{"id":29381,"date":"2017-03-31T18:07:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/?p=7067"},"modified":"2017-03-31T18:07:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:07:12","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-032717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-032717\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 03\/27\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy this week? Here\u2019s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 03\/27\/2017!<\/p>\n<p>Apple iCloud account beach gets bigger. A scramble at Cisco exposes uncomfortable truths about U.S. cyber defense. How VMware HA works in your data center. Cisco&#8217;s AppDynamics acquisition is official. Why hybrid IT is the stepping-stone to the enterprise cloud. Leaked records up 566 percent to 4 billion in 2016 and more tops news this week you may have missed!<\/p>\n<p>Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenPagesIT\" >@GreenPagesIT<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers use $5 speaker to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/researchers-use-5-speaker-to-hack-iot-devices-smartphones-automobiles\/\" >hack IoT devices, smartphones, and automobiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/one-of-the-most-prolific-email-spam-botnets-is-back-and-now-its-being-used-for-stockmarket-scams\/\" >Necurs\u00a0botnet<\/a> has returned, and it&#8217;s now being used for stock market scams<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/icloud-accounts-breach-gets-bigger-here-is-what-we-know\/\" >Apple iCloud accounts breach<\/a> gets bigger: Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve learned<\/li>\n<li>A scramble at Cisco exposes uncomfortable truths about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-cyber-defense-idUSKBN17013U\" >U.S. cyber defense<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FBI warns of attacks on anonymous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3185882\/security\/fbi-warns-of-attacks-on-anonymous-ftp-servers.html\" >FTP servers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3184566\/security\/leaked-icloud-credentials-obtained-from-third-parties-apple-says.html\" >Apple confident its iCloud<\/a> hasn&#8217;t been compromised, credentials obtained from a third party<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3184614\/security\/blockchain-can-help-secure-medical-devices-improve-patient-privacy.html\" >Blockchain<\/a> can help secure medical devices, improve patient privacy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3179637\/security\/sdn-solves-a-lot-of-network-problems-but-security-isnt-one-of-them.html\" >SDN solves a lot<\/a> of network problems, but security isn&#8217;t one of them<\/li>\n<li>Google downgrades trust in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/google-downgrades-trust-in-symantec-ssl-certificates\/439015\/\" >Symantec\u00a0SSL certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leaked records <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/leaked-records-up-566-percent-to-4-billion-in-2016-ibm-security\/\" >up 566 percent to 4 billion<\/a> in 2016<\/li>\n<li>Trojan source code leak poised to spur new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3186484\/security\/trojan-source-code-leak-poised-to-spur-new-online-banking-attacks.html\" >online banking attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hackers continue to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3186267\/security\/hackers-continue-to-troll-linkedin.html\" >troll LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/skype-served-up-malware-through-in-app-malicious-ads\/\" >Skype user hit by ransomware<\/a> through in-app malicious ads<\/li>\n<li>Custom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/custom-phishing-attacks-grow-as-crooks-create-fake-flight-confirmations-receipts\/\" >phishing attacks grow<\/a> as crooks create fake flight confirmations, receipts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3186497\/security\/non-malware-attacks-grow-there-are-tools-for-it-security-to-fight-back-with.html\" >Non-malware attacks<\/a> grow -there are tools for IT security to fight back with<\/li>\n<li>Congress just obliterated Obama-era rules preventing ISPs from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/congress-repeals-obama-internet-history-privacy-rules\/\" >selling your browsing\u00a0history<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>VMware<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3184270\/virtualization\/review-vmware-vsphere-gets-much-needed-facelift.html\" >VMware vSphere<\/a> gets much-needed facelift<\/li>\n<li>How <a href=\"http:\/\/searchvmware.techtarget.com\/feature\/Understand-how-VMware-HA-works-in-your-data-center\" >VMware HA<\/a> works in your data center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2017\/03\/29\/vmware_samsung_galaxy_s8\/?mt=1490977518194\" >VMware<\/a> to have a crack at desktops on docked smartphones<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3186557\/security\/vmware-patches-critical-virtual-machine-escape-flaws.html\" >VMware patches<\/a> critical virtual machine escape flaws<\/li>\n<li>VMware to end support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2017\/03\/31\/vmware_to_end_support_for_thirdparty_virtual_switches\/\" >third-party virtual switches<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cisco<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cisco&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/ciscos-acquisition-of-appdynamics-is-official-what-next\/438739\/\" >AppDynamics acquisition<\/a> is official, what now?<\/li>\n<li>Cisco reportedly developing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/networking\/300084349\/cisco-reportedly-developing-standalone-networking-os.htm\" >standalone networking OS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cisco announces plenty of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3185306\/collaboration\/cisco-announces-cornucopia-of-product-updates-at-enterprise-connect.html\" >product updates at Enterprise Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3186206\/cisco-subnet\/cisco-expands-wireless-reach-with-access-points-management-software.html\" >Cisco expands wireless reach<\/a> with access points, management software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft winds up work on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3185711\/microsoft-windows\/microsoft-winds-up-work-on-windows-10-creators-update.html\" >Windows 10 Creators Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Microsoft: We&#8217;ve got 10 million <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-weve-got-10-million-insiders-testing-windows-10-to-keep-bugs-at-bay\/\" >Insiders testing Windows 10<\/a> to keep bugs at bay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harnessing Lightning: The <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/featured\/harnessing-lightning-power-devops-itom\/\" >Power of DevOps + ITOM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/video-how-bitly-migrated-from-colo-to-cloud-to-save-money-and-future-proof-its-innovation-path\/\" >Bitly\u00a0moved to the cloud<\/a> to save money and future-proof its innovation path<\/li>\n<li>95% of businesses have migrated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/report-95-of-businesses-have-migrated-critical-applications-to-the-cloud\/\" >critical applications to the cloud<\/a>, it&#8217;s time for you to do the same<\/li>\n<li>Why <a href=\"https:\/\/thestack.com\/cloud\/2017\/03\/30\/why-hybrid-it-is-the-stepping-stone-to-the-enterprise-cloud\/\" >hybrid IT<\/a> is the stepping-stone to the enterprise cloud<\/li>\n<li>Why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcaredive.com\/news\/why-hospital-data-centers-are-moving-to-the-cloud\/439373\/\" >hospital data centers<\/a> are moving to the cloud<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3185832\/cloud-computing\/amazon-connect-brings-contact-centers-to-the-cloud.html\" >Amazon Connect<\/a> brings contact centers to the cloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Software Defined Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What future<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cioreview.com\/news\/what-future-sdn-holds-for-ethernet-in-data-centers-nid-24081-cid-147.html\" > SDN holds for ethernet<\/a> in data centers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/searchconvergedinfrastructure.techtarget.com\/news\/450415943\/Dell-EMC-VxRail-leads-college-toward-software-defined-everything\" >Dell EMC VxRail<\/a> leads college toward software-defined everything<\/li>\n<li>How will the network manager&#8217;s role change in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/feature\/How-will-the-network-managers-role-change-in-the-SDN-world\" >SDN world?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>When deploying<a href=\"http:\/\/searchsdn.techtarget.com\/opinion\/When-deploying-SD-WAN-technology-do-your-homework\" > SD-WAN technology<\/a>, do your homework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And these are just cool&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inside the world&#8217;s most <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2017\/03\/29\/data-centers-unusual-locations\/\" >bizarre data centers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Data Center that looks like it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatbigstory.com\/stories\/this-data-center-looks-like-a-bond-villain-s-lair?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_freevideo+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Video%29\" >should be a villain&#8217;s lair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Did you miss our recent webinar, \u201cHarnessing Lightning: DevOps + ITOM for Secure &amp; Compliant Hybrid Cloud Ops?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/HybridCloudRecordingBLOG\" >Click here to download the webinar<\/a> and find out\u00a0how to embrace not resist DevOps and transform your IT with a next-gen IT Operations Transformation Framework<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cryanjake\" >Jake Cryan<\/a>, Digital Marketing Specialist<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=8UoLGNRrm9g:2AHVuCrZGJY: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=8UoLGNRrm9g:2AHVuCrZGJY:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=8UoLGNRrm9g:2AHVuCrZGJY:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a 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Here&rsquo;s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 03\/27\/2017! Apple iCloud account beach gets bigger. A scramble at Cisco exposes uncomfortable truths about U.S. cyber defense. How VMware HA works in your data center. Cisco&rsquo;s AppDynamics acquisition is official. Why hybrid IT is&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/featured\/tech-news-recap-week-032717\/\" title=\"ReadTech News Recap for the Week of 03\/27\/17\">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":[179,181,1836,1930],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-news","category-tech-news-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29381","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=29381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29382,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29381\/revisions\/29382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}