Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Microsoft annual security report: Phishing up, ransomware attacks down

By Duncan Riley Mar 5, 2019

Phishing attacks were up in 2018 while ransomware attack were down are two keys findings from a new report from Microsoft Corp. detailing security trends. Microsoft’s annual Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 24 analyzed…

Security

NTT acquires application security provider WhiteHat Security

By Duncan Riley Mar 5, 2019

NTT Security Corp., the security arm of Japanese telco giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. today said it will acquire application security provider WhiteHat Security Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2001 by former Yahoo information security…

Security

Unpatched Docker hosts attacked in cryptojacking campaign

By Duncan Riley Mar 5, 2019

Hackers have successfully attacked hundreds of unpatched Docker hosts to run cryptomining scripts, according to a new report released Monday by security firm Imperva Inc. The new wave of attacks on Docker has come about following…

AI

40% of AI companies in Europe aren’t doing AI at all

By Duncan Riley Mar 5, 2019

Buzzwords in the tech scene are often laid on so thick it’s sometimes difficult to ascertain what a company does, and one of the most common buzzwords today is artificial intelligence. Mostly the application…

Security

Alphabet X alumni Chronicle exits stealth with cloud security offering

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2019

Chronicle LLC, an Alphabet Inc. X spinoff company, today emerged from stealth mode with its first product: Backstory, a cloud security data and threat intelligence platform. Described as “Google Photos for business’ network security”…

Blockchain

TRON gets into bed with Tether to launch new version of USDT ‘stablecoin’

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2019

The cryptocurrency industry has seen strange bedfellows over the years, and here’s a new one: Controversial “stablecoin” provider Tether is gotten into bed with the TRON Foundation to offer Tether’s USDT on the TRON…

Security

Massive macOS vulnerability exposed by Google security researchers

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2019

It’s often claimed that Apple Inc. products are safe from hacking, but even though that has been proven to be false time and time again, a new vulnerability has emerged that suggests threats have…

Apps

USB4 standard approved, with data transfers of up to 40 Gbps

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2019

The USB Promoter Group has approved USB4, a new USB standard that supports data transfers of up to 40 gigabits per second. The new USB standard is an upgrade from USB 3.2, which supports transfers…

Emerging Tech

Google Maps support for Lime bikes and e-scooters expands to 80+ cities

By Duncan Riley Mar 3, 2019

Google LLC is expanded its partnership with LimeBike Inc., adding support for Lime bikes and e-scooters listings in Google Maps to more than 80 cities worldwide starting this week. The feature was initially launched…

Blockchain

The plot thickens: QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency wallets found to be empty

By Duncan Riley Mar 3, 2019

The tale of failed Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has turned downright ridiculous as a court-appointed auditor found that many of the wallets storing allegedly inaccessible cryptocurrencies are actually empty. The drama surrounding QuadrigaCX started…

Duncan Riley

Microsoft annual security report: Phishing up, ransomware attacks down

Unpatched Docker hosts attacked in cryptojacking campaign

40% of AI companies in Europe aren’t doing AI at all

TRON gets into bed with Tether to launch new version of USDT ‘stablecoin’

Massive macOS vulnerability exposed by Google security researchers

USB4 standard approved, with data transfers of up to 40 Gbps

The plot thickens: QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency wallets found to be empty

LATEST FROM THECUBE

UPCOMING CUBE EVENTS

RECENT CUBE EVENTS

Supermicro Open Storage Summit 2026

Black Hat USA 2026

GraphTalk 2026

AMD Advancing AI 2026

RAISE Summit 2026

SIGN IN

Bio

Ethics statement

Contact us

Partner with us

Contact us

Guest inquiry