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Home[arrow] 3. Business IT[arrow] 4. Security[arrow] 5. Ex-employees prominent in data breaches, survey claims Thursday, 03 November 2022 06:32 Top security researcher Vitali Kremez dies while scuba diving ^ Featured 0 Shares * Share * Tweet * Share * Share * Share By Sam Varghese * Comments:DISQUS_COMMENTS Top security researcher Vitali Kremez dies while scuba diving Image by Rob van der Meijden from Pixabay Well-known security researcher Vitali Kremez has died apparently after going scuba diving off the coast of Hollywood Beach in Florida. He was 36. The US Coast Guard said in a tweet that Kremez' body had been recovered by local authorities on Wednesday. Local reports said Kremez had entered the water at about 9am local time on Sunday and was not seen thereafter. At the time of his death, Kremez was working as the chairman and chief executive of Advanced Intelligence, a company that specialises in threat intelligence. Web Analytics Prior to that he was the head of SentinelLabs at SentinelOne, a firm involved in network security. #UPDATE5/#FINAL Mr. Vitali Kremez's body was recovered by local authorities Wednesday. "We'd like to express our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Mr. Kremez," said CWO Edgardo Insignares, a Sector Miami command duty officer. #SAR -- USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) November 2, 2022 At the beginning of his career, Kremez worked for the New York County District Attorney's office. According to a biography at the website of the RSA Conference, while there he was involved in "partnering with the US Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Spanish Civil Guardia. The SentinelOne team is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our former teammate, & friend of so many, @VK_Intel. Vitali was a founding member of SentinelLabs & made numerous contributions to the security community. Our thoughts are with his family. https:/ /t.co/pHWxwXuK4m pic.twitter.com/8ZHzpNX4PA -- SentinelOne (@SentinelOne) November 2, 2022 "Kremez's work helped the New York County District Attorney's Office and other offices deliver successful indictments of many high-profile investigations involving data breaches, network intrusions, ransomware, computer hacking, intellectual property theft, credit card fraud, money laundering and identity theft cases." Intel 471 is deeply saddened by the tragic news of Vitali Kremez's untimely passing. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and his Advance Intelligence Team during this challenging time. -- Intel 471 (@Intel471Inc) November 2, 2022 Read 71 times Please join our community here and become a VIP. 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