Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Swift money transfer network successfully attacked by malware for a second time

By Duncan Riley May 13, 2016

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) revealed Friday that their international money transfer platform had been successfully targeted by hackers again, although provided no further details other than it involved a “commercial…

LOL: Zuckerberg responds to trending topics scandal by claiming Facebook doesn’t censor different views

By Duncan Riley May 13, 2016

Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has spoken publicly for the first time about the scandal surrounding a report that the social networking site’s Trending Topics list was being manipulated with a…

Apple unexpectedly invests $1b in Chinese ridesharing service Didi Chuxing

By Duncan Riley May 13, 2016

In an unexpected move, tech giant Apple, Inc. has invested $1 billion in Chinese ridesharing service and Uber, Inc. rival Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi). Apple said they had made the investment in part…

Mobile-enabled enterprise network security startup Cyber adAPT closes $15m Series A round

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2016

Mobile-enabled enterprise network security startup Cyber adAPT, Inc. has closed a $15 million Series A round with an additional $5 million from Black River Investments LLC. Previous investors in the round include Alvin Fund,…

Human phishing defense solutions startup PhishMe releases new product for small businesses

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2016

Human phishing defense solutions startup PhishMe, Inc. has today announced the release of Simulator Small Business Edition (SBE), a scaled version of its Simulator solution that conditions employee security behavior to identify and deflect…

Samsung Gear VR active users pass 1 million as Facebook adds 360 pictures to newsfeed, VR

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2016

Virtual reality uptake has hit a new milestone with the Facebook, Inc.-owned Oculus announcing Wednesday that the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR had 1 million active users in the month of April. The number doesn’t…

Apple denies believable report that it is planning to eventually stop selling music in its iTunes store

By Duncan Riley May 11, 2016

Apple, Inc. has denied a report that it is planning to stop selling music via its iTunes store at some point in the coming four years. The claim came via sources quoted by Digital…

Instagram gets a makeover including new logo and design changes

By Duncan Riley May 11, 2016

Facebook-owned photo sharing app Instagram has had a makeover that includes a new logo and changes to the design of the app itself. The changes include the once iconic Instagram brown camera logo being abandoned…

Report: Google’s Alexa competitor is called Chirp and may be teased at Google I/O next week

By Duncan Riley May 11, 2016

Google, Inc.’s planned competitor to Amazon.com, Inc.’s Alexa smart home assistant may be teased at next week’s Google I/O conference, according to a report Wednesday. Recode claims the new device has an internal project…

New super hero: IBM Security deploys Watson to fight cybercrime

By Duncan Riley May 11, 2016

IBM Security has announced Watson for Cyber Security, a new cloud-based spinoff from its Watson cognitive technology platform that will be trained in the language of security. The new service will begin with one year of…

Duncan Riley

Swift money transfer network successfully attacked by malware for a second time

LOL: Zuckerberg responds to trending topics scandal by claiming Facebook doesn’t censor different views

Mobile-enabled enterprise network security startup Cyber adAPT closes $15m Series A round

Human phishing defense solutions startup PhishMe releases new product for small businesses

Samsung Gear VR active users pass 1 million as Facebook adds 360 pictures to newsfeed, VR

Apple denies believable report that it is planning to eventually stop selling music in its iTunes store

Instagram gets a makeover including new logo and design changes

Report: Google’s Alexa competitor is called Chirp and may be teased at Google I/O next week

New super hero: IBM Security deploys Watson to fight cybercrime

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