February 18, 2022
Security: Microsoft Teams Targeted With Takeover Trojans
Threatpost
Threat actors are targeting Microsoft Teams users by planting malicious documents in chat threads that execute Trojans that ultimately can take over end-user machines, researchers have found.

In January, researchers at Avanan, a Check Point Company, began tracking the campaign, which drops malicious executable files in Teams conversations that, when clicked on, eventually take over the user’s computer, according to a report published Thursday. Read More
Healthcare IT: The Key Role HIEs Can Play in Value-Based Care
Healthcare IT News
Health information exchanges can play a vital role in supporting research and patient outcomes, particularly in the context of COVID-19.  

What's more, says Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network CEO Joe Kachelski, they have the power to provide visibility beyond any single organization – and to simplify the population health data-collection and application process. Read More
Homeland Security: Partnerships, Proactive Approach Needed to Close Port Cybersecurity Gaps
Homeland Security Today
The current global backlog of container ships waiting to be unloaded showcases the criticality of large ports to world commerce and national economies. This logjam will eventually be broken and things will go back to a relative normal. But what if a port becomes a conduit to a far more serious threat?

The safety and security of port operations is critical to both a nation’s economy and its sovereignty. Consider the impacts of the immense August 2020 explosion at the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. Tragically, more than 200 people were killed; the blast created massive toxic waste, destabilized the country’s shipping infrastructure, and damaged the cautious rebuilding of confidence in Lebanon as a secure port of operations for international trade and commerce. Read More
Transportation: Tesla Braking Issue Spurs Second U.S. Probe Related to Autopilot
Bloomberg
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened its second defect investigation related to Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot, subjecting more scrutiny to the carmaker’s driver-assistance technology.

The agency said Thursday it’s launching a preliminary evaluation of unexpected braking by Tesla Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport utility vehicles. NHTSA estimates that the investigation covers about 416,000 cars and said it has received 354 complaints related to the issue in the past nine months. Read More
Human Resources: Pay Equity: Biggest Advantage in War for Talent
HRMorning
Want to know what a company’s biggest competitive advantage is in the war for talent? Pay equity!

At least that’s what more than 90% of 561 HR professionals said in a new salary.com survey, conducted between Dec. 16, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.

When asked if they believed they were paid fairly and equitably, 211 (39.74%) said no and 213 (40.11%) said yes. That’s pretty much an even split. So that means about half of the respondents are at risk of flying the coop for this reason. The rest were in the categories of “didn’t know” 74 (13.94%) and “currently unpaid” 33 (6.21%). Read More
Business & Technology: In a Hybrid World, Your Tech Defines Employee Experience
Harvard Business Review
Over the past half decade, executives and leaders have thrown around the phrase “every company is a tech company.” In 2022, this statement hits even closer to home as the digital employee experience becomes just as important as the physical one; with the pandemic putting more pressure on aspects of work like well-being, culture and training, at a time when the competition for talent is fierce.

Last year, The Great Reshuffle came into focus and put the employee experience at the top of many corporate priorities this year. In January, the Labor Department shared that workers quit at a record level in November 2021. They are now searching for the right job at the right company with no rush to go back. Contrast this against more than 10 million job openings, and it’s clear that companies need to place more emphasis on culture and employee experience. Read More