As the internet and the cloud is leveraged more and more it is no surprise that federal agencies are reporting a dramatic increase in cyber attacks.  Here is a an excellent article discussing the issue: https://tiny.cc/ix1ry

https://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/virtual-insider/2011/10/readers-chime-in-why-vsphere-is-king.aspx?m=2

This is why there is such a push for IP v6.

https://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/320490/

Interesting technology to improve endpoint security. https://m.gizmag.com/article/20154/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2d424517d9-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email

https://searchenginewatch.com/article/2117187/The-Fed-Plans-to-Monitor-Google-Twitter-Facebook

An interesting commentary about cloud office applications.

It is reported that the iPhone’s Siri interface can bypass your phone’s security.  There is apparently a fix for this.   You can read the article here.

An interesting article on federal concerns about migrating their data to the cloud due to cyber attacks:  https://tiny.cc/ghnt8

In my 33 years of working with various technologies we go through this phase a lot.  We see the promise of a new technology.  We see the marketing hype about the technology.  We see some very good things about the new technology.  Then there are the inevitable growing pains as the new technology matures.