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Infosec bits for week 36/19

- Roderick Mooi

  1. Every Computer Science Degree Should Require a Course in Cybersecurity [Jack Cable, Harvard Business Publishing]
  2. FinCEN Issues Advisory on Business Email Compromise Schemes and Names Colleges and Universities among Top Targets [Katie Branson, EDUCAUSE]
    - see also: Cyber Claims: GDPR and business email compromise drive greater frequencies
  3. When Ransomware Cripples a City, Who’s to Blame? This I.T. Chief Is Fighting Back [Frances Robles, New York Times]
    - see also: Rockville Center School District pays $88,000 ransom
  4. South Africa’s mass surveillance revealed [Tefo Mohapi, iAfrikan]
    - see also: South African authorities admit to mass surveillance (comments)
  5. Bitcoin Warning As Serious Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered [Billy Bambrough, Forbes]
    - see also: China In the Process of Rolling Out State-Backed Cryptocurrency
  6. Open Redirect: A Small But Very Common Vulnerability [Jan Kopriva, SANS ISC]
  7. Putting an end to Retadup: A malicious worm that infected hundreds of thousands [Jan Vojtěšek, Avast Software]