August 20, 2021
Security: T-Mobile Says Hack Exposed Personal Data of 40 Million People
NY Times
A cyberattack on T-Mobile exposed the information of more than 40 million people, with stolen files including names, birthdays and social security numbers, the company said on Tuesday.

The mobile service provider said in a statement that it had been investigating the data breach since last week, when it was “informed of claims made in an online forum that a bad actor had compromised T-Mobile systems.” Read more
Healthcare IT: 3 Countries, 1 Pandemic: International Perspectives on COVID-19 Data Sharing
Healthcare IT News
It's clear that the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vaccine rollout, have tested the capacity of data reporting and immunization registration systems around the globe.  

"And yet, our [immunization information systems] have responded incredibly well, ensuring that data is broadly available to really inform the COVID-19 response," said American Immunization Registry Association Policy and Planning Director Mary Beth Kurilo during an on-demand HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital session. Read More
Homeland Security: An Unstable World – What the IPCC Report Means for the Security Community
Homeland Security Today
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) first section of its Sixth Assessment Report, ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science’ was recently released and while shocking, it was not surprising. Signed off by 195 member countries, the report emphasizes that greater changes in the climate will result in a more unstable world as a result of increased natural disasters, rising sea levels and greater food insecurity.

There are few remaining in the security and intelligence communities who do not recognize climate change as a national security issue – or at least a driver of national security issues. Read More
Transportation: Tesla Says It Is Building a ‘Friendly’ Robot That Will Perform Menial Tasks, Won’t Fight Back
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla has a history of making big promises. But its newest one is just average size, about 5-foot-8 and 125 pounds, according to CEO and self-professed “Technoking” Elon Musk.

Tesla says it plans to build a humanoid robot to perform basic tasks, such as wrenching on cars or making grocery runs. It’s part of the company’s broader ambitions in automation, which include building its own computer chip, dubbed the D1, to power the networks for vehicles it hopes to one day make self-driving. Read More
Human Resources: Let Your Top Performers Move Around the Company
Harvard Business Review
Over the many decades my company has been studying the link between people practices and performance, we’ve seen a common trait among low-performing, non-agile, slow-to-change companies: talent hoarding. This is the practice of allowing managers to keep their top performers from moving anywhere else in the company.

Of course, it’s human nature to want to hang on to the superstars in your group, department, or division. But ultimately, that’s detrimental to the organization, and to the individuals involved. Multiple studies on talent mobility show that actively moving employees into different roles is one of the most underutilized, yet most effective, development and cultural enhancement techniques in companies today. Read More
Business & Technology: 4 Ways to Build a Stronger Brand-Consumer Relationship Using Social Media
Entrepreneur
There are several different ways to build a strong relationship with your consumers, whether it’s through your email marketing, content, brand messaging on your website or old-school offline marketing, but I want to dive into how to do it through social media. Currently, there isn’t a more effective way to create an authentic relationship.

Most brands spend an incredible amount of time, money and resources to build a large social-media following, but their intentions are based solely on one thing, and that is sales. Read More