Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Zoom agrees to pay $85M to settle user privacy lawsuit

By Duncan Riley Aug 1, 2021

Zoom Video Communications Inc. has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of violating user privacy and allowing others to jump into Zoom calls. The lawsuit alleged that…

Apps

Square to buy Australian ‘buy now, pay later’ provider Afterpay for $29B

By Duncan Riley Aug 1, 2021

Square Inc. today entered an agreement to buy Australian “buy now, pay later” firm Afterpay Ltd. in a deal worth $29 billion. The two companies have entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed under which…

Apps

Xiaomi passes Apple as the world’s second-largest smartphone maker behind Samsung

By Duncan Riley Jul 29, 2021

Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi Inc. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. maintaining its market lead in the second quarter. The latest global smartphone sales…

Emerging Tech

Didi denies that it is going private to placate authorities in China

By Duncan Riley Jul 29, 2021

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. today formally denied a report from The Wall Street Journal that it was planning to take the company private to placate authorities in mainland China. The report claims…

Security

Fortinet shares drop despite strong earnings

By Duncan Riley Jul 29, 2021

Shares in Fortinet Inc. dropped slightly in after-hours trading today despite the company reporting strong results in its second-quarter earnings. For the quarter ended June 30, Fortinet reported revenue of $801.1 million, up 30% from…

Security

SolCyber emerges from stealth with $20M in funding from ForgePoint

By Duncan Riley Jul 29, 2021

Managed security service provider SolCyber Managed Security Services Inc. launched out of stealth mode today and announced that it has raised $20 million in funding. The Series A round came exclusively from ForgePoint Capital and…

Blockchain

Web 3.0 infrastructure network startup Biconomy raises $9M to scale products

By Duncan Riley Jul 28, 2021

Web 3.0 infrastructure network startup Biconomy announced today that it has raised $9 million to scale up its current products and ensure its multiblockchain transaction infrastructure is ready for next-generation Web 3.0 applications. DACM…

Security

Report finds API attack traffic growing three times faster than regular traffic

By Duncan Riley Jul 28, 2021

A new report from Salt Security Inc. out today has found that the amount of attack traffic targeting application programming interfaces is growing at triple the rate of regular API traffic, among other concerning findings.…

Security

Password management provider 1Password raises $100M for further growth

By Duncan Riley Jul 27, 2021

Password management software provider 1Password announced today that it has raised $100 million in new funding to accelerate the company’s business growth and keep delivering new cybersecurity solutions. Accel led the Series B round. Also…

Security

IronNet launches cybersecurity alliance to protect commercial space development

By Duncan Riley Jul 27, 2021

Space may be the final frontier, but that doesn’t exclude it from the risk of cyberattack. In an age when ransomware gangs take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and target companies and organizations trying…

Duncan Riley

Zoom agrees to pay $85M to settle user privacy lawsuit

Square to buy Australian ‘buy now, pay later’ provider Afterpay for $29B

Xiaomi passes Apple as the world’s second-largest smartphone maker behind Samsung

Didi denies that it is going private to placate authorities in China

Fortinet shares drop despite strong earnings

SolCyber emerges from stealth with $20M in funding from ForgePoint

Web 3.0 infrastructure network startup Biconomy raises $9M to scale products

Report finds API attack traffic growing three times faster than regular traffic

Password management provider 1Password raises $100M for further growth

IronNet launches cybersecurity alliance to protect commercial space development

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