Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things.

Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days.

Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Dubai to deploy self-driving autonomous robotic surveillance units

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Dubai likes to be the first or best at many things ranging from their soon to be launched self-flying taxi service, the world’s tallest building and the world’s first 3D printed office. Now the emirate can add a new first to its list: …

Microsoft takes the good fight to ransomware with new Windows Defender feature

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. is attempting to take up the good fight against ransomware with the latest Windows update, including a trial of a new anti-ransomware feature within Windows Defender. Windows Build 16232, which was released as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, includes …

A tale of two enterprise IPOs: Is the market moving ahead or falling back?

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

After a fairly strong run of initial public offerings by enterprise tech companies this year, suddenly new headwinds are starting to slow them down — but they haven’t stopped them yet. The murky picture for tech offerings, especially those selling into data …

Barracuda Networks launches AI-driven ‘spear phishing’ protection platform

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Cloud-focused cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks Inc. is taking artificial intelligence to the world of phishing protection with a new product that promises to provide real-time spear phishing and cyberfraud defense. Called Barracuda Sentinel, the cloud service uses AI to protect people, businesses and brands from …

Ethereum price plunges after hoax claims founder Vitalik Buterin had died

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A hoax that claimed that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin had died led to $4 billion being wiped off the value of the popular cryptocurrency alternative to bitcoin. The hoax, which originated on 4chan before appearing on the fake news website Vionews (since deleted) claimed …

Guilty of being Russian? Kaspersky employees questioned by FBI as possible ban looms

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Employees of security company Kaspersky Lab have been questioned by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the company’s links to the Russian government as members of Congress called on the company to be banned from military work within the United …

Augmented reality startup castAR closes after failing to raise more money

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

CastAR Inc., a Silicon Valley-based augmented reality startup founded by two former Valve Corp. employees and backed by Android creator Andy Rubin, has shut down after failing to raise new venture capital funding. Founded in 2013, castAR, originally named Technical Illusions Inc., …

Petya attack wasn’t actually ransomware. It was something far worse

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

“Petya,” the ransomware that made headlines Tuesday as it spread across the globe, is neither ransomware nor Petya, according to research from multiple security professionals published Wednesday. Now dubbed “NotPetya” by some, the darknet-sold software is claimed to only be masquerading as Petya ransomware …

Critical flaw in Skype allows hackers to crash systems and execute code

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A critical new flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s Skype messaging service could allow hackers to crash systems and execute code in them, according to a report published Tuesday. Discovered by Vulnerability Lab security researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri, the flaw, described as a stack buffer overflow vulnerability, …

Coin.mx bitcoin exchange operator sentenced to 5+ years in prison

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Anthony Murgio, the operator of the now-disgraced bitcoin exchange Coin.mx, has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison following his guilty plea in January. Murgio, a 33-year-old from Tampa, Florida, was arrested in July 2015 on charges of breaching federal anti-money laundering laws and …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Dubai to deploy self-driving autonomous robotic surveillance units

Microsoft takes the good fight to ransomware with new Windows Defender feature

Barracuda Networks launches AI-driven ‘spear phishing’ protection platform

Ethereum price plunges after hoax claims founder Vitalik Buterin had died

Guilty of being Russian? Kaspersky employees questioned by FBI as possible ban looms

Augmented reality startup castAR closes after failing to raise more money

Petya attack wasn’t actually ransomware. It was something far worse

Critical flaw in Skype allows hackers to crash systems and execute code

Coin.mx bitcoin exchange operator sentenced to 5+ years in prison

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