This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on November 3, 2015

With password breaches in recent years, it's become an imperative not to reuse passwords. People use simple passwords because it's too hard to remember strong ones. This is where a password manager can help.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on November 4, 2014 

If you're not among the tens of millions of American consumers who have had their credit cards and other personal information breached in the last few months, you're in the shrinking minority. Here are some tips consumers can use to protect themselves.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 9, 2014 

Few people had heard the term "catfishing" before Manti Te'o famously revealed last year that he had been a victim of the scam, which involves people who create fake social media profiles to pursue online romances. But Te'o is hardly alone in being duped by ficticious online personas, and most instances of catfishing have far greater--and often financial--consequences. Read what our Expert recommends so we don't fall prey to catfishing.

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on August 12, 2014 

News broke last week that a Russian crime syndicate had amassed the largest known collection of Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion username-and-password combinations. Thanks to events such as this, Two-Factor Authentication, sometimes abbreviated 2FA, is gaining momentum. 2FA has been around for decades, but it only recently has become accessible to the general public. 

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on July 15, 2014 

When news broke in late June about Facebook running unsanctioned psychological experiments on their user population in the name of science, the reaction was overwhelmingly negative. The truth is that Facebook experiments on its user base quite frequently, and probably constantly. Facebook isn't alone here: Other social media sites conduct research on their users or allow third parties (like the government) to conduct their own. What can we learn from the revelations about these activities?

This article was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on August 11, 2015

Are you considering a career in cybersecurity? There were more than 75,000 information security analyst positions available in 2012, and it is projected that the number will climb to over 100,000 jobs by 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook. Reports from Cisco and Symantec indicate a shortage of talent with over 1 million unfilled openings globally. Fortunately, formal education programs are available on Oahu.