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

Latest from Duncan Riley

Crunchbase data reveals cybersecurity funding picking up pace, but still lagging 2022

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

A new report today from Crunchbase Inc. has found positive news in the troubled venture capital landscape, with funding into cybersecurity startups increasing in the third quarter. The report found that funding in cybersecurity startups increased 12% in the quarter, with nearly $1.9 billion …

Human resources emails remain top phishing targets

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

A new report released today by security awareness training company KnowBe4 Inc. finds that human resources-related email subjects remain a principal strategy among cyberattackers, accounting for more than half of the top-clicked phishing email subjects. The KnowBe4 third quarter phishing report found that …

Australian data encryption cybersecurity startup CipherStash raises $3M

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

Australian searchable data encryption cybersecurity startup CipherStash Pty. Ltd. announced today that it has raised $3 million in new funding to expand its digital defense offerings against increasingly complex tactics employed by cybercriminals and provide protection against data breaches, identity theft and other …

WinRAR vulnerability under active exploitation, warns Google’s Threat Analysis Group

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

Google LLC’s Threat Analysis Group today warned users of a vulnerability in file archiving and compressing software WinRAR that’s being actively exploited by hacking groups, including allegedly state-sponsored actors. The researchers at Google TAG have observed hacking groups leveraging a vulnerability tracked as …

Palo Alto Networks introduces advanced Code-to-Cloud Intelligence in latest Prisma Cloud update

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced a new release for its Prisma Cloud cloud security platform that includes advanced Code-to-Cloud Intelligence features designed to provide enhanced protection across the application lifecycle from inception to active runtime. Called “Darwin,” the new updates offer an intelligent approach …

SlashNext report warns users of the hidden dangers of QR codes

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

A new report released today by phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. warns that an increasing number of cybercriminals are exploiting the widespread use of QR codes to launch sophisticated phishing attacks. The report highlights the vulnerabilities and potential risks associated with the uninformed use of …

Australian digital security and fraud prevention startup Darwinium raises $18M

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

Australian digital security and fraud prevention startup Darwinium Pty. Ltd. today announced that it has raised $18 million in new funding to scale up its edge-based solution across global geographies, where it said it’s gaining traction across industries such as fintech, e-commerce, …

Barracuda report reveals 50% of all internet traffic is bot-driven

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

A new report released today by cloud cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks Inc. finds that half of all internet traffic is now bot traffic and that bad bots contribute to 30% of traffic. The report delves into the changing face of bot traffic and how …

Mobile identity verification and authentication solutions startup Prove Identity raises $40M

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

Mobile identity verification and authentication solutions startup Prove Identity Inc. announced today that it has raised $40 million in new funding to launch new commerce enablement and fraud-fighting use cases, global expansion and to address the evolving threats faced by public and private …

Decentralized biometric identification platform startup Anonybit raises $3M

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY3 YEARS AGO

Decentralized biometric identification platform startup Anonybit Inc. today announced that it has raised $3 million in new funding for its privacy-by-design identity management solutions to enterprises battling data breaches and account takeover attacks. Founded in 2020, Anonybit’s decentralized biometric identification platform is …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Crunchbase data reveals cybersecurity funding picking up pace, but still lagging 2022

Human resources emails remain top phishing targets

Australian data encryption cybersecurity startup CipherStash raises $3M

WinRAR vulnerability under active exploitation, warns Google’s Threat Analysis Group

Palo Alto Networks introduces advanced Code-to-Cloud Intelligence in latest Prisma Cloud update

SlashNext report warns users of the hidden dangers of QR codes

Australian digital security and fraud prevention startup Darwinium raises $18M

Barracuda report reveals 50% of all internet traffic is bot-driven

Mobile identity verification and authentication solutions startup Prove Identity raises $40M

Decentralized biometric identification platform startup Anonybit raises $3M

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