Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Cyber cold war heats up as Russia, US attempt to hack each others’ power grids

By Duncan Riley Jun 16, 2019

The cyber cold war between the U.S. and Russia continues to heat up, with accusations flying that both countries have either hacked or are seeking to hack each others’ power grids. On both sides,…

Blockchain

Fintech-focused blockchain startup Spring Labs raises $23M

By Duncan Riley Jun 13, 2019

Financial technology-focused startup Spring Labs Inc. has raised $23 million in new funding to assist it in developing its blockchain-based network. The Series A round was led by GreatPoint Ventures and included August Capital, General Motors Ventures, RRE…

Apps

Defying expectations, Fiverr stock closes first day of trading up 90%

By Duncan Riley Jun 13, 2019

Shares in Israel-based freelancer marketplace Fiverr Inc. defied expectations in its initial public offering today on the New York Stock Exchange, closing their first day up 90%. Fiverr’s stock debuted at $26, up from its…

Blockchain

Report: Facebook cryptocurrency to launch with support from Visa, Mastercard and more

By Duncan Riley Jun 13, 2019

Facebook Inc.’s new cryptocurrency is set to launch next week with a slew of major backers, according to a new report today from The Wall Street Journal. The report said the cryptocurrency will debut with…

Security

Security ratings firm SecurityScorecard raises $50M

By Duncan Riley Jun 13, 2019

Security ratings firm SecurityScorecard Inc. has raised $50 million in a late-stage funding round in a bid to expand globally. The Series D round was led by Riverwood Capital and included Evolution Equity, Intel Capital,…

Security

Telegram briefly offline after a DDoS attack, likely from China

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2019

Popular encrypted messaging app Telegram was briefly offline Wednesday after it was targeted by a powerful distributed denial-of-service attack, possibly related to current protests in Hong Kong. The attack took the service, which has…

Emerging Tech

Uber heads to the skies with drones in San Diego, air taxis in Melbourne

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2019

Uber Technologies Inc.’s aerial ambitions are moving up. The company today announced that it will start testing drone deliveries in San Diego and Uber Air services in Melbourne, Australia. Give that the drone technology is…

Emerging Tech

Bird confirms it has acquired e-scooter sharing service Scoot

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2019

Bird Rides Inc. has officially acquired e-scooter sharing startup Scoot Networks Inc., the two companies announced today. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Scoot had raised about $47 million, with its last…

Security

Israeli startup Orca Security comes out of stealth with $6.5M from YL Ventures

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2019

Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Orca Security emerged from stealth mode today with a $6.5 million seed round from YL Ventures to allow it to develop its full-stack visibility security platform. Founded by former Check Point Software…

Security

Israeli enterprise cybersecurity training startup CybeReady raises $5M

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2019

Israeli enterprise autonomous cybersecurity training platform startup CybeReady Learning Solutions Ltd. today said it has raised $5 million in funding and announced its entry into the North American market. The funding, its first after bootstrapping operations…

Duncan Riley

Cyber cold war heats up as Russia, US attempt to hack each others’ power grids

Fintech-focused blockchain startup Spring Labs raises $23M

Defying expectations, Fiverr stock closes first day of trading up 90%

Report: Facebook cryptocurrency to launch with support from Visa, Mastercard and more

Security ratings firm SecurityScorecard raises $50M

Telegram briefly offline after a DDoS attack, likely from China

Uber heads to the skies with drones in San Diego, air taxis in Melbourne

Israeli enterprise cybersecurity training startup CybeReady raises $5M

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