Houston Matters for Thurs. Oct. 31, 2013
Happy Halloween y’all! On today’s show…we discuss how to talk like a Texan. Specifically, we’ll explore words, phrases, and dialects that are more common in Texas than elsewhere, and we’ll discuss...
View ArticleCorporal Punishment, Cybersecurity and Turning Recycling Trucks into Art:...
The case of NFL star Adrian Peterson being accused of child abuse has brought the topic of corporal punishment to the minds of the nation and many in Greater Houston. Many have criticized his alleged...
View ArticleHow Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks are Houston’s Energy and Healthcare Companies?
Tomorrow the Greater Houston Partnership holds its annual Cybersecurity Forum. It’s a gathering of experts and business leaders to discuss how agencies, businesses and organizations can protect...
View ArticleIs This the Year Virtual Reality Finally Becomes Mainstream? New Tech for 2016
The International Consumer Electronics Show starts tomorrow (Jan. 6, 2016) in Las Vegas. The annual electronics and technology trade show gives us a preview of what technology is on the horizon – and...
View ArticleThreat Of Cyber-Attacks On Oil & Gas Highlights The Danger In Your Thumb Drive
A special federal commission is looking into how cyber-attacks could hit Houston’s energy industry. What it's learning might change what you’re allowed to do on your computer at work.
View ArticleHouston ‘Ethical’ Hacker Tells How Your Computer Is At Risk
If you’ve ever been the victim of a computer virus, you‘ll want to listen to what Jonathan Pollet has to say.
View ArticleCongressman Lamar Smith: US Election Systems Vulnerable To Russian Cyberattack
Hackers targeted voter registration databases in Illinois and Arizona this summer. Cybersecurity experts warned the House Science Committee such attacks, concentrated in a few battleground states,...
View ArticleIn The Increasingly High-Tech Oil Business, Cyber Security Is Becoming Essential
Some say it's a recent shift, one companies have to make for long-term survival.
View ArticleWannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Calls Out NSA For ‘Stockpiling’ Vulnerabilities
The NSA's losing control of the software behind the WannaCry cyberattack is like "the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen," Microsoft President Brad Smith says.
View ArticleHow Vulnerable Are Texas Voter Rolls To Cyber Attack?
We discuss cyber security and its role in our election process and learn what one county clerk is doing to ensure that security.
View ArticleTexas Legislature Taking Crash Course In Cybersecurity
The Texas Senate held its first select committee Wednesday to review processes and give lawmakers a crash course in cybersecurity.
View ArticleHouston Tests Its Preparedness for A Cyberattack
The city is conducting a three-day exercise to find out how well it would react to such an attack on top of a major disaster.
View ArticleFull Show: We Preview Tonight’s Cruz– O’Rourke Debate, And The Good, Bad, &...
On Friday's Houston Matters: We preview tonight's Cruz, O'Rourke debate, what and how cybersecurity has evolved, and we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, And The...
View ArticleTransformation of Cybersecurity
We talk with Chris Bronk, assistant professor at the University of Houston’s College of Technology on what is cybersecurity anyway, and what does its ongoing evolution mean for the industry?
View ArticleFederal Government Launches Pipeline Cybersecurity Effort
The initiative will be led by Homeland Security and the Energy Department.
View ArticleWATCH: How Secure Is The U.S. Against Cybersecurity Threats?
Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue."
View ArticleFull Show: Dealing With Ransomware Attacks, Our Weekly Political Roundup, And...
On Wednesday's Houston Matters: How ransomware attacks affect Texas cities and towns, the latest politic news, changes at the University of St. Thomas, and musician Dylan LeBlanc performs.
View ArticleMedical Devices Are Ubiquitous, Vital, And Often Unsecure
Hundreds of health devices, including heart monitors, CT machines and anesthesia devices are all open targets
View ArticleMonday’s Houston Matters: Data Security In Health Care, And Understanding The...
On Monday's show: Cybersecurity in the health care industry, understanding the concept of microagressions, and an update on Houston sports.
View ArticleUnderstanding The New COVID Relief Package And Digging Deeper Into The...
It’s all about cybersecurity and nature of misinformation on the first half of the show. Then we switch gears to another topic that’s been on a lot of people’s minds: stimulus checks and relief packages.
View ArticleAAA Advises Texans Against Panic-Buying Gasoline
There is ample gas supply in the United States, officials said, but it's a matter of getting deliveries to states to meet demand.
View ArticleThe Science Behind UFO Sightings And Possible Extraterrestrial Life
UFOs are no longer something only covered by supermarket tabloids, but something that’s being taken a bit more seriously by experts.
View ArticleWhat is the impact – and future – of Facebook and other digital technologies?
Today, experts discuss the impact of social media, new digital technologies and digital activism. Plus, what do we know so far about the new omicron variant of the coronavirus?
View ArticleElon Musk, free speech, democracy, and the power of social media. Plus,...
Experts discuss what will happen when Elon Musk takes over Twitter, the changes coming to the platform, and what will be the impact on free speech. And, we get a preview of Main Theater's 47th season,...
View ArticleThe cybersecurity threat of TikTok (Jan. 23, 2023)
On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.
View ArticleThe digital world offers a lot of convenience. Can we use it all without...
We weigh the pros and cons of online banking, medical records, app permissions, and public Wi-Fi, among other digital conveniences.
View ArticleBookstores sue over book rating law (July 27, 2023)
On Thursday's show: Two bookstores in Texas are suing over a new Texas law that requires them to rate books on their appropriateness and prohibits "sexually explicit" material from libraries.
View ArticleCompanies are collecting personal data for AI use – is this a privacy bridge...
We discuss the potential challenges the next level of digital data raises.
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