Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Microsoft exposes 250M customer service records via misconfigured Elasticsearch database

By Duncan Riley Jan 22, 2020

Microsoft Corp. today disclosed a data breach that exposed 250 million customer records via a misconfigured Elasticsearch database. As is somewhat typical with these exposures, the database was exposed because the settings on the Elasticsearch…

Apps

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus users will have their default search engine set to Bing

By Duncan Riley Jan 22, 2020

Microsoft Corp. is making its search engine Bing the default search engine for Office 365 ProPlus customers who use Chrome, at least according to a Microsoft support document. “Starting with Version 2002 of Office 365 ProPlus,…

Emerging Tech

Aeris and Volkswagen form new joint venture to develop connected-car technology

By Duncan Riley Jan 22, 2020

“Internet of things” solutions firm Aeris Communications Inc. today teamed up with Volkswagen Group of America to form Ventic LLC, a new joint venture to develop connected vehicle platform technologies. The joint venture, 51% owned by…

Blockchain

BitPay adds merchant and wallet support for XRP cryptocurrency

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2020

Bitcoin payment solutions startup BitPay Inc. said today it has added support for XRP, allowing merchants to accept Ripple Labs Inc.’s cryptocurrency as a form of online payment. The support for XRP comes via…

Security

FireEye acquires cloud visibility firm Cloudvisory to boost security operations

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2020

Cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said today it has acquired privately held cloud continual visibility firm Cloudvisory LLC for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2013, Cloudvisory offers a platform that provides continuous visibility, compliance and security policy governance…

Emerging Tech

Uber experiment lets some drivers set their own rates in California

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2020

In response to California’s new gig-economy law, Uber Technologies Inc. is experimenting with a new feature that allows some drivers to set their fares in the state. The experiment allows drivers who pick up passengers…

Security

Report: Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked by Saudi prince

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2020

The hacking of Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos’ phone in 2018 is now being attributed to a Saudi prince, according to sources quoted by The Guardian. The report claims that Bezos’ phone was hacked…

Security

Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach that compromised business relationships

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. today disclosed a data breach that involved the theft of highly sensitive data, including correspondence and information on government agencies and business partners. Although the Mitsubishi name may be best known…

Apps

LastPass quietly admits it suffered an outage it first denied

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2020

Password manager LastPass Inc. has suffered an outage that kept some users from accessing their accounts and hence their passwords. Reports of LastPass users being unable to access their account first emerged over the weekend on…

Emerging Tech

Soft Robotics raises $23M to build out its automation solutions

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2020

Robotics technology startup Soft Robotics Inc. said today it has raised $23 million in new funding to further build out its growth strategy along with further technological development. The Series B round was co-led by…

Duncan Riley

Microsoft exposes 250M customer service records via misconfigured Elasticsearch database

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus users will have their default search engine set to Bing

Aeris and Volkswagen form new joint venture to develop connected-car technology

BitPay adds merchant and wallet support for XRP cryptocurrency

FireEye acquires cloud visibility firm Cloudvisory to boost security operations

Uber experiment lets some drivers set their own rates in California

Report: Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked by Saudi prince

Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach that compromised business relationships

LastPass quietly admits it suffered an outage it first denied

Soft Robotics raises $23M to build out its automation solutions

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