Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Passwordless security startup Trusona raises $20M

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2020

Passwordless security startup Trusona Inc. said today it has raised $20 million in new funding to support ongoing technology development. The Series C round was led by Georgian Partners and included Kleiner Perkins, M12, OurCrowd,…

Security

Microsoft patches critical Windows vulnerability uncovered by the NSA

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2020

Microsoft Corp. has patched a major security flaw in Windows that was discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency, arguably making its first “Patch Tuesday” of the year one of the most exciting to…

Emerging Tech

Venture capital investments and startup exits slow but remain near record highs

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2020

Venture capital investments in the U.S. may be slowing a bit, and so are startup “exits” such as initial public stock offerings and acquisitions, but both remain near record highs as investors keep betting…

Security

$2.3M stolen in phishing campaign that targeted Texas school district

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2020

A Texas school district is out $2.3 million after a targeted phishing campaign led to money being transferred to accounts controlled by those behind the scam. Details are a little slim, but it’s believed that…

Security

NortonLifeLock sells ID Analytics business to LexisNexis Risk Solutions for $375M

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2020

NortonLifeLock Inc. today said it has sold its ID Analytics business to LexisNexis Risk Solutions for $375 million as the company divests itself of unwanted business units following its separation from the now Broadcom Inc.-owned Symantec enterprise security business.…

Security

Windows 7 hits end of life as Microsoft drops free support

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2020

The end of Windows 7 support is nigh as Microsoft Corp. will drop support for the operating system Tuesday for consumers. Business customers can pay for ongoing support, chiefly for security updates, but the…

Apps

Visa buys fintech startup Plaid for $5.3B

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2020

Visa Inc. today announced it has signed a deal to acquire financial technology startup Plaid Financial Inc. for $5.3 billion in an all-cash deal. It’s one of largest tech acquisitions in recent times, beating…

Security

Medical practitioners expose 1B+ records via unsecured databases

By Duncan Riley Jan 12, 2020

More than 1 billion medical images are believed to be exposed online as medical practitioners continue to upload them to unsecured databases. Discovered by German cybersecurity firm Greenbone Networks, the exposure follows a similar report…

Security

Office 365 hackers use malicious app to gain access to user accounts

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2020

Hackers have been found using a malicious Microsoft Office 365 app to gain access to user accounts in the latest campaign targeting the popular service. Detailed last month by security researchers at PhishLabs but only recently picked up…

Security

Iranian hackers hit Bahrain oil company, target US power utilities

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2020

Iranian hackers have hit Bahrain’s national oil company as a new report finds that Iranian state-sponsored hackers have also been targeting U.S. power utilities. The attack in Bahrain targeted oil company Bapco Dec. 29 and…

Duncan Riley

Passwordless security startup Trusona raises $20M

Microsoft patches critical Windows vulnerability uncovered by the NSA

Venture capital investments and startup exits slow but remain near record highs

$2.3M stolen in phishing campaign that targeted Texas school district

NortonLifeLock sells ID Analytics business to LexisNexis Risk Solutions for $375M

Windows 7 hits end of life as Microsoft drops free support

Visa buys fintech startup Plaid for $5.3B

Medical practitioners expose 1B+ records via unsecured databases

Office 365 hackers use malicious app to gain access to user accounts

Iranian hackers hit Bahrain oil company, target US power utilities

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