Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/29/2014.

Tech News Recap

More talk this week about retail store data breaches. Microsoft announces Windows 10. eBay and PayPal will be splitting into two separate companies. Apple has made iPhone theft even harder with a series of security enhancements within iOS 8. Cisco sets $1 billion investment for global cloud network. Microsoft CEO talks about economic boost cloud computing will provide to India. There were also some good articles around qualifications of a cloud architect, security essentials, data analytics & more.

• Home Depot’s Data Breach Was Worse, But Target Was Punished More. Why?
• Gartner Says CIOs Must Actively Engage in Opportunities to Influence IT Decisions in Business Budgets
• Cisco sets $1 billion investment for global cloud computing network
• How the mobile and cloud dream team is reshaping sport and enterprise
• New Role for CIOs: Governance for Data Analytics
• Amazon initiates massive reboot of cloud servers
• eBay and PayPal to split into two separate companies
• Chief Analytics Officer: The Ultimate Big Data Job
• Cisco: The Internet Needs More Control
• So You Want to Be a Cloud Architect? Part I
• How to Encrypt Your Business Data for Optimal Security
• Students Can Get Unlimited Google Drive Storage for Free
• Retail Breaches Get Supersized as Attackers Get Hungry
• A new style of CIO at the hem of the National Football League
• Cloud computing will help India boost economic productivity: Satya Nadella
• 10 Security Essentials Every CIO Needs to know
• Microsoft Announces Windows 10
• A peek into the future of banking
• Is that used iPad actually stolen
• What Technologies Work Best for Decentralized Data Scientists
• Apple has just about killed the iPhone crime wave

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Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/22/2014.

Tech News Recap

The biggest story this week was about the software vulnerability Shellshock. Be sure to read up on this and how it may be impacting your environment. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus reviews are out. Amazon workers in Germany are on strike again. Russia has told Facebook, Google & Twitter to comply with its law on data storage. There were also some strong articles around cloud storage, ransomware, analytics, IT savings in the cloud, and connectivity in city services.

• Shellshock: How to protect your Unix, Linux and Mac servers
• Apple Sells 10 Million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Devices During Launch Weekend
• Larry Ellison Has a Long List of Memorable Quotes
• Harvard Biz Survey Touts IT ‘Pioneers’
• The Truth About Ransomware: You’re On Your Own
• Chicago: A Smart City Story
• Boston CIO Discusses Importance of Connectivity in City Services
• Who’s who in the smartwatch market?
• In Germany, Amazon workers strike (again)
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus (review): Bigger display, longer-lasting battery steals the show
• Cloud Storage Users Share Pros and Cons of Leading Services
• Why it’s time for the two-speed CIO
• Amazon tests smart home gadgets, expands hardware lab
• Storage Has Evolved – It Now Provides the Context and Management of Data
• Google’s massive new Dutch data center to cost $770M
• Amazon confirms that EC2 reboots are due to Xen issues
• Moving towards cloud ‘inescapable’, says Met Office CIO
• New movement in learning analytics could change education
• Navy discovers a cache of IT savings in the cloud
• Russia Asks Facebook, Google, Twitter to Comply with Law on Data Storage
• 5 Ways Big Data Impacts the Insurance Industry
• Defense Department to Study Viability of BYOD

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Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/15/2014.

Tech News Recap

A big story this week was Larry Ellison stepping down as CEO at Oracle. Citrix acquired the virtualization start up Virtual. There was also several announcements around iPhones and Androids. China denied US hacking allegations and called them “totally groundless.” More security breaches at major retailers (surprise surprise). Legislation was introduced in the US Senate aiming to place limits on access by U.S. law enforcement agencies to emails and other communications stored abroad. There were also some good posts around the internet of things, wireless strategy, and programming.

• IT executives worried about employees using chat apps
• What’s Your Wireless Strategy
• Citrix snaps up virtualization startup Virtual
• Getting the most out of backup & recovery
• Credit card data theft hit at least three retailers, lasted 18 months
• Larry Ellison to step down as Oracle CEO; will remain CTO, Catz and Hurd promoted to CEO
• Apple cannot comply with search warrants on iOS 8 devices
• 12 Data-Driven Cities Making the Internet of Things a Reality
• Google to turn on encryption by default in next Android version
• Why is iPhone storage suddenly cheaper?
• Senate bill would limit access to emails stored abroad
• Home Depot breach put 56 million payment cards at risk, company says
• 12 predictions, 5 years: The future of programming
• China says US hacking accusations are ‘totally groundless’

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Is there a disconnect between your IT department and the business? Make sure you’re acting like a business savvy CIO!

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/8/2014.

Tech News Recap

After the scandalous iCloud security breach Apple adds 2 factor authentication, Home Depot confirms a security breach, and researchers cracked a piece of TorrentLocker ransomeware using an encryption vulnerability. There were also some interesting articles around the Defense Department’s outlook on cybersecurity, cloudwashing, the iPhone 6, as well as an interview with VMware’s CTO of the Americas Chris Wolf.

• Apple adding 2 factor authentication
• Amazon Fire Phone: Was $200, now just 99 cents
• Home Depot Confirms Payment Systems Breach Across U.S. Stores
• There Finally May Be a Deal Brewing for Rackspace. Or Maybe Not
• The CIO Golden Rule – Talking in the Language of the Business
• Will Apple Officially Kill the Credit Card?
• How to Democratize Data Across Departments Within an Organization
• VMware’s vCloud Air makes renewed cloud push
• Comparing Cloud Platforms: When it Makes Sense to Use Each
• The Wolf of VMware: A Q&A with VMware’s Chris Wolf
• Should CIOs buy the new iPhone? Will it show people you an innovative tech-savvy leader?
• How to Avoid a Cloud Strategy that Fails
• DOD Deputy CIO: ‘Cybersecurity should vary by mission’
• Will Stores Warm up to Apply Pay?
• Researchers crack TorrentLocker ransomware using encryption vulnerability
• Forbes Cloudwashing Article: A Few Key Points

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