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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With AppRisk, Snyk aims to strengthen collaboration between development and security teams

Cybersecurity startup Snyk Ltd. today released a new solution for application security teams that offers a comprehensive application security posture management workbench to govern and scale security programs. Called Snyk AppRisk, the ASPM solution focuses on minimizing risk from applications by delivering collaboration between developers and security teams to address cybersecurity challenges. The new solution also provides C-suite ...

Alleged Chinese cyberattacks target US power and water systems

U.S. government officers and cybersecurity experts are warning that the Chinese military is allegedly attempting to infiltrate critical infrastructure, including power and water utilities and transportation systems in the U.S. The Washington Post reported, referencing unnamed officials and security experts, that hackers allegedly affiliated with China’s People’s Liberation Army have burrowed into the computer systems ...

New AI assistant from Fortinet promises to streamline threat investigation

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today announced a new generative artificial intelligence assistant that accelerates threat investigation and remediation. Called Fortinet Advisor, the new AI service is designed to augment the capabilities of security operations teams. Integrated with Fortinet’s security information and event management service, called FortiSIEM, and security orchestration, automation and response solution, called FortiSOAR, the AI ...

Critical Bluetooth security flaw discovered in Google, Apple and Linux devices

A newly revealed critical security issue with Bluetooth can potentially allow attackers to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Detailed by security researcher Marc Newlin on GitHub this week, the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-45866, is an authentication bypass that lets attackers connect susceptible devices and inject keystrokes to achieve code execution. The vulnerability is ...

Smartsheet’s third quarter shows robust financial health with increased earnings

Shares in Smartsheet Inc. rose about 2% in late trading today after the management platform provider reported strong earnings and revenue in its fiscal third quarter. For the quarter that ended Oct. 31, Smartsheet reported adjusted net income of $22.6 million, or 17 cents per share, up from a loss of $1.9 million, or one cent a share, ...

DocuSign exceeds expectations in third quarter, forecasts higher fourth-quarter revenue

Shares in DocuSign Inc. trended down slightly in late trading today despite the electronic signature company reporting beats in revenue and earnings in its third quarter and offering a better-than-outlook for its fourth quarter. For the quarter that ended Oct. 31, DocuSign reported adjusted net income per share of 79 cents, up from 57 cents in the ...

New Coro cybersecurity platform offers modular security for midmarket companies

Cloud cybersecurity startup Coro Cyber Security Ltd. today launched Coro 3.0, a new way for midmarket businesses to manage and consume cybersecurity. Claimed to be the world’s first modular cybersecurity platform, Coro 3.0 consolidates multiple security capabilities into a unified solution, offering seamlessly integrated modules, from endpoint detection and response and security access service edge to email ...

Microsoft announces major security leadership reshuffle, appoints new CISO

Microsoft Corp. has made a significant shakeup of its security team, as its longtime leader was put into a new role and a new chief information security officer was appointed Tuesday. Igor Tsyganskiy, who joined Microsoft four months ago in the role of chief strategy officer, has been appointed the new CISO, replacing Bret Arsenault, who ...

Elon Musk’s xAI, maker of controversial chatbot Grok, seeks to raise $1B

A month after unveiling Grok, its first generative artificial intelligence chatbot, Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI Corp. is now seeking to raise $1 billion from investors. The disclosure came in a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which disclosed that along with seeking $1 billion, xAI has already raised nearly $135 million through ...

Asana’s financial wins dimmed by warnings of economic challenges ahead

Shares in Asana Inc. plunged by over 12% in late trading today after the work management software company warned of a challenging macroeconomic environment for the second straight quarter, despite reporting beats in earnings and revenue in its fiscal third quarter and forecasting a better-than-expect outlook for its fourth quarter. For the quarter that ended Oct. 31, ...