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Excellent backups are Ukraine’s secret cyber-defense against Russia

The Kremlin-backed cyberattack against satellite communications provider Viasat, which happened on Feb. 24 an hour before Russia invaded Ukraine, was “one of the biggest cyber events that we have seen, perhaps ever, and certainly in warfare,” according to Dmitri Alperovitch, a co-founder and former CTO of CrowdStrike and chair of security-centric think tank Silverado Policy …

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12 funds that support Ukrainian startups in wartime

From non profit initiatives (ACLab, Free Ukraine Foundation, Google) to Ukraine-connected venture firms, a variety of funding sources are available for Ukrainian startup entrepreneurs in these difficult times. The online industry portal TechUkraine has listed them.

Ukrainian activists urge users of Russian software to replace them with Ukrainian analogs

“By paying for Russian software products, you sponsor Russian aggression toward Ukraine. Every missile that destroys the Ukrainians’ homes and takes away thousands of civilians’ lives is purchased for the taxes from the profit of Russian companies, including software developers,” says a group of Ukrainian volunteers and experts from Netpeak, a Ukrainian digital marketing agency. …

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A month on from Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s remarkable IT sector thrives

A month on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian IT sector remains resilient, robust, and a crucial part of the country’s economy. A stable source of foreign exchange earnings, the sector is also helping to ensure the digital security of the Ukrainian state: five per cent of IT workers have signed up for …

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“Like a weapon:” Ukrainians use social media to stir resistance

 Social media messaging has become a crucial battleground complementing the Ukrainian military’s performance on the physical front lines, as images and information ripple out on Instagram, Facebook, Telegram and TikTok. “We are experiencing the war very viscerally through social media feeds,” said Emerson Brooking, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based international-affairs …

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“A hurricane of discouragement:” Putin’s war on Ukraine is already impacting the Russian tech sector

Will Russia take control of Ukraine after a quick military victory? Will it be a long-lasting war of guerrilla? Could an escalation involve neighboring countries and western powers? The outcome of the Russian military attack on Ukraine that began on Thursday, Feb. 24, is unpredictable. But just hours after the invasion, the impact on the …

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The Eastern European paradox: How a troubled region generated unicorns and decacorns in 2021, and what to expect this year

Crunchbase and East-West Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, with a column by EWDN Chief Editor Adrien Henni that highlights the most notable industry facts and trends across the region. “With Russia and Belarus digging themselves into domestic authoritarianism and international confrontation, a looming …

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Meet UNC1151, the group behind the latest attack against Ukrainian websites

January 13-14, Ukrainian government sites were hit by a massive cyber-attack. The attack immediately prompted harsh warnings from the international community and the general assumption that Russian hackers were behind the attack. However, on further investigation it appears the attack originated in Belarus and the hackers had access to the administration codes from a private company that …

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A year in review: Ukrainian tech in 2021

Last year saw the international triumph of a range of Ukrainian-founded tech companies. While Grammarly and GitLab became decacorns, other Ukrainian entrepreneurs raised dozens of million US dollars to boost their projects. The domestic scene was marked by good and bad news — from notable moves on the path to sustainable development, to persisting cyber …

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Report: Cost is no longer the only trademark of CEE IT service industry

Cost is no longer the only trademark of the CEE region, shows a whitepaper just released by Daxx, a software development and technology consulting service provider with development centers in Ukraine. The time for mere business processes outsourcing to countries like Ukraine just for the sake lowering costs is gone for good. As Central and …

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Eastern Europe quarterly review : Entrepreneurs attracted funding abroad while domestic venture activity remained modest

Crunchbase and Ukraine Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Eastern Europe with a column by EWDN Chief Editor Adrien Henni highlights the most notable industry facts and trends across the region. The second quarter of this year was marked, in particular, by the emergence of new funds targeting …

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