Higher Education a Target for Hackers, Biometric Authentication Shortcomings, and Dakotacon
Summary: Steve and Gerry dive headfirst into a recent indictment against 9 Iranian nationals accused of hacking universities worldwide (a majority in the US) for research capital; showing the value of academic research, they discuss a recently published paper from China outlining a technique for tricking facial recognition biometric information. Finally Gerry shares his experiences from the DakotaCon security conference and how blue teams are gaining ground against attackers.<br> <a href="https://podcast.musc.edu/podcast/infosec/e17-infosecicu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Show Notes</a><br> <br> Resources:<br> Iranian hackers attack universities worldwide: <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-nine-iranians-with-hacking-over-300-universities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-nine-iranians-with-hacking-over-300-universities/</a><br> Research tricking Facial Recognition systems: <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.04683.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.04683.pdf</a><br> DakotaCon <a href="http://dakotacon.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://dakotacon.org</a><br> DakotaCon talks <a href="http://dakotacon.org/#video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://dakotacon.org/#video</a><br> One Cool Things<br> Google Takeout: <a href="https://takeout.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://takeout.google.com/</a><br> GIAC Leadership: <a href="https://www.giac.org/certification/strategic-planning-policy-leadership-gstrt?msc=PR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.giac.org/certification/strategic-planning-policy-leadership-gstrt?msc=PR</a><br> Contact<br> Email <a href="mailto:infosecicu@musc.edu">infosecicu@musc.edu</a><br> Twitter:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/Gerald_Auger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gerry Auger (@Gerald_Auger)</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/sgcardinal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steven Cardinal (@sgcardinal)</a><br> <br>
