Holiday Fraud Protection, California Voter Data Breach, and the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge
Summary: Steve gets a bank fraud alert on his credit card and he passes along some tips to protect yourself during the holiday shopping season. Gerry talks about some attackers who went shopping through a California voter database and wins big. They both share their experience with this year’s SANS Holiday Hack Challenge. If you have questions of suggestions, email us at <a href="mailto:infosecicu@musc.edu">infosecicu@musc.edu</a>.<br> Please excuse the little bit of static we got during recording. The problem has been corrected for future episodes (bad USB cable).<br> <a href="https://podcast.musc.edu/podcast/infosec/e03-infosecicu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Show Notes</a><br> <br> Resources:<br> Bank Fraud Examples:<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/dec/09/text-bank-student-loan-money" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/dec/09/text-bank-student-loan-money</a><br> Avoiding Security researchers<br> <a href="https://gbhackers.com/most-important-tools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://gbhackers.com/most-important-tools/</a><br> California Voter Information Data Breach:<br> <a href="https://mackeepersecurity.com/post/cyber-criminals-steal-voter-database-of-the-state-of-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mackeepersecurity.com/post/cyber-criminals-steal-voter-database-of-the-state-of-california</a><br> <a href="https://www.scmagazine.com/millions-of-california-voter-records-exposed-in-unprotected-mongodb/article/719028/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.scmagazine.com/millions-of-california-voter-records-exposed-in-unprotected-mongodb/article/719028/</a><br> <a href="https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/security-checklist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/security-checklist/</a><br> SANS Holiday Hack Challenge:<br> <a href="https://www.holidayhackchallenge.com/2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.holidayhackchallenge.com/2017/</a><br> Cybrary:<br> <a href="https://www.cybrary.it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.cybrary.it/</a><br> Python may be coming to Excel<br> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-considers-adding-python-as-an-official-scripting-language-to-excel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-considers-adding-python-as-an-official-scripting-language-to-excel/</a><br> You can also follow <a href="https://twitter.com/gerald_auger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gerry</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/sgcardinal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve</a> on Twitter.<br> Disclaimer: Please note the views and opinions of the hosts are their own and not necessarily those of the Medical University of South Carolina.<br>
