by Scott Muniz | Apr 20, 2021 | Security, Technology
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Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisories for Firefox 88, Firefox ESR 78.10, and Thunderbird 78.10, and apply the necessary updates.
by Contributed | Apr 20, 2021 | Technology
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Numerous Government agencies make Healthcare Open Data available to the public at no cost. Data from the CDC, CMS, FDA, World Bank, US Census, USDA and many others provide rich sources of valuable data. These vast sources of robust and useful data are free to use but can have different file formats, different table structures, different context, and different data granularities. Ingesting all of this data into a common place where it can be used and shared is often time-consuming and challenging. I’ve put together a repository in GitHub called Power Pop Health to help with these challenges.
Power Pop Health is a collection of content intended to simplify the process of ingesting and prepping Healthcare Open Data for Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Science, and more. Power Pop Health has a simple mission: Make it easy for you to ingest, transform and format Healthcare Open Data and common reference tables so that you can achieve more. The GitHub repository can be viewed at this link.
How does Power Pop Health work? I’ve tried to make it simple with low code/no code/no PowerShell deployment so that anyone can use it with nothing more than an Azure subscription and Power BI. Where code is necessary, there are cut-and-paste scripts with tutorial videos for the deployment:
- Step 1 – Ingest Raw Data into an Azure Data Lake
- Step 2 – Make the Data usable in Azure and/or Power BI
- Step 3 – You take it from here! The data is ready to blend with your Organizational data, use for training, create demos, analyze to find trends, etc.
What data is currently available in the first release of Power Pop Health?
Over the last few years I have accumulated examples and tutorials that leverage public Healthcare data. This first release is a repository to share those examples in a unified format, and in one place. Future additions to this repository will be based on feedback from the community, with an initial plan to focus primarily on Population Health data such as Social Determinants of Health. Below is a chart of the data available in this first release:
Here’s a quick summary of each data set in the initial release. Before using these data sources, I’d also recommend reading the licensing terms from the data providers to ensure that you are using the data appropriately:
1. CDC Daily PM 2.5 Concentrations – Air Quality measurements at the level of States and Counties for 2001-2016.
2. CDC Population Weighted UV Irradiance – Ultraviolet Radiation measurements at the level of States and Counties for 2004-2015.
3. CMS DRG /MDC / Surgical Class v38.1 – Diagnoses Related Groups (DRGs), Major Diagnostic Categories, and Surgical Class version 38.1.
4. CMS ICD10 CM 2021 – 2021 ICD10 CM Diagnosis codes for the US.
5. CMS ICD10 PCS 2021 – 2021 ICD10 PCS Procedural codes for the US.
6. Date Table (DataFlows) – A custom Date Table that can be deployed to Power BI DataFlows.
7. Date Table (Power Query) – A custom Date Table that can be deployed to Power BI Power Query.
8. Time Table – (DataFlows) – A custom Time Table that can be deployed to Power BI DataFlows.
9. Time Table (Power Query) – A custom Time Table that can be deployed to Power BI Power Query.
10. FCC State & County FIPS – A reference table for State and County FIPS geographical mapping codes provided by the FCC.
11. FDA Food Recall Enforcement Reports – Foods that have been recalled.
12. FDA CAERS Reports (Food Events) – Adverse events attributed to Foods.
13. Medicare Part D Provider Utilization and Payment Data 2013-2018 – I’ll have this data available in the next release, but for now it is available in an end-to-end Azure Synapse and Power BI solution at this link: https://github.com/kunal333/E2ESynapseDemo
What’s coming next in Power Pop Health?
I’ll change the roadmap based upon feedback, popularity of data sources, and updates to Azure and Power BI. Tentatively the plan is to roll out three phases:
- Current Phase – Roll out a framework for ingesting several sources of healthcare, population health, reference tables and other Open Data into Azure Data Lake and Power BI DataFlows/Power Query.
- Phase 2 – Add additional data sources. Introduce an Azure SQL DB layer where larger tables of data can be curated and queried for high performance. Also add some Power BI PBIX files with examples of data visualization.
- Phase 3 and Beyond – Add additional data sources. Introduce an Azure Synapse layer including Azure ML.
How can you get started?
Read the landing page on the GitHub site at this link, and follow the instructions in the videos at the bottom of that page. Each source of Healthcare Open Data also has a folder containing specific instructions with links to videos describing how to deploy those datasets.
Suggestions and Questions
This launch is the first time I’m sharing the Power Pop Health content for feedback, so please pass along suggestions that can help make this repository better and more useful. Are there different data sets that would offer value? Would additional data transformations into other formats be helpful? Please direct suggestions and questions to my LinkedIn or Twitter accounts:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbeaumont
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/grbeaumont
by Scott Muniz | Apr 20, 2021 | Security
This article was originally posted by the FTC. See the original article here.
Scammers are doubling down on their efforts to scam people out of their money and personal information. That’s why the FTC and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are teaming up to remind you: No matter what anyone tells you, you can’t buy COVID-19 vaccines online and there’s no out-of-pocket cost to get the shots.
Here are some ways to avoid a vaccine-related scam:
- Ignore online ads, social media posts, or phone calls from people offering to sell you the COVID-19 vaccine. You can’t buy it — anywhere. The vaccine is only available at federal- and state-approved locations.
- Don’t pay to sign up for the vaccine. Anyone who asks for a payment to put you on a list, make an appointment for you, or reserve a spot in line is a scammer.
- Don’t pay out of pocket for a vaccine — not before, during, or after your appointment. That’s either a scam or a mistake. If you’re insured, the vaccination site might bill your insurance company for an administration fee. If you’re not insured, there’s a fund set up with the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA — part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) where sites can recover their administrative costs. Either way, though, they’re not supposed to bill you or charge a co-pay.
- Never share your personal, financial, or health information with people you don’t know. No one from a vaccine distribution site, health care provider’s office, pharmacy, or health care payer, like a private insurance company or Medicare, will call, text, or email you asking for your credit card or bank account number to sign you up to get the vaccine. And remember, you’re not required to give your Social Security number to a vaccination site. You shouldn’t be turned away.
- Contact a trusted source for information. Check with state or local health departments to learn when and how to get the COVID-19 vaccine. You can also talk with your health care provider or pharmacist.
- Don’t post your vaccination card to your social media account. Your vaccination card has information on it including your full name, date of birth, where you got your vaccine, and the dates you got it. When you post it to Facebook, Instagram, or to some other social media platform, you may be handing valuable information over to someone who could use it for identity theft.
Please share these tips with others, and stay connected to stay informed. Subscribe to consumer alerts from the FTC to get updates delivered right to your email inbox.
If you know about a COVID-19 vaccine scam, tell the FTC about it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Or, file a complaint with your state or territory attorney general through consumerresources.org, the consumer website of the National Association of Attorneys General.
Brought to you by Dr. Ware, Microsoft Office 365 Silver Partner, Charleston SC.
by Contributed | Apr 20, 2021 | Technology
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Final Update: Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:39 UTC
We’ve confirmed that all systems are back to normal with no customer impact as of 04/20, 10:00 UTC. Our logs show the incident started on 04/20, 09:25 UTC and that during the 35 minutes that it took to resolve the issue some customers may have experienced data access issue and delayed or missed Log Search Alerts in West Europe region.
- Root Cause: The failure was due to one of our dependent service.
- Incident Timeline: 35 minutes – 04/20, 09:25 UTC through 04/20, 10:00 UTC
We understand that customers rely on Azure Log Analytics as a critical service and apologize for any impact this incident caused.
-Vyom
Initial Update: Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:09 UTC
We are aware of issues within Log Analytics and are actively investigating. Some customers may experience data access issue and delayed or missed Log Search Alerts in West Europe region.
- Work Around: None
- Next Update: Before 04/20 13:30 UTC
We are working hard to resolve this issue and apologize for any inconvenience.
-Vyom
by Contributed | Apr 20, 2021 | Technology
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In this installment of the weekly discussion revolving around the latest news and topics on Microsoft 365, hosts – Vesa Juvonen (Microsoft) | @vesajuvonen, Waldek Mastykarz (Microsoft) | @waldekm are joined by a Power Platform Cloud Advocate April Dunnam (Microsoft) | @aprildunnam
Topics discussed in this session include:
- April’s currently role and focus areas as a Cloud Advocate
- Her experiences while starting her career in IT with her role models being for example Cathy Dew (Microsoft) and Laura Rodgers (IW Mentor)
- Discussion on the inclusiveness of the IT industry and in community efforts – we want everyone to feel welcome on getting involved!
- How to get started in the community – steps on getting involved in the community and growing your opportunities with the routes
- Power Platform and the different flavors of it – no-code, low-code, pro-code and more
Please remember to keep on providing us feedback on how we can help on this journey. We always welcome feedback on making the community more inclusive and diverse.
Covering also 24 articles from Microsoft and the Community.
This episode was recorded on Monday, April 19, 2021.
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