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January 26, 2024

Security: 23andMe data breach: Hackers stole raw genotype data, health reports

BleepingComputer

Genetic testing provider 23andMe confirmed that hackers stole health reports and raw genotype data of customers affected by a credential stuffing attack that went unnoticed for five months, from April 29 to September 27.

The credentials used by the attackers to breach the customers' accounts were stolen in other data breaches or used on previously compromised online platforms.

As the genomics and biotechnology company disclosed in data breach notification letters sent to those impacted in the incident, some of the stolen data was posted on the BreachForums hacking forum and the unofficial 23andMe subreddit site. Read More

Healthcare IT: HHS proffers cyber performance goals to health systems

Healthcare IT News

Voluntary cybersecurity performance goals can help healthcare organizations establish layered protection and are adaptable, according to U.S. Health and Human Services. The agency's next steps include architecting investments and incentives for healthcare organizations to implement the goals and enforcement standards.

HHS published the CPGs to help healthcare organizations prioritize implementing high-impact cybersecurity practices.

Comprised of essential and enhanced goals, they align with the HHS 405(d) Program and Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group's Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Practices as well as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's National Cybersecurity Strategy. Read More

Homeland Security: The signal in the noise: The 2023 threats and those on the horizon

Homeland Security News Wire

A review of terrorist activity over the past year—focused on designated foreign terrorist organizations and U.S.-based violent extremists—reveals the foundations of a shifting terrorism landscape. Overseas and at home, the past year brought major terrorist attacks and notable counterterrorism operations. These, considered alongside what we know about thwarted and failed plots over the past year, offer holistic insight into the character, depth, and breadth of the morphing terrorism threat to U.S. security and interests.

Austin Doctor, writing in Lawfare, analyzes terrorist-related developments in 2023 in different parts of the world, then focuses on the such developments in the United States: Read More

Transportation: Using idle trucks to power the grid with clean energy

ScienceDaily

After analyzing energy demand on Alberta's power grid during rush hour, the research proposes an innovative way to replenish electrical grids with power generated from fuel cells in trucks.

"Canada's power grids need to be upgraded," said Dr. XiaoYu Wu, lead researcher and a professor in Waterloo's Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. "But the price of Alberta's power grid is much higher than other provinces. Most power is supplied by fossil fuels which results in high carbon emissions. The need to rapidly adjust generators to meet fluctuating demand is one of the reasons that the grid price is unstable and volatile. Read More

Human Resources: Tech positions take a tumble on Indeed’s best jobs ranking

HR Dive

Technology jobs tumbled from the top of Indeed’s 2024 Best Jobs list, as healthcare and engineering positions overtook the most sought after roles.

Just one tech role, data engineer, landed in the top 10 at No. 10, thanks to an average yearly salary of $130,035. By comparison, technology commanded a half dozen roles in the company’s top 10 best jobs for 2023. Job posts for data engineers increased 2% year over year.

The annual list tracks demand and compensation for jobs that have an average base salary of at least $75,000. At least 10% of postings include remote or hybrid working provisions. Roles are also ranked by the number of positions on its jobs board for every million total postings. Read More

Business & Technology: 6 Ways AI Could Disrupt Your Business

Harvard Business Review

AI is a disruptive force with the potential to upend many established aspects of our economy. We believe boards can most effectively talk about AI by working through scenarios to understand how it impacts their business. AI is moving too quickly to take the conventional approach of commissioning a strategy team or a consultancy to bring solid data on trends to use for discussion. Instead, by driving a structured discussion that uses a range of scenarios for how AI can affect company culture and reshape your business, you can see future possibilities more clearly and develop appropriate plans to anticipate, and better yet, shape the direction ahead.

The most useful scenarios we have developed range from predicting extreme operational changes, to anticipating new strategic ways to compete, to foreseeing existential threats that could obviate your business. Read More

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