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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Rapid7 expands Exposure Management service with improved attack surface visibility and context

Cybersecurity technology provider Rapid7 Inc. today announced additions to its Exposure Management offering that deliver increased attack surface visibility and context. The expanded offering gives organizations continuous visibility into sensitive data stored across their multicloud environments paired with the context they need to prioritize and remediate exposures. The enhancements seek to address the need for organizations ...

CrowdStrike report finds surge in malware-free cyberattacks and AI-driven threats in 2024

A new report out today from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. highlights how cyberthreats evolved significantly in 2024, with attackers shifting toward malware-free intrusions, artificial intelligence-assisted social engineering and cloud-focused vulnerabilities. The 11th annual 2025 CrowdStrike Global Threat report details a surge in alleged China-backed cyber activity, an explosion in “vishing,” or voice phishing, and identity-based attacks ...

Synopsys shares gain on stronger-than-expected earnings forecast

Shares of Synopsys Inc. rose nearly 3% in late trading today after the electronic design automation company forecast stronger-than-expected fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings growth off the back of increasing demand for its chip design software. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, Synopsis reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.03, down from $3.38 per share in ...

C3 AI reports strong revenue growth but forecast disappoints investors

Shares in C3.ai Inc. fell more than 5% in late trading today after the artificial intelligence software maker was weighed down by a weak earnings outlook and despite reporting fiscal third-quarter revenue and earnings beats. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, C3 AI reported an adjusted loss per share of 12 cents, down ...

Salesforce delivers strong AI growth but disappoints on fiscal 2026 forecast

Shares in Salesforce Inc. fell more than 3% in late trading today after the cloud-based software company fell short of expectations on revenue in its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and issued disappointing first-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 outlooks. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, Salesforce reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.78, up ...

F5 expands application security with new platform and AI-powered automation tools

Application security firm F5 Inc. today announced several new solutions at its annual AppWorld 2025 conference, including the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform and new artificial intelligence-powered solutions. The new Application Delivery and Security Platform is the industry’s first converged application delivery and security platform for hybrid and multicloud infrastructures, F5 claims. It brings together high-performance ...

Ethos raises $6M to enhance model risk management for financial institutions

Modern model risk management startup Ethos AI Inc. announced today that it has raised $6 million in new funding to expand its engineering team, enhance its go-to-market efforts and strengthen its platform to help financial institutions manage model risk and deploy artificial intelligence-driven decision-making models. Founded in 2023, Ethos offers a platform specifically designed to ...

New NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks offering enhances private 5G security for industry

Information technology service and consulting company NTT DATA Corp. today announced a new managed security service powered by Palo Alto Networks Inc. technologies that enhances private 5G security in industrial and operational technology environments. The new service combines Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall and OT/ IOT subscriptions with NTT DATA’s Private 5G architecture, with an aim to ...

Fortanix expands data encryption platform to address AI and quantum computing threats

Multicloud security firm Fortanix Inc. today announced new capabilities for its data encryption and key management platform that enhances protection against emerging artificial intelligence and quantum computing threats. The new capabilities seek to address advances in AI and quantum computing that will eventually render current protections obsolete. Quantum computers, when they come online, will be able to ...

Edera raises $15M to expand workload isolation technology and AI security

Workload isolation technology startup Edera Inc. announced today that it has raised $15 million in new funding to expand its workload isolation technology, enhance support for artificial intelligence infrastructure security and grow its team to accelerate adoption. Founded in 2024, Edera specializes in cloud workload isolation technology that enhances infrastructure security. The company focuses on ...