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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Cyera acquires Trail Security for $162M to expand AI-powered data security platform

Data security solutions provider Cyera Ltd. revealed today that it has acquired Israeli data loss prevention company Trail Security Ltd. for $162 million. Prior to its acquisition, Trial Security was a data loss prevention company focused on artificial intelligence-driven solutions for safeguarding sensitive data across various environments, including cloud, endpoint and network systems. Trail Security’s ...

Everstage raises $30M to enhance sales performance management platform

Sales performance management startup Everstage Inc. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new funding to increase product innovation and elevate its customer experience. Founded in 2020, Everstage offers a platform that automates the management of sales commissions within organizations. It offers solutions to simplify the creation, tracking and execution of commission plans ...

DeNexus expands cyber risk management platform with $17.5M investment

Cyber risk management startup DeNexus Inc. announced today that it has raised $17.5 million in new funding to expand its product offerings. Founded in 2019, DeNexus specializes in industrial cyber risk management with a platform that provides security services to operation technology environments. The company’s platform leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess vulnerabilities, ...

Okta expands Workforce Identity Cloud with new security enhancements and AI governance tools

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today made a number of announcements aimed at enhancing security and developer capabilities across its platform, a new partnership with the OpenID Foundation to bolster identity security across software-as-a-service applications, and a new suite of tools for securing artificial intelligence integration. Starting with new enhancements to Workforce Identity Cloud, Okta’s first ...

Akamai introduces Behavioral DDoS Engine and AI Assistant to strengthen security portfolio

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. today announced two major updates for its security portfolio that enhance protection against sophisticated threats and streamline security operations through advanced machine learning and AI-driven insights. The first update, the Behavioral DDoS Engine, uses machine learning to provide automatic, proactive protection against application-layer distributed denial-of-service attacks by ...

Lookout adds ‘smishing’ and executive impersonation protection to mobile security platform

Cybersecurity company Lookout Inc. today announced new features for its Mobile Endpoint Security solution that provide comprehensive protection against two fast-growing advanced social engineering tactics: SMS text phishing, or smishing, and executive impersonation fraud texts. The enhancements seek to strengthen mobile security by proactively identifying and blocking these sophisticated attacks before they can compromise sensitive data. Lookout ...

Cognizant enhances Neuro AI platform for faster AI use case deployment

Information technology services company Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. today unveiled enhancements to its Neuro AI Platform that allow enterprises to discover, prototype and develop artificial intelligence use cases rapidly. The enhancements allow businesses to quickly identify and address key challenges by generating AI models using synthetic or anonymized data while providing predictive insights and decision-making guidance. The ...

IoT startup Monogoto raises $27M to accelerate its global expansion

Internet of things connectivity management platform startup Monogoto Inc. announced today that it has raised $27 million in new funding to accelerate its global expansion, hire for key positions worldwide and to enhance its go-to-market efforts. Founded in 2018, Monogoto offers software-defined connectivity solutions that allow for secure connections across public and private LTE/5G and ...

Presidio expands AWS partnership to drive AI adoption and cloud migration

Information technology services firm Presidio Inc. today announced that it had signed an expanded multiyear “strategic collaboration agreement” with Amazon Web Services Inc. to increase innovation, accelerate artificial intelligence adoption and cloud migration, and significantly expand vertical industry-focused services. The agreement between the two companies will leverage Presidio’s full suite of consulting services with AWS ...

Dialpad expands workforce management capabilities with Surfboard acquisition

Business communications service provider Dialpad Inc. today announced it has acquired cloud-native workforce management platform startup Surfboard Technology Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2021, Surfboard offers workforce management software that is designed to enhance the efficiency of customer support teams. The company offers tools for scheduling, forecasting and performance analytics to streamline daily operations and ...