The law, partially based on the proposed Washington Privacy Act that is working its way through…

A new study finds that 84% of IT admins think allowing users to set up groups and set governance rules will save time and money. Image: Microsoft What’s Hot at TechRepublic ShareGate’s first annual State of Microsoft 365: Migration, Modernization and Security report recommends a new approach to security in this time of remote work. Instead of trying to control all activity, security leaders should give users more freedom to manage Microsoft 365 features combined…

Russia-Sponsored Group Employs Apparently Legitimate Documents Aligned to Growing Hostilities Between Russia and Ukraine Authored by: Gage Mele, Yury Polozov, and Tara Gould Key Findings Anomali Threat Research discovered a campaign targeting Ukrainian government officials with malicious files that could be repurposed to target government officials of other countries. We assess with high confidence that this activity was conducted by Russia-sponsored cyberespionage group Primitive Bear (Gamaredon). Primitive Bear was observed distributing .docx files that attempted…

An American company with ambitions to “help build a better internet” is to open its first ever office in Canada. On April 19, security, performance, and reliability company Cloudflare announced its plans to expand northward and open an office in Toronto.  Cloudflare’s co-founder, president, and COO, Michelle Zatlyn, who is Canadian but currently resides in San Francisco, California, said in a blog post that the announcement “feels like a homecoming.” “Canada has always been an important part of our history…

In a year where people relied on their digital lives more than ever before and a dramatic uptick in attacks quickly followed, McAfee’s protection stood strong.  We’re proud to announce several awards from independent third-party labs, which recognized our products, protection, and the people behind them over the course of last year.  Recognized four times over for our people and products  The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards is an annual competition honoring individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and leadership in information security. We were honored with four awards:  As a company, we were…

Mastercard has announced its intention to acquire Seattle-based digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850m. The payment processor publicized the planned purchase on Monday morning and said that they expect to close the deal within the next six months. Ekata works with over 2,000 companies worldwide to help them combat fraud and counts among its clients Sage, American Airlines, Equifax, and Lyft. It was founded in July 2019 when Seattle-based background checking company Whitepages split into two separate…

The United States has brought federal charges against a Maryland resident in connection with a social media scam that victimized elderly Americans. Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, also known as “Paddy Linkin” and “Joseph Kadin,” is accused of conning more than a dozen seniors out of nearly half a million dollars.  A criminal complaint was filed against the 34-year-old Nigerian native on April 16 charging him with mail fraud, attempted mail fraud, and mail and wire fraud conspiracy. Akinyemi is suspected…