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/