Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Report finds 2B+ private files exposed online

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2019

A new report from cybersecurity startup Digital Shadows Ltd. today has found a staggeringly large number of files exposed on the internet. Undertaken by the company’s Photon Research Team, the “Too Much Information: The Sequel” study…

Security

User data including poorly encrypted passwords stolen in hack of Flipboard

By Duncan Riley May 29, 2019

Social magazine service Flipboard Inc. has been hacked, with the details of most but not all of its 150 million registered users stolen. The hack, disclosed Tuesday, was possibly multiple hacks with the company…

Security

Cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike seeks to raise up to $414M in IPO

By Duncan Riley May 29, 2019

San Francisco Bay Area-based cybersecurity startup CloudStrike Inc. today set the terms of its initial public offering ahead of its debut on the Nasdaq exchange. The company is offering 18 million shares at between $19…

Security

Busy day for Palo Alto Networks as it buys two security startups: Twistlock and PureSec

By Duncan Riley May 29, 2019

Palo Alto Networks Inc. was busy on the acquisition front today, acquiring Portland, Oregon-based cybersecurity startup Twistlock Ltd. and Israeli serverless security platform provider PureSec Ltd. The Twistlock deal came in at about $410 million in…

Security

Palo Alto Networks launches new ‘Prisma’ cloud security suite

By Duncan Riley May 29, 2019

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced a new cloud security suite designed to provide easier-to-use advanced security features. Called Prisma, the suite is said to build on the existing success of Palo Alto Networks’…

Emerging Tech

Intel Capital leads round of $17M into Israeli automotive sensor startup TriEye

By Duncan Riley May 28, 2019

Intel Capital today led a $17 million round into TriEye Technologies Ltd., an Israeli startup developing Short Wave Infrared imaging solutions for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016, TriEye’s SWIR imaging solutions are designed to…

Blockchain

Kik crowdsources donations to fight SEC over legal status of its ‘initial coin offering’

By Duncan Riley May 28, 2019

Messaging app firm Kik Interactive Inc. announced today that it’s crowdsourcing donations to help it fight a likely legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017 initial coin offering. Kik raised $98 million in…

Security

FireEye acquires cybersecurity monitoring startup Verodin for $250M

By Duncan Riley May 28, 2019

Cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. today said it has acquired monitoring startup Verodin Inc. for $250 million in a cash-and-stock deal. Founded in 2014, Verodin’s offers a Security Instrumentation Platform that has been designed to allow businesses to…

Security

139M customer records stolen in hack of popular graphic design tool site Canva

By Duncan Riley May 27, 2019

Around 139 million customer records have been stolen in a hack that targeted graphic design tool website Canva Pty. Ltd. The data theft occurred on May 24, with the details coming to light only after the…

Blockchain

Bitcoin teases $9,000 as it hits a 12-month high

By Duncan Riley May 26, 2019

After a week in which the price of bitcoin vacillated wildly, the cryptocurrency returned to a bull run on Sunday, hitting its highest level in just over 12 months and teasing the $9,000 mark. Bitcoin hit…

Duncan Riley

User data including poorly encrypted passwords stolen in hack of Flipboard

Intel Capital leads round of $17M into Israeli automotive sensor startup TriEye

Kik crowdsources donations to fight SEC over legal status of its ‘initial coin offering’

Bitcoin teases $9,000 as it hits a 12-month high

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