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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Dig Security broadens data security platform across multiple storage solutions

Data security startup Dig Security Solutions Inc. today announced the expansion of the Dig Data Security Platform to protect data anywhere enterprises store sensitive information, including public cloud, software-as-a-service, database-as-a-service and on-premise environments. The expansion of the Dig Data Security Platform means its data security posture management and data detection and response capabilities now can be deployed to ...

Research warns email rules are being weaponized by cyberattackers

Cloud cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks Inc. today released new research on how attackers are using malicious email rules after compromising corporate networks to steal information and evade detection. Automated email inbox rules are highly useful for managing the deluge of emails many experience in their working lives. Inbox rules help categorize, forward or even delete emails based on ...

Venture capital firm Runa Capital makes unsolicited offer for MariaDB

Database management system provider MariaDB plc has received an unsolicited offer from a venture capital firm to acquire the company. First reported by the Register, the disclosure was made in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the filing, MariaDB says that pursuant to the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 and Takeover ...

Cleaning products maker Clorox warns of shortages following August cyberattack

Cleaning products maker Clorox Co. is warning of shortages following a cyberattack that struck the company on Aug. 14. The type of attack was not disclosed, with Clorox only describing it as “unauthorized activity” on some of its information technology systems in an Aug. 14 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing rattles ...

Venafi introduces generative AI service for enhanced machine identity management

Machine identity protection firm Venafi Inc. today unveiled a new generative artificial intelligence service that’s designed to make machine identity management easier and faster for security and platform teams.  Called Venafi Athena, the service combines machine learning, large language models and Venafi’s data capabilities to power three core solutions. The first solution, Venafi Athena for Security Teams, ...

Acceldata acquires AI startup Bewgle to boost data observability capabilities

Data observability company Acceldata Inc. today announced that it has acquired artificial intelligence startup Bewgle Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2017, Bewgle offers an AI engine that analyzes large amounts of unstructured data to provide product, category and competitive insights. Designed for online retailers and app developers to analyze natural language reviews written by customers, ...

Data management startup Alcion raises $21M for go-to-market expansion

Data management startup Alcion Inc. today announced that it has raised $21 million in new funding to support the general availability and global go-to-market expansion of the company’s artificial intelligence-driven backup-as-a-service platform for Microsoft 365. Founded in 2022, Alcion provides Microsoft 365 administrators with a platform to protect against ransomware, malware, corruption and accidental data loss. The company’s ...

Expanded LogRhythm-Novacoast partnership amplifies security operations

Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced an expanded partnership with cybersecurity company Novacoast Inc. to strengthen security operations and ensure comprehensive protection. The partnership sees Novacoast become the first LogRhythm Axon service provider to provide level one and level two analyst services — entry-level to intermediate-level technical support services — and custom content for the cloud-native ...

Update: After raising $660M in IPO, Instacart sees its stock soar 40% on first trading day

Updated with market reaction: Grocery delivery company Instacart today saw its shares soar 40% in their debut in the public market, a day after it raised $660 million in its initial public offering. The offering price of $30 a share topped an original guidance for $26 to $28 a share, but the shares opened trading ...

Google partners with Defense Department on AI-enhanced microscope

Google LLC and the U.S. Department of Defense are reportedly working on an artificial intelligence-enabled microscope project designed to help pathologists streamline their workflow without interrupting their established processes. Called the Augmented Reality Microscope, the microscope brings real-time machine learning into an optical microscope for applications in cancer diagnostics and other areas that rely on bright-field ...