July 22, 2022
Security: FBI warns fake crypto apps are bilking investors of millions
Threatpost
Threat actors have defrauded 244 U.S. investors of about $42 million through fake cryptocurrency apps that exploit people’s legitimate investments in digital currency, the FBI has revealed.

The agency observed a number of cybercriminal campaigns that duped people into downloading malicious apps through which threat actors extorted money from victims, the FBI said in a Private Industry Notification published Monday. Read More
Healthcare IT: Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical
CNBC
Amazon is acquiring One Medical for $18 a share, an all-cash deal that values the primary health-care provider at roughly $3.9 billion, the companies said Thursday.

The deal deepens Amazon’s presence in health care, which Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said is “high on the list of experiences that need reinvention.”

The e-commerce giant hopes to improve how people book appointments and the experience of being seen by a physician, Lindsay said in a statement. Read More
Homeland Security: Transit agencies try decarceral approaches to improve rider safety
Next City
Safety issues have long plagued transit agencies such as San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District. But with the pandemic pushing safety concerns to new heights, BART is testing new safety measures that go beyond increasing police presence.

Last year, BART Police began to pilot its Transit Ambassadors program, using uniformed but unarmed personnel to respond to riders facing homelessness, mental health emergencies, drug overdoses and other crises. While the community ambassadors are still accompanied by police, the program is part of a shift in many urban transit agencies’ approach to passenger safety.

“The idea is to really reimagine safety and to meet the needs of all types of riders, but especially marginalized communities who are often not listened to, or or often aren’t given resources based on their needs,” says BART’s Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost. Read More
Transportation: China fines Didi $1.2 billion for breaking data-security laws
Washington Post
China’s cybersecurity regulator fined ride-hailing juggernaut Didi Global $1.2 billion after a year-long probe, saying it had violated laws on data security and the protection of personal information.

The Cyberspace Administration of China said Thursday that Didi, a 10-year-old Chinese company based in Beijing, illegally collected 12 million pieces of “screenshot information” from users’ mobile photo albums and excessively accumulated 107 million pieces of passenger facial recognition information and 1.4 million pieces of family relationship information, among other violations. Read More
Human Resources: Hiring is HR’s No. 1 priority and challenge. What now?
HR Dive
In HR Dive’s second annual Identity of HR survey, readers’ responses illuminated a troubling trend. Finding and acquiring new talent was listed as a top priority, as well as a top stressor. Survey respondents cited hiring as their top concern (36.49%) — more than compliance (about 7%), more than training (almost 8%), more than tech (roughly 7%).

After largely being in survival mode through COVID-19, companies are now “thinking about how to grow again. How do we re-establish ourselves in the market? Talent is obviously a key component of that,” said Vanessa Akhtar, director at change management firm Kotter. “Even those organizations that had to do layoffs through COVID-19 are now in a position to bring talent back.” Read More
Business & Technology: 6 hot IT leadership trends — and 6 going cold
CIO
Until recently if you asked tech leaders what management trends were on the rise, they’d frequently point to aligning digital transformation with business outcomes. That has changed. Partly driven by the pandemic’s lasting effects, forward-looking tech leaders are leaning into team-first leadership models that help attract, diversify, and retain top talent. 

IT leaders pointed to the need for new ways of thinking about leadership to succeed in an increasingly virtual office landscape. Professional development is still key, they say, but upskilling is more varied — and the aims are more inclusive — than before. Read More