PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

Weekly Information Security News. Stay up to date on what’s going on in the InfoSec world in about 40 minutes. Join us for InfoSec news and stay for some friendly banter, guest interviews, gadget reviews, tech interview tips, and hilarious dad jokes! New episodes every Monday.

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Sunday Mar 28, 2021

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got some great stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!
 
Top PC maker Acer is having a bad time after getting hit with ransomware and a $50 Million ransom demand.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computer-giant-acer-hit-by-50-million-ransomware-attack/
 
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is becoming trivial to bypass and will require a new way of thinking to secure accounts.
https://breakdev.org/evilginx-2-next-generation-of-phishing-2fa-tokens/
https://github.com/kgretzky/evilginx2
 
Potato chip maker Frito-Lay launches a Chrome plug-in that turns on your microphone and modifies browser settings
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/crispy-subtitles-from-lay/kokpckgbhcmeobdddflajfcpmmfhkekn
 
US Bank Citigroup is banning Zoom and all internal meetings on Fridays, citing “Zoom Fatigue”
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/citigroup-ceo-bans-zoom-calls-on-friday
Study shows that employees are already over “Zoom happy hours”
https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/remote-work-coronavirus-exhausting-zoom-virtual-happy-hours-games.html
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/

Thursday Mar 25, 2021

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