DNA Privacy Considerations, Children Identity Fraud, and Organized Criminals Phishing Attacks




InfoSec ICU show

Summary: Steve and Gerry discuss a serious, but often overlooked issue of children identity theft and fraud. They shed light on how organized crimes are making substantial financial investments to improve phishing attacks. They round out discussing privacy concerns with individuals DNA and how it can be used to solve cold cases.<br> <a href="https://podcast.musc.edu/podcast/infosec/e23-infosecicu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Show Notes</a><br> <br> Resources:<br> Children identity theft: <a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/more-than-1m-children-victims-of-identity-fraud-in-2017/d/d-id/1331674" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/more-than-1m-children-victims-of-identity-fraud-in-2017/d/d-id/1331674</a><br> Phishing as an organized criminal enterprise:<br> <a href="https://www.vadesecure.com/en/phishing-attack-targets-550-million/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.vadesecure.com/en/phishing-attack-targets-550-million/</a><br> DNA catches a killer: <a href="http://beta.nydailynews.com/news/national/dna-testing-golden-state-killer-case-raises-concerns-article-1.3958054" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://beta.nydailynews.com/news/national/dna-testing-golden-state-killer-case-raises-concerns-article-1.3958054</a><br>  <br>  <br> One Cool Things<br> Truck stopping ray gun: <a href="https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/pentagon-making-ray-gun-stop-truck-attacks/147702/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/pentagon-making-ray-gun-stop-truck-attacks/147702/</a><br> Gmail self-destructing email: <a href="https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/04/26/gmail-self-destructing-emails/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/04/26/gmail-self-destructing-emails/</a><br>  <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>