MIS2000 Links

Using Power BI for data analytics and reporting
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/create-use-analytics-reports-power-bi/

City of Winnipeg Software Piracy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/city-of-winnipeg-manager-in-charge-of-police-radios-arrested-after-2-year-investigation-1.5027975

What's wrong with this picture?
https://twitter.com/DaveLeeBBC/status/1102359402151985152

Computer system failure grounds transit system in San Francisco
https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190309

Supply Chain Management Simulator
https://www.scmglobe.com/supply-chains-roman-empire/

Career wisdom from IT pros
https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/dzm3xs/once_a_young_sysadmin_and_now_an_old_unicorn_how/

(A few) Ops Lessons We All Learn The Hard Way
https://www.netmeister.org/blog/ops-lessons.html

Michael Geist blog (copyright and net freedom issues)
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/

Government IT failures

Federal Government - Phoenix payroll system #1
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_201711_01_e_42666.html

Federal Government - Phoenix payroll system #2
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_201805_01_e_43033.html

More Phoenix payroll
https://twitter.com/PSSuzanne/status/1098720582516895745

Phoenix payroll - 3 years later and still broken
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/03/10/still-stuck-on-the-phoenix-pay-roller-coaster-these-canadians-just-want-to-get-off.html

Federal Government - Gun registry
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/timeline-the-gun-registry-debate-1.786548

Security

Malware distribution hosted in LED light control console
https://news.microsoft.com/apac/features/law-enforcement-and-microsoft-come-together-to-bust-a-major-malware-attack-in-taiwan/

Ransomware attacks lock 2 Manitoba law firms out of computer systems

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-law-firms-computer-virus-ransomware-1.5530825

Is Huawei really a risk?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-pompeo/u-s-wont-partner-with-countries-that-use-huawei-systems-pompeo-idUSKCN1QA1O6?utm_source=reddit.com

City of Saskatoon phishing
https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/tank-scam-stings-at-saskatoon-city-hall-with-shiny-fiscal-reputation

City of Ottawa victim of phishing
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ottawa-city-treasurer-transfers-130k-of-taxpayer-funds-to-email-fraudsters-1.4371900

Stolen laptop with health data
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-stolen-laptop-encryption-it-department-1.5044118

Government of Nunavut Ransomware
https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/government-of-nunavut-slowly-rebuilds-computer-network-following-ransomware-attack/

Nursing Home Network Ransomware
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hackers-ransomware-nursing-homes-14-million/

Spear Phishing
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2019/12/02/spear-phishing-campaigns-sharper-than-you-think/

Scammy companies

WeWork - A tech company?
https://www.businessinsider.com/weworks-nightmare-ipo?r=US&IR=T?utm_source=markets&utm_medium=ingest

WeWTF
https://www.profgalloway.com/wewtf

Theranos timeline
https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2019/01/223033/theranos-scandal-timeline-what-happened-elizabeth-holmes-documentary

Theranos - Wall Street Journal expose
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901

Cryptocurrency

What is cryptocurrency?
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-cryptocurrency/

QuadrigaCX Cryptocurrency Exchange Shadiness
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/quadriga-bitcoin-bankruptcy-1.5004735

QuadrigaCX empty accounts - even more shady
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/search-into-missing-cryptocurrency-turns-up-empty-cold-wallets-report-1.4319270

Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50435014