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

Cloudflare Workers Launchpad program grows to $2B, adds 14 new partners

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced that its Workers Launchpad funding program has grown to $2 billion for potential investments in startups and has added 14 new partners. The program launched in September with $1.25 billion in funding for startups …

Amazon RDS snapshots found to be leaking personal information

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Thousands of databases hosted on Amazon Web Services Inc.’s Relational Database Service have been found to be leaking personally identifiable information, providing a potential treasure trove for threat actors. Discovered and detailed today by researchers at Mitiga Security Inc., the exposure comes through …

Iranian hackers breach Federal Civilian Executive Branch using Log4Shell vulnerability

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency today disclosed that an Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat group hacked the Federal Civilian Executive Branch. The breach, which dates back to February, was first detected in mid-June, and CISA conducted an incident response engagement with …

22 years after it was founded, Evernote to be acquired by Italian technology firm

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Web 2.0-era personal productivity app maker Evernote Corp., said today it has entered an agreement to be acquired by Italian technology company Bending Spoons S.p.A. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2000, the year of the dot-com crash, Evernote builds apps and …

New image-based scam bypasses filtering, encourages victims to call attacker

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Researchers at INKY Technology Corp. today detailed a new image-based phishing scam that uses brand impersonation to encourage a victim to contact those behind the scam by phone rather than click on a link or download a file. INKY researchers have observed …

As SaaS app usage soars, consolidation and security concerns drive change

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Cloud service management company BetterCloud Inc. has found that organizations are using more software-as-a-service apps than ever, but there are changes afoot in the industry amid consolidation and concerns with app security. The findings were one of several in BetterCloud’s 10th annual …

DevSecOps automation platform startup BoostSecurity launches with $12M in new funding

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

DevSecOps automation platform startup BoostSecurity.io Inc. today launched out of stealth mode with $12 million in new funding to accelerate the platform’s go-to-market and engineering initiatives. Sorenson Capital led the seed round, with Hoxton Ventures, Golden Ventures, Firebolt Ventures and Transform VC also participating. Founded …

Application security startup ArmorCode raises $14M from Ballistic Ventures

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Application security operations startup ArmorCode Inc. today announced that it has secured $14 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by Ballistic Ventures, which also included Sierra Ventures, Cervin Ventures and several individual investors. The new funding brings Armorcode total venture capital raised to …

Apple SOS feature launches in US and Canada, coming to Europe in December

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. today launched its iPhone 14 satellite-based Emergency SOS feature in the U.S. and Canada and also announced that it will be available in some European countries come December. The feature, formally announced in September, uses a satellite connection when users are …

MotherDuck raises $35M to further its collaboration with DuckDB

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Data infrastructure and analytics startup MotherDuck Corp. revealed today that it has raised $35 million in new funding at a $175 million valuation to hire more people and further its close collaboration with DuckDB. A16z led the Series A round, with Madrona, Amplify Partners …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Cloudflare Workers Launchpad program grows to $2B, adds 14 new partners

Amazon RDS snapshots found to be leaking personal information

Iranian hackers breach Federal Civilian Executive Branch using Log4Shell vulnerability

22 years after it was founded, Evernote to be acquired by Italian technology firm

New image-based scam bypasses filtering, encourages victims to call attacker

As SaaS app usage soars, consolidation and security concerns drive change

DevSecOps automation platform startup BoostSecurity launches with $12M in new funding

Apple SOS feature launches in US and Canada, coming to Europe in December

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