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Missions and security operations of the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force With missions of emergency services, aerospace education, and cadet programs, the civil air patrol makes a difference in our communities by assisting in times of disaster, searching for the lost, protecting the homeland, and promoting aviation careers and STEM education. […]
Tech Support Fails & Protect Against Zero Days (The Cyber Underground)
Tech Support Failure & How to Protect Against Zero Day Attacks Some companies don’t have even the bare minimum of customer data protection and it shows when you talk with their tech support. Know how to tell and when to run away. The best protection against computer based attacks is to keep your system and […]
Presidential Alerts, Trump can now track you! (The Cyber Underground)
Trump now has access to your GPS data! If you carry a smart phone, chances are you have an E911 chip that gives emergency services access to your GPS data in case you can’t provide your location. The new Presidential Alerts have access to this same information. This means Trump can now find anyone in […]
Foreign Influence in Social Media (The Cyber Underground)
Creating Community Divisiveness In this weeks episode of The Cyber Underground, guest host Andrew Lanning is joined by Will Bales to discuss the role of social media in creating community divisiveness. The host for this episode is Andrew Lanning. The guest for this episode is Will Bales. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Another Trump Failure? (The Cyber Underground)
Trump never thinks before he acts! Trump’s new executive order 13800, Section 1C, paragraph 2 states Effective immediately, each agency head shall use The Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the Framework) developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). But, Trump is cutting $6.3 mil in NIST funding in 2019. Effectively shooting […]
What’s Trump up to with cyber security? (The Cyber Underground)
He can’t seem to make up his mind! Trump is cutting $6.3 mil in NIST funding in 2019 and closing a critical time and frequency calibration radio station in Hawai’i. But, then he signed multiple executive orders on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, Establishment of the American Technology Council, Reviving the […]
How to Start Your Career in Cyber Security PIII (The Cyber Underground)
What are some of the keys to success when starting a career cyber security? When starting on your journey to begin a successful career in cyber security, you’ll need actual hands-on experience. If you’re taking courses at a college, make sure that institution requires at least one internship. This experience adds tremendous credibility to the […]
What is HIPAA Compliance (The Cyber Underground)
Why do some companies need to be HIPAA compliant? Why are certain US companies required to be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? What are the requirements? The host for this episode is Dave Stevens. The guest for this episode is Jt Ash. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Disaster-Resistant Technologies (The Cyber Underground)
What technologies can aid in disaster recovery? We’re in the hurricane season and we should be thinking about disaster-resistant technologies that help keep your business running. Things like managed power, network appliances with backup LTE connections, backup recovery to the cloud (AWS/Azure), and migrating on-premise devices to cloud hosted services. The host for this episode […]
How to Start Your Career in Cyber Security PIII (The Cyber Underground)
What are some of the keys to success when starting a career cyber security? When starting on your journey to begin a successful career in cyber security, you’ll need actual hands-on experience. If you’re taking courses at a college, make sure that institution requires at least one internship. This experience adds tremendous credibility to the […]