Atlanta City Government Systems Down Due to Ransomware Attack

Ars Technica | The city of Atlanta government has apparently become the victim of a ransomware attack. The city's official Twitter account announced that the city government "is currently experiencing outages on various customer-facing applications, including some that customers may use to pay bills or access court-related information."

IT Success: The 6 Guiding Principles for Effective SaaS Management

CIO | Industry best practices for managing SaaS applications still need to be created. Here are six tips for avoiding common pitfalls in the new frontier of SaaS management. (And speaking of SaaS management ... today is the last day our book, Controlling Your SaaS Environment, is free! The eBook is completely free — no Kindle Unlimited subscription or payment needed. Check it out here.)

Gap Between Digital Leaders, Laggards Widens

The Enterprisers Project | The time for getting started or simply “thinking digital” has passed. CIOs who haven’t yet moved from vision to execution may find themselves falling further and further behind every year. If you're lagging now, it will be increasingly difficult to catch up.

How to Send Money to Your Friends With Google Assistant (Using Your Voice)

Lifehacker | When it comes to sending money between friends, Venmo is king. If you prefer to use your phone via voice command, however, Google’s competing service just got a lot more appealing. The company just updated its artificially intelligent Assistant app, adding the ability to send or request money with nothing but your voice.

10 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions to Make Your Life Easier

Wired UK | Chrome's web store is full of little digital gadgets to help make your web browsing simpler, more productive, and more enjoyable. Here are Wired UK's top ten extensions that tick those boxes and are all downloadable for free in a matter of moments.