Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things. Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days. Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

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Zscaler snaps up SquareX to strengthen browser security without enterprise browsers

Cloud security company Zscaler Inc. announced today that it has acquired browser security company SquareX Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2023, SquareX protects users from browser-based threats such as phishing and session hijacking with technology that focuses on securing the browser itself. SquareX’s Browser Detection and Response technology is designed to detect and stop threats as they occur ...

Atlassian shares slide as cloud growth outlook tempers strong earnings beat

Shares of Atlassian Corp. slid nearly 4% in late trading today as cloud revenue growth slowed, despite the Australian collaboration software company reporting revenue and earnings beats in its fiscal 2026 second quarter. For the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Atlassian reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.22, up from 96 cents per share ...

Cybersecurity earnings season kicks off with beats from Fortinet, NetScout and Qualys

Cybersecurity companies Fortinet Inc., NetScout Systems Inc. and Qualys Inc. all reported earnings and revenue beats in their latest quarterly reports today as demand for cybersecurity services continues amid the continuing growth in artificial intelligence. Fortinet For its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Fortinet reported adjusted earnings per share of 81 ...

Operant AI debuts Agent Protector to secure autonomous AI agents at scale

Runtime application protection platform company Operant AI Inc. today announced the launch of Agent Protector, a real-time agentic security solution that allows for the safe deployment of artificial intelligence agents at scale. The new solution has been designed to address the issue whereby, as organizations rapidly adopt AI agents across cloud platforms, development environments and ...

SolarWinds bets on partners with richer incentives and deeper enablement

Observability and information technology management software company SolarWinds Worldwide LLC today unveiled a revitalized partner program that introduces new benefits, enablement and demand generation investments designed to help partners scale, compete more effectively and deliver stronger customer outcomes. Announced at the SolarWinds 2026 Partner Summit, the refreshed program includes multiple updates that span a host of program ...

Nullify raises $12.5M to scale AI workforce for product security

Artificial intelligence workforce for product security startup Nullify Holdings Pty. Ltd. today announced that it has raised $12.5 million in new funding to accelerate the deployment of its AI offering across midsized enterprises and high-growth software-as-a-service companies globally. Founded in 2022, Nullify offers what it calls the world’s first autonomous AI workforce for product security. ...

TRM Labs raises $70M at $1B valuation as demand surges for blockchain intelligence

Blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs Inc. revealed today that it has raised $70 million in new funding on a $1 billion valuation to advance its artificial intelligence-enabled compliance and investigation solutions. Founded in 2018, TRM Labs offers tools that are designed to help organizations understand and manage risks associated with digital assets and cryptocurrency transactions. ...

Bedrock Robotics raises $270M to scale autonomous construction fleets

Autonomous construction technology startup Bedrock Robotics Inc. announced today that it has raised $270 million in new funding as it aims to transform how general contractors build, from deploying individual autonomous machines to orchestrating fully connected fleets. Founded in 2024 by experienced engineers, including veterans from Waymo LLC, Bedrock Robotics builds advanced autonomous systems for ...

Tenable pops after blowout earnings and bullish 2026 outlook

Shares in Tenable Holdings Inc. rose more than 9% in late trading today after the cybersecurity management company impressed investors with earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal fourth quarter and gave an outlook ahead of expectations. For the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Tenable reported adjusted earnings per share of 48 cents, up ...

Securonix warns of Dead#Vax malware campaign abusing Windows fileless execution

A new report out today from cybersecurity company Securonix Inc. is warning of a highly sophisticated, multistage malware campaign where attackers are abusing trusted Windows features and fileless execution techniques to bypass traditional security controls. The campaign, dubbed “Dead#Vax,” combines social engineering, disk image abuse and in-memory payload delivery to deploy a full-featured remote access trojan virus ...