Episode 70 - Prime Day Hauls, Microsoft Angers Security Community, Avaya SysAdmin Steals $88 Million in Licenses, PyPi Mandates MFA, Ads Coming to Sma...
Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome! Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW)
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PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
Amazon Prime Day hauls
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-amazons-record-setting-prime-day-turn-the-segment-around
Microsoft reverses decision to block VBA macros by default
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/07/microsoft-makes-major-course-reversal-allows-office-to-run-untrusted-macros/
https://therecord.media/microsoft-says-decision-to-stop-blocking-office-vba-macros-by-default-is-temporary/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-back-decision-to-block-office-macros-by-default/
Avaya SysAdmin allegedly steals $88 million worth of VOIP licenses
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/avaya-sysadmin-indicted-for-illegally-generating-selling-voip-licenses/
PyPi forces multi-factor authentication on top 1% of Python projects
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-mandates-2fa-for-critical-projects-developer-pushes-back/
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/pypi-repo-to-distribute-4-000-security-keys-to-maintainers-of-critical-projects-in-2fa-drive
Smartphones will start showing ads on the lock screen
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/coming-soon-to-a-carrier-phone-near-you-lock-screen-ads/
Speeding ticket stories
https://www.jacksonwhitelaw.com/criminal-defense-law/criminal-speeding-arizona/
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
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