{"id":21415,"date":"2016-03-11T14:13:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/?p=6518"},"modified":"2016-03-11T14:13:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:13:41","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-372016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-372016\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 3\/7\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy this\u00a0week? Here\u2019s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 3\/7\/2016!<\/p>\n<p>A type of malware that locks computer files and demands a fee for their release has successfully targeted Apple computers. A suspected Bush family hacker is being extradited to the US. Cisco announced its Cloud Native Platform is coming next month. The crowd at Levi Stadium for the Super Bowl set a single-day Wi-Fi record. Flash storage hype is becoming reality, cyber-crooks now prefer ransomware to botnets, and more top news from this week!\u00a0<span id=\"more-6518\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple Macs hit by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-35744416\" >ransomware<\/a> &#8216;for first time&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Suspected <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3041181\/security\/suspected-bush-family-hacker-guccifer-to-be-extradited-to-us.html#tk.twt_cso\" >Bush family hacker Guccifer<\/a> to be extradited to US<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cloud\/cloud-survival-guide-3-tips-for-cisos\/a\/d-id\/1324587\" >Cloud Survival Guide<\/a>: 3 Tips For CISOs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/cloud-computing-powers-nissan-leaf-and-be-will-key-for-autonomous-driving-explains-nissan-cio\/\" >Cloud computing<\/a> powers Nissan Leaf will be key for autonomous driving<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3041503\/security\/multi-factor-authentication-goes-mainstream.html\" >Multi-factor authentication<\/a> goes mainstream<\/li>\n<li>20 Influential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cxotalk.com\/20-influential-chief-information-officers\" >Chief Information Officers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Australia&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/4500278008\/Australias-digital-transformation-head-Paul-Shetler-a-first-year?platform=hootsuite\" >digital transformation<\/a> head Paul Shelter marks a first year<\/li>\n<li>Sony Vows to Keep <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/03\/08\/sony-optical-storage-vows-to-keep-corporate-data-safe\/\" >Corporate Data<\/a> Safe for 100 Years<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexkonrad\/2016\/03\/07\/walmart-cto-talks-winning-hires-and-tech-in-silicon-valley\/#7a590adf46d0\" >Walmart&#8217;s CTO<\/a> Says It Wins Hiring Battles With Big Tech By Not Buying The Silicon Valley Hype<\/li>\n<li>Cisco containing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3041901\/cloud-computing\/cisco-containing-clouds-enterprises.html\" >clouds<\/a>, enterprises<\/li>\n<li>Cyber-crooks now prefer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2016\/03\/09\/trend_micro_ransomware_iot_threat_rise?mt=1457530753907\" >ransomware<\/a> to botnets. Yep, firms are paying up<\/li>\n<li>Levi&#8217;s Stadium crowd sets single-day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilesportsreport.com\/2016\/02\/levis-stadium-crowd-sets-single-day-wi-fi-record-with-10-1-tb-used-at-super-bowl-50\/\" >Wi-Fi<\/a> record with 10.1 TB used at Super Bowl 50<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2016\/03\/09\/royal_flash_hypeness_become_real\/\" >Flash storage<\/a>: Has the hype become reality?<\/li>\n<li>Apple files parent for emergency detection system for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/apple-files-patent-for-emergency-detection-system-for-apple-watch\/\" >Apple Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Want <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2016\/03\/want-safer-passwords-dont-change-often\/\" >Safer Passwords<\/a>? Don&#8217;t Change Them So Often<\/li>\n<li>8 I<a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/strategic-cio\/it-strategy\/8-it-projects-to-prioritize-when-budgets-tight\/d\/d-id\/1324628?image_number=2\" >T Projects<\/a> To Prioritize When Budget&#8217;s Tight<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3042454\/mobile-wireless\/wi-fi-hotspot-blocking-persists-despite-fcc-crackdown.html\" >Wi-Fi hotspot<\/a> blocking persists despite FCC crackdown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/GreenPagesMicrosoftOffice365WebinarRECORDINGBlog\" >On-Demand Webinar<\/a>] Microsoft Office 365: Expectations vs. Reality<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenStephenson1\" >Ben Stephenson<\/a>, Emerging Media Specialist<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=B9pPxSqkejg:iSbb_QEji4s:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=B9pPxSqkejg:iSbb_QEji4s:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=B9pPxSqkejg:iSbb_QEji4s:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=B9pPxSqkejg:iSbb_QEji4s:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=B9pPxSqkejg:iSbb_QEji4s:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=B9pPxSqkejg:iSbb_QEji4s:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/JourneyToTheCloud\/~4\/B9pPxSqkejg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy this&nbsp;week? Here&rsquo;s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 3\/7\/2016! A type of malware that locks computer files and demands a fee for their release has successfully targeted Apple computers. A suspected Bush family hacker is being extradited to the US. Cisco announced its Cloud&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-372016\/\" title=\"ReadTech News Recap for the Week of 3\/7\/2016\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,1836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21416,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21415\/revisions\/21416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}