Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 11/7/2016.

Cyber fraudsters take money out of 20,000 Tesco Bank accounts. Why group chat is emerging as the hottest thing in IT. The top concerns for cloud computing adoption are visibility and security. Ransomware attack forces Madison County, Indiana to pay up. Hackers use DDoS attack to cut heat to apartments in Finland. Britain budgets $2.3 billion to defend and attack against hackers. Microsoft adds Kubernetes support to Azure Container Service. How AI makes security systems more flexible and more top news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap

• Cyber fraudsters take money out of 20,000 Tesco Bank accounts
• Three reasons businesses can’t ignore the rapidly growing cloud market
• Group chat emerges as the hottest thing in IT
• How to address the top 3 issues in the business transformation to digital
• Microsoft confirms massive Windows 10 upgrade changes
• Banks will not adopt blockchain quickly
• Visibility, security top concerns for cloud computing adoption
• Ransomware attack forces Madison County, Indiana to pay up
• Microsoft adds Kubernetes support to Azure Container Service
• 4 common mistakes customers make when transitioning to cloud hosting
• Britain budgets $2.3 billion to defend and retaliate against hackers
• AI makes security systems more flexible
• Hackers use DDoS attack to cut heat to apartments
• What you need to know about microservices
• Meet Erica, Bank of America’s new voice AI banking system
• Wildly inaccurate election forecasts highlight big data challenges
• PayPal lets you send and request money using Siri in IOS 10
• Russian banks hit by IoT enabled DDoS attacks
• CIOs should build a digital platform
• 15 states reach settlement with Adobe over 2013 data breach

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Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 10/10/2016.

VMware and Amazon have announced a new strategic partnership that should have a big impact on the industry. Almost six thousand online shops have been compromised by hackers who added specially crafted code that steals payment card details. Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2016. The Department of Health and Human Services has published new guidance on complying with HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification rules when using cloud computing, Cisco and Pure Storage have expanded their FlashStack converged infrastructure offering, and more top news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap

• VMware’s new cloud service will run on AWS
• Thousands of online shops compromised for credit card theft
• Windows Server 2016 Released, Touted as Hybrid Cloud Enabler
• Why (and how) Microsoft is circling its hybrid-cloud wagons
• New guidance lays out HIPAA obligations for cloud computing
• Amazon and VMware Are Now Best Friends When It Comes to the Cloud
• Cisco, Pure Storage Expand FlashStack Converged Infreastructure Partnership With New CVDs
• This is the newest tactic cybercriminals are using to deliver ransomware
• 80% Of IT Pros Say Users Set Up Unapproved Cloud Services
• Michael Dell tells IT leaders all they need to know about the new Dell Technologies
• The Path To CIO: Hard Hats, Muddy Boots And Technology
• Putting the “Converged” in Hyperconverged Support
• GreenPages Ranked #24 in the World for Cloud Services and #31 for Managed IT Services
• Cisco CTO and Cloud Exec Exits
• 3 ways to improve customer experience using AI
• Microsoft Draws Up Azure Cloud Blueprint for Government Agencies
• Here’s Who Wins and Who Loses Now that Amazon and VMware Are BFFs
• Yahoo shows that breach impacts can go far beyond remediation expenses
• Could this be the end of Samsung’s smartphone reign?
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls Augmented Reality ‘Profound,’ Says it Should ‘Amplify’ Human Contact
• 7 Keys To Building A Successful Big Data Infrastructure

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Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 8/8/2016!

A point-of-sale cash register system sold by Oracle appears to have been hacked by Russians. The latest study from Ponemon Institute says that IT Managers are finding more confidence in tracking shadow IT in enterprises but that security and governance still lags. The Internet of Things market could top $3 trillion by 2025. U.S. mobile carriers added more cars than phones to their networks in the second quarter of the year. Worldwide public cloud services spending is forecasted to reach $195 billion by 2020. Macy’s is focusing on digital transformation, Boeing is using Microsoft Azure to make commercial flights more efficient, and more top news you may have missed this week!

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Tech News Recap

• Russian hackers appear to have infiltrated up to 330,000 computer cash registers sold by Oracle
• Half of all cloud services outside of IT departments, but IT is getting wiser
• Microsoft and Boeing set a course for the Azure Cloud
• Running Docker on CentOS on ESXi
• IoT Market Could Top $3 Trillion by 2025, Report Finds
• 9 Cloud Skills IT Pros Need Now
• Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Forecast to Reach $195 Billion by 2020, According to IDC
• Google Gmail: Now you get security alerts about senders to beat email spoofing
• Duke IT Manager Talks Legacy Tech, Security, Career
• Macy’s will close 100 stores so it can spend more on digital tech
• IoT is now growing faster than smartphones
• Tech sector employment sees gain in July
• Samsung both denies and admits mobile payment vulnerability
• Ecuador says Swedes will question Assange at its UK embassy
• Google Chrome could soon work with your smart home appliances

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 7/25/2016! Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow @GreenPagesIT on Twitter.

Oracle has entered into an agreement to buy NetSuite for $9.3 billion. Apple has announced the release date for the highly anticipated iPhone 7. Microsoft’s Iowa data center cluster is set to reach 3.2M square feet. Samsung now leads the smartphone market. The AdGholas malvertising operation tricked ad networks and malware scanners using steganography, Google wants to turn Detroit into a smart city, and more top news from this week you may have missed!

Tech News Recap

• Oracle to buy cloud software provider NetSuite for $9.3 billion
• Long-running malvertising campaign infected thousands of computers per day
• Microsoft’s Iowa Data Center cluster to reach 3.2M square feet
• DNC Hack Serves As Cautionary Tale For IT Pros
• How to Minimize the Damage Done by Ransomware
• New attack bypasses HTTPS protection on Macs, Windows, and Linux
• UK’s top security judges struggle to assess privacy threats
• Google wants to turn Detroit into a ‘smart city’
• Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook Discuss STEM Funding, Immigration Reform
• IDC: Samsung Leads Smartphone Market, iPhone Shipments Decline
• Google Adds New Kernel-Level Protections For Android
• KPGM Study: Breaches Up, Security Spending Down
• vROps – An Introduction to Alert Tuning
• Leading Digital Transformation? Ask this question – What is Everyone Working On?
• Apple’s iPhone 7 finally gets a release date
• A CIO’s Biggest Security Challenge May Surprise You: Cloud Compliance

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 7/11/2016!

Scammers are creating fake websites targeting Olympic fans, Australia was victim to more than 200,000 ransomware attacks over the past two months, and Oregon Health and Science University has agreed to pay federal authorities $2.7 million for two data breaches in 2013 that involved more than 7,000 patients. According to IDC, IaaS revenue will triple as enterprises adopt public cloud computing as a viable option to on-premises hardware. Amazon just bought a small startup called Cloud9 that specializes in software development tools. Microsoft wins an appeal over the U.S. government, Tesla is standing firm in the use of its self-driving Autopilot feature, and more top news from this week.

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Tech News Recap

• Google Study Finds Enterprises Who Trust The Cloud Beyond Cutting Costs See Revenue Growth
• Fake Olympic tickets and Zika news apps scam users
• Amazon Just Bought This Hot Cloud Startup
• Australia victim to more than 200,000 ransomware attacks in past two months alone
• Infrastructure as a service cloud computing revenue to surge by 2020
• Microsoft wins appeal over US government access to emails held overseas
• GE and Microsoft work together on IoT services in the cloud
• OHSU pays nearly $3 million over two data center breaches in 2013
• Fujitsu and Oracle form strategic alliance
• Coca-Cola CIO Pushed a Cloud Agenda
• AWS – Monitoring the Memory of your Virtual Machine (AMI)
• Why It’s Worth Migrating Existing Apps to the Cloud
• Why AI could be the key to turning the tide in the fight against cybercrime
• Tesla Stands By Autopilot, Plans More Educational Outreach
• With big data, CEOs find garbage in is still garbage out
• Digital skills shortage could lead to increased security risks
• The makings of a man-in-the-middle attack

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 3/14/2016!

VMware has patched two serious vulnerabilities in its vRealize software which could lead to remote code execution and the compromise of business workstations. Users should upgrade as soon as possible. Home Depot is paying $19.5 million to customers in a data breach settlement. The Legal Cloud Computing Association has set new cloud security standards for the legal industry. PureStorage is announcing FlashBlase, a platform designed to store petabytes of unstructured data. Contrary to recent trends, this week there were two examples of companies moving away from AWS (DropBox and Apple). March Madness Apps may create security risks for BYOD users, the CIA appoints a new CIO, Google traffic is 77% encrypted, and more top news from this week you may have missed!

Tech News Recap

• 11 Things We Learned at SXSW 2016
• VMware patches severe XSS flaws in vRealize software
• Home Depot To Pay $19.5 Million in Data Breach Settlement
• Legal Cloud Computing Association Sets New Cloud Security Standards for Legal
• Pure Storage’s upcoming FlashBlade will store petabytes of data at less than $1 per gigbye
• Dropbox takes the reins, moves off AWS and onto its own infrastructure
• Google just scored a huge win against Amazon by landing Apple as customer
• Frankly Speaking: IT Execs on Moving to Managed Services: Strategies, Curveballs, Results
• AT&T to Virtualize 75 Percent of its Network by 2020
• CIA appoints new CIO
• Two recent reports confirm that your greatest security threat is your users, not outside hackers
• Report: March Madness Apps May Create BYOD Risk for Enterprises
• You can now find IBM Watson in Formula One racing pits
• IoT Bringing Changes To Company Networks, Big Data Projects
• Google Traffic Is 77% Encrypted
• Microsoft will continue to support bitcoin after ‘inaccurate information’ was posted online
• Data Storage for Media and Entertainment

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2/29/2016!

Interesting statistics were released in the 2016 State of IT report. UC Berkeley made its 3rd data breach disclosure in the past 15 months. The EU has approved the Dell buyout of EMC. Cisco has aquired cloud management startup CliQr for $260 million to bolster its software defined networking strategy. At the RSA conference, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger discussed executive changes at VMware, implications of the Dell-EMC merger, and his focus around security. Microsoft continues to support Apple against the FBI, The US Department of Defense is searching for hackers to find and fix security vulnerabilities in its system, and more top news from this week! 

Tech News Recap

• UC Berkeley makes third data breach disclosure in past 15 months
• 2016 State of IT – 20 CIO Budget, Technology, and Digital Business Findings
• EU Approves Dell Buyout of Data-Storage Giant EMC
• Microsoft Announces Expanded Cloud Security Services
• Cisco Snapping Up CliQr For $260 Million To Better Manage Hybrid Clouds
• Amazon just removed encryption from its tablet devices
• Hacking Team may have released a new piece of OS X malware
• Azure Site Recovery: 4 Things You Need to Know
• Encryption still a low priority for too many cloud users
• VMware CEO Gelsinger talks exec changes, Dell deal, and his big security focus
• Cisco enters storage, hyperconvergence market with data center splash
• Why Migration To The Cloud Requires An IT Management Upgrade
• Microsoft Redoubles Support For Apple In Fight Against FBI
• VMware Simplified and Improves the Digital Health Experience for Doctors and Patients
• Data Security Is Both The Appeal And Angst Of Cloud Computing
• The US Department of Defense searches for hackers to penetrate the Pentagon

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