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Infosec bits for week 30/18

- Roderick Mooi

  1. Understanding Data Privacy Issues in Higher Education [EDUCAUSE]
  2. Responding to IT Security Incidents [Microsoft]
  3. Oracle Sets All-Time Record with July Critical Patch Update [threatpost]
    - www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
    - “The Oracle July 2018 Critical Patch Update (CPU) fixes eight (8) Java SE-related vulnerabilities, all of which can be remotely exploited by hackers without user credentials. Five (5) new critical Java vulnerabilities were also fixed in the WebLogic Server, all of which are remotely exploitable without authentication.”
  4. Alert (TA18-201A) – Emotet Malware [US-CERT]
  5. How to Protect Yourself From SIM Swapping Hacks [MOTHERBOARD]
  6. Decent Security. Start somewhere. Start here.
    - some great tips (missing some privacy issues imo but there’s other blogs for that…)
  7. Facebook says it gave companies ‘one-time’ access to user data after restricting information 2015 [CNBC]
    - Russian company had access to Facebook user data through apps [CNN Money]
  8. Hacker Puts Airport’s Security System Access On Dark Web Sale For Just $10 [The Hacker News]
    - make sure you’re implementing the RDP security measures at the end…
  9. Traditional identity systems are the new battleship row [BetaNews]
  10. What the Birds Can Teach Us About Building a Diverse Cybersecurity Team [EC-Council Blog]
  11. Shutting down the BGP Hijack Factory [ORACLE+Dyn]