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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Ollama addresses remote execution flaw following Wiz discovery

As generative artificial intelligence continues to grow in popularity and become mainstream, so do security issues surrounding large language models and their support services. A new report today from Wiz Inc. details one such vulnerability discovered in Ollama, the open-source infrastructure project designed to simplify the packaging and deployment of AI models. However, in a welcome ...

US bans Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky over national security concerns

The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that it’s banning Kaspersky Lab Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky, and its subsidiaries and parent companies from selling its software in the U.S. The decision from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security institutes the ban starting July 20. The company is ...

Cato Networks introduces new partner program to simplify managed SASE services

Cloud networking company Cato Networks Ltd. today announced a new partner platform that eliminates the complexity of delivering managed Secure Access Service Edge services. Called the Cato MSASE Partner Platform, the new platform is been designed to allow channel partners to rapidly deliver and profit from management SASE services. The platform gives partners vendor-level insight, control and ...

Cyber resilience startup Semperis raises $125M for enterprise identity protection expansion

Enterprise identity protection and cyber resilience startup Semperis Ltd. today announced that it has secured $125 million in growth financing, which will allow it to invest in product innovation and support its expanding global customer base. Founded in 2014, Semperis offers cybersecurity services that specialize in protecting Active Directory and Azure AD from cyberthreats, as well as ...

LockBit resurgence sees ransomware attacks reach record high in May

A new report released today by NCC Group plc has found that ransomware attacks hit a record high in May, driven by a massive resurgence in LockBit ransomware attacks. The NCC Group 2024 Threat Intel report found that global ransomware attacks rose by 32% month-over-month in May, to 470 recorded ransomware attacks, up from 356 ...

Cyberattack on CDK Global disrupts car sales in North America

Data technology company CDK Global Inc., a major supplier of software to car dealerships in North America, has been hit by a cyberattack that has resulted in the company being forced to take its systems offline and clients being unable to process regular business transactions. The attack occurred today as systems going offline at around ...

Nvidia reportedly acquires incident automation startup Shoreline for $100M

Nvidia Corp. has reportedly agreed to acquire incident automation startup Shoreline Inc., although neither company has confirmed the deal as of now. The details of the unconfirmed deal came from Bloomberg Tuesday, referencing people familiar with the matter. It reported a deal was struck recently and valued Shoreline at around $100 million. Founded in 2019, Shoreline provides intelligence ...

Hackers demand $50M ransom payment from UK lab provider following hospital disruption

A Russian hacking group is reportedly demanding a $50 million ransom payment from a U.K. lab services provider following a ransomware attack earlier this month that disrupted hospitals in London. The hacking group, known as Qilin, targeted Synnovis Group LLP, which provides lab services to hospitals in London under the U.K.’s National Health Service. Someone ...

AMD investigates alleged data theft as stolen data appears for sale on BreachForums

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is reportedly investigating a claim that data from the company has been stolen in an apparent hack. First spotted today by HackManac on X Inc., the claim that AMD has been hacked and data was stolen is per a listing on the infamous hacking site BreachForums. A user by the name ...

Waabi secures $200M for AI-powered autonomous trucks, targets 2025 launch

Canadian autonomous truck startup Waabi Innovation Inc. announced today that it has raised $200 million in new funding to support its development and deployment of fully driverless, generative artificial intelligence-powered autonomous trucks in 2025. Founded in 2021, Waabi is developing generative AI-based autonomous driving technology for the transport sector. The company’s “Waabi Driver” self-driving solution ...