Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Traceable API Security Testing scans APIs for vulnerabilities, accuracy, reliability and overall security

By Duncan Riley Aug 31, 2022

Application programming interface security startup Traceable Inc. today announced the general availability of its API Security Testing offering which enables any API in pre-production to be tested for vulnerabilities, accuracy, reliability and overall security. Offered as part…

Security

Data breach at Nelnet exposes 2.5 million student loan records

By Duncan Riley Aug 30, 2022

Listed student loans and financial services provider Nelnet Inc. has suffered a data breach, exposing some 2.5 million records belonging to the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and EdFinancial Services LLC. According to an Aug.…

Apps

Report: Snap to begin laying off 20% of workforce this week

By Duncan Riley Aug 30, 2022

Snap Inc. reportedly is about to begin laying off around 20% of its workforce as soon as Wednesday, according to a report published today in The Verge. The layoffs are said to hit some departments…

Security

Strong growth drives CrowdStrike earnings beat, revised outlook

By Duncan Riley Aug 30, 2022

Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. were flat in late trading despite the cybersecurity company reporting a solid earnings beat and a revised outlook thanks to continuing strong growth. For its second quarter that ended July…

IoT

Recurve, an open-source platform for virtual power plants, raises $18M

By Duncan Riley Aug 30, 2022

Recurve Analytics Inc., an open-source platform for virtual power plants, said today it has raised $18 million in new funding to accelerate the transition to clean energy by reducing stress on the grid during periods…

Emerging Tech

Solinftec debuts new robot designed to detect and spray weeds

By Duncan Riley Aug 30, 2022

Agricultural robotics startup Solinftec has today announced an expansion to its robotics lineup with the Solix Sprayer, a robot designed to detect and spray weeds. Designed in partnership with McKinney Corp. which is producing and…

Cloud

Beqom acquires continuous performance management startup Our Tandem

By Duncan Riley Aug 30, 2022

Compensation management solutions provider beqom SA revealed today that it has acquired continuous performance management platform startup Our Tandem for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Our Tandem offers a performance management system designed to…

Security

Researchers find malicious plugins on 25,000 WordPress sites

By Duncan Riley Aug 29, 2022

A new study from Georgia Institute of Technology researchers has found malicious plugins installed on some 25,000 WordPress websites. The researchers analyzed backups from over 400,000 web servers and found 47,337 malicious plugins across…

Security

Hackers used Twilio breach to intercept Okta onetime passwords

By Duncan Riley Aug 29, 2022

Hackers behind a phishing attack that compromised accounts on cloud communications provider Twilio Inc. used their access to intercept onetime passwords issued by Okta Inc. The hack on Twilio took place on Aug. 4 and…

Security

Twilio and Cloudflare hackers have now breached 130 organizations

By Duncan Riley Aug 25, 2022

The same hacking group that successfully breached Twilio Inc. and attempted to breach Cloudflare Inc. earlier this month is now believed to have breached more than 130 organizations in the same phishing campaign. As detailed today…

Duncan Riley

Traceable API Security Testing scans APIs for vulnerabilities, accuracy, reliability and overall security

Data breach at Nelnet exposes 2.5 million student loan records

Report: Snap to begin laying off 20% of workforce this week

Strong growth drives CrowdStrike earnings beat, revised outlook

Solinftec debuts new robot designed to detect and spray weeds

Researchers find malicious plugins on 25,000 WordPress sites

Hackers used Twilio breach to intercept Okta onetime passwords

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