Episode 102 - Tech Layoffs, Valve Finds and Bans Cheaters, Cybersecurity Safety Labels for IoT Devices, Netflix Password Sharing Crackdown

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)

Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast

PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast

Follow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Clouie

Google employees find out about layoffs with bounced e-mails

• https://www.businessinsider.com/google-layoffs-colleagues-emails-bounced-chat-message-jobs-pichai-tech-2023-2

Valve bans cheaters discovered through use of honeypots

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/valve-honeypot-used-to-ban-40-000-dota-2-players-using-cheat/

• https://decoded.avast.io/janvojtesek/dota-2-under-attack-how-a-v8-bug-was-exploited-in-the-game/

US releases cybersecurity labels for IoT devices

• https://www.eetimes.com/cybersecurity-label-for-u-s-coming-as-early-as-april/

Netflix cracks down on password sharing with unintended consequences

• https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-hospital-patient-loses-netflix-access-due-to-password-crackdown-1.6279452

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!

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/