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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New OccamSec release helps security teams keep pace with vulnerabilities and threats

Threat exposure management solutions company OccamSec LLC today launched its continuous threat exposure management platform, Incenter, which it claims sets a new standard for threat identification and management. The release is pitched by OccamSec as challenging the issue wherein an expanding attack surface makes it difficult for security teams to keep pace with the proliferation of new ...

Safe Security launches AI-enabled ‘Cyber Risk Cloud of Clouds’ to avert cyber breaches

Artificial intelligence-based cyber risk management company Safe Security Inc. today announced Cyber Risk Cloud of Clouds, a new service aimed at predicting and averting cyber breaches. The new service amalgamates multiple distinct cyber signals into a unified view, providing a detailed and aggregated perspective of enterprise security risk, according to the company. It combines data from ...

Automation Anywhere debuts generative AI services for business users and developers

Robotic process automation provider Automation Anywhere Inc. today announced three new services incorporating generative artificial intelligence into its Automation Success Platform. The new releases are aimed at accelerating business productivity and deliver on the company’s mission to help every company build a digital workforce. Automation Anywhere argues that generative AI, implemented through its platform, is a ...

C3 AI shares plummet on lower-than-expected outlook

Shares in C3 AI Inc. plummeted over 20% in late trading after the artificial intelligence software developer missed on its outlook at the midpoint, despite otherwise solid figures in its latest earnings report. For its fiscal fourth quarter of 2023, which ended on April 30, C3 AI reported a net loss before certain costs such ...

Okta and CrowdStrike shares plunge on broader macroeconomic concerns

Shares in both Okta Inc. and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. plunged in late trading today despite both companies beating expectations in their quarterly earnings, revenue and outlook, as investors have become skittish amid broader macroeconomic concerns. For its fiscal first quarter ended April 30, Okta reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $38 million, ...

Data management startup Alcion launches with $8M in funding

Data management startup Alcion Inc. today launched as it announced that it has raised $8 million in funding for its AI-driven backup-as-a-service platform. Founded by Niraj Tolia (pictured) and Vaibhav Kamra, the pair behind Kasten, a Kubernetes backup company acquired by Veeam Software Inc. in 2020, Alcion provides Microsoft 365 administrators a platform to protect against ...

New Rezilion Smart Fix offers guidance to patching vulnerable components

DevSecOps automation tools startup Rezilion Inc. today announced a new feature called Smart Fix that offers critical guidance for users to understand the most strategic upgrade to fix vulnerable components. The feature seeks to address the issue wherein patching is a complicated and noisy process, which can lead to longer times for fixes and increases risks for ...

9M dental patient records published following LockBit ransomware attack

The records of nearly 9 million people have been published online following a LockBit ransomware attack on Managed Care of North America Inc. The company, also known as MCNA Dental, is a leading provider of dental plans in the U.S., serving private employers, individuals and families through a range of Medicare, long-term and commercial plans. ...

Spyware discovered in 101 Android apps downloaded 421M times

A previously unknown form of Android spyware has been discovered in a marketing software development kit used in 101 applications that have been downloaded an estimated 421 million times. Detailed today by researchers at Doctor Web Ltd., the spyware module called “SpinOk” attracts users through mini-games and promises various types of rewards. Once activated, the spyware ...

Raidforums member data leaked on new ‘Exposed’ hacking forum

A recently launched hacking site has published the member database of RaidForums, a notorious hacking forum taken offline in 2022. Founded in 2015, RaidForums operated on the regular internet and was a popular hacking and data leak forum. Although it offered various illegal services, it was best known for trading stolen credentials. The site was taken ...