By: HCS Technical Staff (Author’s Note to the Reader: If there is any jargon that you do not know, please type the word into Wikipedia.) What if you could try a new operating system on your computer without having to wait an hour or two for the operating system to install and not erase everything…
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Improvised Smart Phone Tools
A Camera for Tele-photo “Scouting” By Mark E. I found myself in central Texas on business earlier this year. I was killing some time before dinner, after checking into a hotel. I keep a set of binoculars in my vehicle and decided to bring them upstairs. I had a thought beforehand to see what the image quality would…
Laser Warfare in 2012??
Watching the news the other day, a story came on that peaked my interest. It was about laser pointers and airplanes. It was not a new story, I had heard about a kid in New York in 2011 who had been arrested for pointing a laser at a commercial airliner and then at the helicopter…
Selecting and Using an Android Tablet
by HCS Technical Staff Why Android? Android tablets are a good option for those who do not have the budget for an Apple device or are simply used to the controls on their Android phone. Android devices can be set up to perform the same functions as any good tablet computer. Android devices are also…
Your Old Computer and You: Part 1
By HCS Technical Staff It was recently announced that Microsoft will be ending any and all support, including updates, for Windows XP in two short years. Nearly 45% of the world’s computers run Windows XP. This announcement just made the day of every malware writer and botnet owner and cyber-villain out there…
“At Loggerheads”
BY HCS Technical Staff Disclaimer: HCS and any affiliated persons are not responsible for anything that may result from the use or misuse of the information below. The unauthorized interception of anyone’s communications without their consent or the appropriate legal authority is a serious crime in most jurisdictions. This information is for academic study and…
Skimming Off the Top
by HCS Technical Staff “What is a card skimmer?” Card skimmers are nasty little devices that are designed to surreptitiously steal information off your bank card or credit card by reading the magnetic strip when you conduct a transaction at either an ATM machine, a self-checkout lane at a store, gas pump, a DVD rental…
Survival Computing: When “The Cloud” Goes Dark
By HCS Technical Staff When you imagine the archetypal Walking Dead/Katrina/Tornado type disaster scenario, we creatures of comfort may find the thought of our electronic gadgets and gizmos being rendered useless utterly terrifying. The truth of the matter is that hardware and software used to send, store, and receive information (“IT” or Information Technology) is…
Malware & Cyber Warfare
by HCS Technical Staff How is it done? Offensive computer attacks are usually conducted by exploiting flaws in a computer web interface (most often a “login screen”) or surreptitiously installing malicious software (“malware”) on targeted computers to produce a number of effects on the computer system or devices that it controls. How does it happen? In the broadest…
Using a Live CD Operating System
By: HCS Technical Staff (Author’s Note to the Reader: If there is any jargon that you do not know, please type the word into Wikipedia.) What if you could try a new operating system on your computer without having to wait an hour or two for the operating system to install and not erase everything…