Law Enforcement Is Now Using Available Online Genetic Information (The Cyber Underground)
The Golden State Killer committed more than 50 rapes and 12 murders in California from 1976 to 1986 before law enforcement used cellphone records or big data to solve crimes. Recently, investigators in California used DNA from crime scenes and plugged the genetic profile into a commercially available online genealogy database. They found distant relatives […]
How to Secure Your Home Network (The Cyber Underground)
In this episode of The Cyber Underground, Hal Corcoran joins Dave Stevens to discuss the number of consumer home network devices on the market, their ease of setup, and the actually level of security they provide.The host for this episode was Dave Stevens. The guest for this episode was Hal Corcoran. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
So You Want to be a Hacker (The Cyber Underground)
This week on The Cyber Underground, Dave Stevens and Andrew Lanning discuss what it takes to become a hacker. They’ll take a closer look at what kind of person becomes a hacker? Is there a personality type? Where do they get started? How do they learn the skills? How do they decide between black and […]
FBI Alert! Tech Support Fraud! (The Cyber Underground)
Tech support fraud involves a criminal claiming to provide customer, security, or technical support in an effort to defraud unwitting individuals. This type of fraud continues to be a problematic and widespread scam. Stanley Lau (CEO of Hawaii Tech Support) and Tim Ames (CTO Hawaii Tech Support) join Dave Stevens the Cyber guy and Andrew […]
Russian Cyber Attacks on U S Power Plants! (The Cyber Underground)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert containing information about Russian government actions targeting U.S. Government entities as well as organizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors. The host for this episode was Dave Stevens. The guest for this episode was […]
The Cyber Underground – Krack Attack! Our Wifi Is Broken!
For 13 years we’ve depended on WiFi Protected Access v2 (WPA2) to protect our wireless communications on consumer and commercial grade network hardware. Now wireless hardware manufacturers are scrambling to patch this new vulnerability that allows hackers to decrypt data sent across what we thought were secure wireless networks. Find out how to protect your […]
The Cyber Underground – The US Government Wants To See Your Encrypted Data!!
Dep. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued a warning in a speech Tuesday, in Annapolis, MD. implying his department intends to take a more aggressive approach to acquire access to encrypted information form technology companies, crying about public safety over privacy. The Trump administration has also subpoenaed DreamHost to hand over 1.3 mil. IP addresses of […]
The Cyber Underground – Las Vegas Shooting New Gun Laws HCSAM
Las Vegas shooting – new gun laws being considered? Dave Steves,Hal Corcoran and Jake Ross discuss the National gun registration database, including mental health records, the Hawai’i Cyber Security Awareness Month (HCSAM) and the new efforts by Hawai’i to stay in the lead with Cyber Security! ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
The Cyber Underground – CCleaner Malware And The Real Targets Of This Hack!
A free system optimizing software infected with malware, CCleaner! Certain versions of this software were compromised to deliver a secondary payload considered an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), that targeted specific big tech companies. How can you prevent this from happening to you? How can you recover if it did happen to you? Hal Corcoran, Asst. […]
The Cyber Underground – Python & The Equifax Hack! What Now?
Python & the Equifax Hack! What now? The Cyber Underground co-hosts Dave Stevens adn Geoff Milford, Pres. ISC2 Hawai’i, welcome Calmer Lowe, BAH Security Analyst, to discuss next steps from consumers who have experienced a credit breach. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, […]
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Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs. [...]
The president’s appearance at the historically Black college in Atlanta was not welcomed by all on campus, amid dissatisfaction with U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza. [...]
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war. [...]
Officers were filmed punching several people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bay Ridge. [...]
Andrei R. Belousov, an intellectual with no military experience, is known for backing a state-dominated economy. [...]
The 14-year-old's body was found in the River Tyne and the younger boy was rescued and taken to hospital. [...]
Su Gorman and Steve Dymond helped to expose an NHS scandal - but they died without seeing justice. [...]
Families have been let down over decades, says minister, ahead of a long-awaited inquiry report. [...]
Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war. [...]
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg finds out if her Conservative and Labour guests know their parties' policies. [...]
DRC armed forces say they have thwarted an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign fighters. A shootout was previously reported in the capital, Kinshasa. [...]
France has been attempting to restore order in the Pacific territory since riots broke out earlier this week. Airlines have suspended flights over the unrest. [...]
Gaza officials say over 20 people have died in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. A US security envoy is visiting Israel after talks in [...]
Both Russia and Ukraine traded drone assaults overnight as Russian forces continue their offensive in the northeast of Ukraine. Kyiv says its troops have destroyed a Russian minesweeper. DW has [...]
Saudi Arabian state media said that the 88-year-old monarch was suffering from fever and joint pain. His son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has de facto ruled the kingdom since [...]
An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, on Sunday, as fighting raged and Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the [...]
The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the [...]
President Joe Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries. [...]
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh. [...]
Disneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association. [...]
At Saturday night’s U.S. Classic, world’s top gymnast shows she won’t be playing it safe entering the Summer Games. [...]
Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days [...]
Voters in the Dominican Republic are casting ballots in general elections likely to reinforce the government’s crackdown on its shared border with crisis-stricken Haiti [...]
Americans throw out billions of disposable razors and blade cartridges a year. There’s a better way to shave that doesn’t create tons of plastic waste. [...]
French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where [...]
