A Rousing Pledge of Allegiance
Thought for the Day
June Lam
You become the change that you want to see.
Newscast
Peter Webb
The weekend was Easter, Passover and April Fool's
1)Kid at church--what's the resurrection? I don't know, but if it lasts for more than 4 hours, call a doctor.
2)Kid reciting from a temple..Moses bear up a faroh, freed the people, came upon the sea, core of engineers built a bridge, they crossed the bridge and then broke it down so they couldn't be pursued. Father... is that what the Rabi actually said? No, but you wouldn't believe what he did say.
3) Peter: for April Fool's Day put paper clips in the plastic eggs, took off the foil of the chocolates, hid the colorful uncooked eggs and made a sponge cake with real sponges! No, this grand dad did no such thing--that's the April Fools!
Sunshine Report
Aron Hoffman passed away Friday. A card was sent around to send condolences to his wife, Linda.
Services will be in first part of May.
Dave Skromme is back with a leg/knee brace.
Jeff Lowenstein has returned to the club!
Visiting Rotarians
Steve Parker
Mr. Cunningham from Pennsylvania
Rotarians with Guests
A name I missed--Craig Judy?
Dave Bennet introduced his daughter, Serena Williams and his granddaughter, Geneva Williams
Geneva gave a lovely presentation and challenge to the Rotary Club
She has been playing flute since grade 5 and finds music to be really important.
She would like to extend her experience to those in need--so through the San Mateo-Foster City Educational Foundation and for her Girl Scouts Silver Award she is seeking donations for 100 flutes and clarinets for K- 8 students. www.smfcedfund.org
Raffle Kick-Off
Mike Peterson
Goal is to raise $60,000 for financial aid and scholarship program
Sell or buy 5 tickets and get 1 free!
There will be a drawing for those who have sold tickets each week!
Kitty launched the kitty by auctioning off two tickets to the Giants. They sold for $250, split between President Chris and President Elect, Bruce.
Chuck Osbourne jumped in to auction off a cashmere Rotary v-neck sweater for $50; the big winner: Nanci Nishimura!
Nick and Je
ff gave a very thorough review of the clubs investments and distribution of funds. The endowment is managed by the Finance Committee, chaired by Bob Binn. About 15 years ago, the portfolio was $500K, it is $1.452M! Good work, team!
SPEAKER
Susan Manheimer introduced Alison Yakabe with the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC)
Alison is on the Cyber Security Team
Alison gave a really interesting and comprehensive view of the network of centers, both in California and across the nation on their work to identify and prevent cyber attacks.
She identified three main areas of spoofing:
1)Hactivists, who are opportunistic and or who represent an activist ideology and participate in Doxing and the Denial of Services (by overloading ones system so that it can't function)
2)Cyber Criminals, who actively seek personal data to hack into personal data and gain financially through social engineering and ransom ware
3) Advanced Persistent Threats that is a network attack in which an unauthorized person gains access to a network and stays there undetected for a long period of time. The intention of an APT attack is to steal data rather than to cause damage to the network or organization. This is done through Ransome ware and Social Ransom
Ransome ware can be purchased on the dark internet. For the period of March thru March, FBI reported financial losses of $775K to individuals and businesses in the city of San Mateo.
Even if you don't think so, you ARE a target. The idea is to get your info now and monetize it in the future.
Social Engineering has these aspects:
Phishing--finding ways to get info from you through bogus appeals
Pharming
Wishing
Whaling--finding ways to get access to executive information
Impersonation
In Phishing:
- It will appear to be from a reputable source (e.g. your bank)
- look for typos in the message
- look for sense of urgency--"act now!"
- you can place your mouse over the address and hover, the actual web address will appear at the bottom of the page
- Because it's tax time, many documents are now coming from what appears to be the IRS
- Don't respond--if you need to contact the IRS or your bank--contact them, don't respond to a request for immediate information!
In Smishing:
- The same thing, only through text messaging
In Vishing:
- Threats or requests made over voicemail--we've got your daughter, grandchild, etc. you must act now!
Ransomeware:
- A bot is placed in one's computer and seizes your information and holds it ransom--you need to pay to get it unlocked
Common Fraud Tactics:
- Nigerian Prince
- Business E-mail Compromise
- Fake Charity
- Click Fraud (Pharming)
- Tech Support Scams
- Branding
- Romance
How to combat Social Engineering:
- Think before you click
- Know your footprint (in other words how all of your devices and internet connections intertwine)
- Beware of the suitability of the internet of things, smart locks, smart cars, smart fridges, etc.
Public Wi-Fi Risks:
- There are man in the middle attacks (someone who actually intercepts your network via the public wi-fi)
- Distribution of malware that can occur
- Instead, use a personal VPN (virtual Protected Network)
- Don't do any banking while on a public wi-f
Passwords:
- Don't need to change frequently
- Make them 8+ characters in length
- Have a different password for every account
- Use a password that is a phrase that you can remember
- Make sure to have two factor authentication
Home Networks:
- Secure your home network
- Create a Firewall
- Use automatic updates
- Have a separate administrative account to make changes to your account
- Maintain backups!
If you experience Fraud:
Susan Manheimer added that there are more and more grandparents scams out there. If you get a call or email about a loved one that needs your help, go to snopes.com to check out fraudulent behavior!
Thank you to Peter Webb for photos!
