Holiday Bank Fraud, California Breach, SANS Holiday Hack Challenge

December 20, 2017

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 infosecicu@musc.edu.

Please excuse the little bit of static we got during recording. The problem has been corrected for future episodes (bad USB cable).

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