Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Data stolen in business email compromise attack on W. Virginia hospital operator

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2021

Monongalia Health System Inc., a company that runs three hospitals in West Virginia, has been struck by a business email compromise attack. Described Dec. 21 by the company as a “data security incident,” the attack…

Security

Vulnerability in Azure App Service exposed hundreds of source code repositories

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2021

A vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Azure App Service has been found to expose hundreds of source code repositories. Discovered by security researchers at Wiz Inc. and detailed Dec. 21, the vulnerability, dubbed “NotLegit,” involves…

Emerging Tech

Tesla under investigation over in-car gaming feature

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2021

The U.S. government has opened a preliminary inquiry into reports Tesla Inc. vehicles allow occupants to play video games while the car is in motion. The inquiry has been launched by the National Highway Traffic…

Security

As new scanning tool is released, China suspends partnership with Alibaba over Log4j

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2021

The Chinese government has suspended a partnership with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. over the Apache Log4j vulnerability as a new open-source scanning tool has been released to help businesses identify affected services. China’s Ministry…

Emerging Tech

PitchBook predicts agtech and AI will lead emerging technology funding in 2022

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2021

PitchBook Data Inc., the go-to company for data and research concerning technology companies, today released some interesting emerging technology predictions for 2022 — led, perhaps surprisingly, with agriculture. For the year ahead, PitchBook predicts,…

Blockchain

Kraken acquires noncustodial staking services startup Staked

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken today said it has acquired Stack LLC, a provider of noncustodial staking services. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed but Kraken described it as one of the largest crypto…

Emerging Tech

Meta acquires VR and AR optics technology company ImagineOptix

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2021

Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired ImagineOptix Corp., a developer of augmented and virtual reality optics technology designed to overcome optical and optoelectronics challenges in displays. The acquisition was first discovered Dec. 17 by optics analyst…

Security

BlackBerry shares drop despite better-than-expected earnings report

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2021

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. dropped in after-hours trading today despite the company delivering better-than-expected earnings results. For the quarter ended Nov. 30, BlackBerry reported a loss of five cents per share on revenue of…

Security

Security-as-a-service startup ContraForce launches into general availability with $2M in funding

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2021

Security-as-a-service startup ContraForce revealed today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding from DataTribe and has launched into general availability. Founded in 2020 by industry security and cloud experts from Armor Defense Inc., McAfee…

Security

ZeroFox acquires IDX and announces plans to go public via SPAC

By Duncan Riley Dec 20, 2021

Cybersecurity firm ZeroFox Inc. is set to go public through a special-purpose acquisition company merger with L&F Acquisition Corp. Along with the SPAC merger, ZeroFox also announced today that it’s acquiring Identity Theft Guard…

Duncan Riley

Data stolen in business email compromise attack on W. Virginia hospital operator

Vulnerability in Azure App Service exposed hundreds of source code repositories

Tesla under investigation over in-car gaming feature

As new scanning tool is released, China suspends partnership with Alibaba over Log4j

PitchBook predicts agtech and AI will lead emerging technology funding in 2022

Kraken acquires noncustodial staking services startup Staked

Meta acquires VR and AR optics technology company ImagineOptix

BlackBerry shares drop despite better-than-expected earnings report

Security-as-a-service startup ContraForce launches into general availability with $2M in funding

ZeroFox acquires IDX and announces plans to go public via SPAC

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