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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OAuth vulnerabilities on Booking.com could have resulted in account takeovers

Security researchers at Salt Security Inc. today released new threat research that highlights critical security flaws found on the website of popular hotel booking service Booking Holdings Inc. The flaws were found in the way those who designed the Booking.com site implemented Open Authorization social-login functionality, potentially exposing any users logging into the site through ...

Zuora shares rocket on modest earnings and revenue beats

Updated: Shares in Zuora Inc. jumped almost 28% today after the cloud subscription services company reported earnings and revenue beats on Wednesday. For the fourth quarter that ended Jan. 31, Zuora reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of four cents a share, up from a one-cent-per-share loss in the same quarter last year. Revenue rose ...

Okta impresses with earnings three times higher than expected

Identity access management company Okta Inc. impressed investors with its quarterly financial report today, delivering earnings three times higher than analysts expected, sending its shares up nearly 15% in extended trading. For its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, Okta reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 30 cents per share, up from ...

Salesforce shares surge on earnings beat, revised outlook and $20B stock buyback program

Shares in Salesforce Inc. surged in late trading after the cloud-based software company beat estimates in its latest earnings report, upped its forecast and announced a new $20 billion stock buyback program. For its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, Salesforce reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $1.68 a share, up from 84 ...

New Fortinet releases provide better protection for operational technology environments

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today announced enhanced products and services for operational technology environments as an expansion of the its Security Fabric for OT. They’re designed to help organizations better protect their OT environments, including improving visibility and real-time response across the entire attack surface. The new products empower security operations center teams to become more efficient ...

3D asset visualization and management platform startup Hexa raises $20.5M

3D asset visualization and management platform startup Hexa today announced it has raised $20.5 million in new funding to support further expansion. Based in Israel, Hexa, incorporated as Fitix Visualization Ltd., offers a technology stack that digitizes products such as furniture and fashion using existing 2D images and artificial intelligence to create a 3D model known as ...

Sensitive data stolen in ransomware attack on US Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service was hacked in a ransomware attack earlier this month, resulting in the theft of sensitive data. NBC News was the first to report the hack Monday, quoting a Marshals Service spokesperson saying that the ransomware attack “affected system containing law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, administrative information and ...

Rivian shares fall on mixed earnings and ongoing losses

Shares in Rivian Automotive Inc. dropped in late trading after the electric vehicle maker reported mixed results and ongoing losses in its latest earnings report. For its fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Rivian reported an adjusted loss of $1.73 per share on revenue of $663 million. Analysts had been expecting earnings per share loss of $1.94 on ...

Cowbell now provides 24/7 incident response to cybersecurity insurance policy holders

Cybersecurity insurance provider Cowbell Cyber Inc. today announced a new round-the-clock service that offers policyholders comprehensive support for risk improvement and incident response. Cowbell 365 provides 24-hour availability every day of the week, 365 days a year, bringing expertise and responsiveness from its in-house team of cyber claims specialists and cyber risk engineers. The company argues that risk ...

Orca Security launches new Data Security Posture Management capabilities

Cloud cybersecurity startup Orca Security Ltd. today announced the launch of new comprehensive Data Security Posture Management capabilities as part of the Orca Cloud Security Platform. The Portland, Oregon-based company says the new DSPM capabilities build upon its existing comprehensive approach to cloud security by expanding existing capabilities with enhanced data discovery and management. The new features ...