Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Binance launches new developer platform to foster blockchain innovation

By Duncan Riley Aug 29, 2019

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, today rolled out a new developer platform aimed at fostering blockchain innovation, particularly across the company’s existing platforms. Called Binance X, the initiative includes a hub…

Security

Update now: Atlassian discloses critical vulnerability in Confluence Server

By Duncan Riley Aug 28, 2019

Atlassian Corp. Plc Wednesday warned customers of its popular Confluence collaboration software program to urgently update their installations following the discovery of a critical vulnerability that can allow an attacker to gain access and…

Policy

Trump tech ban means new Huawei smartphones won’t include official Android

By Duncan Riley Aug 28, 2019

Despite receiving another 90-day reprieve from U.S. technology sanctions, the latest smartphone releases from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. will not included licensed versions of Google LLC’s Android operating system. Reuters quotes Google executives as saying that the…

Security

Despite strong earnings, Okta see shares drop on lower guidance

By Duncan Riley Aug 28, 2019

Shares in cloud identity management service provider Okta Inc. dropped in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported a mixed bag of results and guidance. Okta beat market analyst predictions on earnings and revenue for its fiscal…

Security

Homeland Security initiative aimed at fighting ransomware ahead of 2020 election

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

The U.S. government is planning to launch a new program that will focus on protecting voter registration databases and systems from cyberattacks ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Reuters reported Tuesday that the new initiative, to…

Security

Imperva ‘security incident’ exposes customer data

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

Cybersecurity software firm Imperva Inc. today disclosed a “security incident” involving its Cloud Web Application Firewall product, previously known as Incapsula, in 2017 that appears to have resulted in the theft of customer data.…

Blockchain

Craig ‘Satoshi’ Wright loses $5B in bitcoin to estate of former business partner

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

Craig Wright, the man who on several occasions has claimed to be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, is as much as $5 billion in bitcoin poorer after he lost a case with the estate of…

Emerging Tech

Microsoft Surface event in October could see debut of dual-screen device

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

Microsoft Corp. has scheduled a Surface event for Oct. 2, but in a twist on last year’s event that debuted a new Surface Pro, the possible headline launch this year could be a dual-screen Surface…

Policy

Australia proposes to block social media in the event of a terrorist attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 26, 2019

Australia will block any site deemed to be hosting “terrorist material,” including leading social media sites such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., under a proposal announced Sunday by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Reuters…

Security

14M accounts compromised in hack of web hosting provider Hostinger

By Duncan Riley Aug 26, 2019

The details of about 14 million customers of web hosting provider Hostinger International Ltd. have been compromised by a “security incident” that took place on Aug. 23. To its credit, Hostinger has been upfront…

Duncan Riley

Binance launches new developer platform to foster blockchain innovation

Update now: Atlassian discloses critical vulnerability in Confluence Server

Trump tech ban means new Huawei smartphones won’t include official Android

Homeland Security initiative aimed at fighting ransomware ahead of 2020 election

Imperva ‘security incident’ exposes customer data

Craig ‘Satoshi’ Wright loses $5B in bitcoin to estate of former business partner

Microsoft Surface event in October could see debut of dual-screen device

Australia proposes to block social media in the event of a terrorist attack

14M accounts compromised in hack of web hosting provider Hostinger

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