Media

Explaining security on air.

San Diego newsrooms call when something breaks — a hospital taken offline, a global outage, a scam making the rounds. I explain what happened and what it means for people at home, in English and Spanish.

Every item below is a news segment or article in which I was interviewed as the cybersecurity expert. They are the outlets' own headlines, not mine.

Selected

Start here

Six that show the range — both languages, a profile piece, and a national byline.

English

“We would expect them to do better”: San Diego cybersecurity expert weighs in on CrowdStrike outage

CrowdStrike global IT outage

Jul 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

“Esperaríamos más de ellos”: Experto de ciberseguridad de San Diego opina sobre la falla de CrowdStrike

Falla global de CrowdStrike

Jul 2024

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

'Ethical' hacker tries to stay a step ahead of the bad guys

Profile — offensive security work

Dec 7, 2023

Listen on KPBS

Español

Estafadores Roban Cuentas de Facebook

Robo de cuentas de redes sociales

Apr 2023
English

Cyber Security Expert Explains Ransomware Attacks Targeting Hospitals

Hospital ransomware wave

Oct 2020

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Beware the coronavirus scams: Colloidal silver, herb remedies and fake test kits

Pandemic-era scams

Mar 22, 2020

Simultaneous coverage

One story, every newsroom

When a story breaks in San Diego, newsrooms don't coordinate with each other. These are the times several — local and national — arrived separately at the same analyst. Open any one to watch the segments.

The Canvas breach

6 newsrooms · 6 segments · May 2026 · in English and Spanish

  • English
  • English
  • Español
  • English
  • Español
  • Español
English

Several San Diego school campuses impacted by cyberattack on Canvas

May 7, 2026

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Canvas data breach impacts San Diego campuses during critical finals week

May 7, 2026
Español

Centros educativos de San Diego son afectados por un ciberataque contra Canvas

May 8, 2026
English

Canvas outage causes students anxiety during stressful finals week

May 8, 2026

Watch on KPBS

Español

Ciberataque a Canvas genera preocupación entre estudiantes y universidades en San Diego

Ciberataque a Canvas

May 8, 2026
Español

Un experto explica por qué hackers atacaron una plataforma educativa

May 9, 2026

Watch on Telemundo

The CrowdStrike outage

5 newsrooms · 8 segments · Jul 2024 · in English and Spanish

  • English
  • Español
  • English
  • English
  • English
English

“We would expect them to do better”: San Diego cybersecurity expert weighs in on CrowdStrike outage

CrowdStrike global IT outage

Jul 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

“Esperaríamos más de ellos”: Experto de ciberseguridad de San Diego opina sobre la falla de CrowdStrike

Falla global de CrowdStrike

Jul 2024

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

LIST: Massive IT outage impacts multiple San Diego agencies & services

Jul 19, 2024

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Global technology outage disrupts flights in San Diego

Jul 19, 2024

Watch on FOX 5 San Diego

English

Flight delays continue at San Diego Airport days after CrowdStrike tech outage

Jul 22, 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

Decenas de vuelos en San Diego se ven retrasados o cancelados

Jul 22, 2024
English

Watch out for scams related to CrowdStrike outage

Jul 24, 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

CrowdStrike scams on the rise after global outage

Jul 29, 2024

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

Drained gift cards

4 newsrooms · 4 segments · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025 · in English and Spanish

  • Español
  • English
  • English
  • English
Español

"Estaban recién salidas del estante": tarjetas de regalo se quedan sin saldo antes de usarlas

Dec 9, 2022

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

Buying a Gift Card? Its Balance Might Already Be $0

Gift card draining and holiday fraud

Dec 10, 2022

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

How to avoid gift card-related scams this holiday season

Dec 15, 2025

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Gift card draining

Dec 29, 2025

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

AI voice-cloning scams

4 newsrooms · 4 segments · May 2023 – Jun 2023 · in English and Spanish

  • English
  • Español
  • English
  • English
English

New phone scam uses artificial intelligence to clone voices

May 3, 2023

Watch on FOX 5 San Diego

Español

Están clonando tu voz para engañar a tus seres queridos con inteligencia artificial

Clonación de voz con inteligencia artificial

Jun 2023

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

AI voice cloning scams: does this sound like you?

AI voice cloning fraud

Jun 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Would you recognize voices manipulated by artificial intelligence?

AI voice manipulation

Jun 2023

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

Recurring coverage

The subjects they keep coming back to

The clusters above are single events. These are the opposite: one subject, followed across years, where a newsroom has come back to me each time the story moved. Open any one to follow it in order.

Hospitals and patient records

11 segments · 3 newsrooms · Oct 2020 – Mar 2026 · in English and Spanish

  • English
  • English
  • English
English

Cyber Security Expert Explains Ransomware Attacks Targeting Hospitals

Hospital ransomware wave

Oct 2020

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Scripps Health Hit by Cyberattack

Healthcare ransomware

May 2021
English

Even More Patient Data May Have Been Stolen in 2021 Ransomware Attack: Scripps Health

Scripps Health ransomware follow-up

Mar 2022

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Palomar Health updates copyright clause in terms of use after media reports

Oct 6, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

Tri-City Medical Center still recovering 5 days after cyber attack shut down emergency services

Hospital ransomware response

Nov 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Tri-City Medical Center cyberattack impacts other North County hospitals

Regional healthcare impact

Nov 14, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

Tri-City Medical Center operating near normal after cybersecurity attack

Hospital ransomware recovery

Nov 27, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

After cyberattack, Tri-City Medical Center documents reportedly found on dark web

Dec 11, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

Palomar Health Medical Group warns patient health records, Social Security numbers compromised in breach

Jul 5, 2024

Watch on KPBS

Español

Palomar Health Medical Group advierte que los registros de salud de pacientes se vieron comprometidos en una brecha de datos personales

Jul 8, 2024
English

Some San Diego medical providers disconnect from Stryker network because of cyberattack

Mar 13, 2026

California's fight over personal data

5 segments · 1 newsroom · Jan 2026 – Sep 2026

  • English
English

New platform empowers California residents to delete personal data from brokers

Jan 8, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

Coalition of attorneys general urges Congress to close 'data broker loophole'

Mar 25, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

General Motors to pay $12.75 million in driver data privacy settlement

May 15, 2026
English

New tool lets California request data deletion from 600+ data brokers

Aug 3, 2026
English

California residents may soon gain more control over personal data with pending privacy bill

Sep 2, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

The full archive79 more appearances since 2019

Television · 65

English

California residents may soon gain more control over personal data with pending privacy bill

Sep 2, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

New tool lets California request data deletion from 600+ data brokers

Aug 3, 2026
English

Meta removes Instagram handle image generation from Muse AI amid user concerns

Jul 10, 2026
English

General Motors to pay $12.75 million in driver data privacy settlement

May 15, 2026
Español

Un experto explica por qué hackers atacaron una plataforma educativa

May 9, 2026

Watch on Telemundo

Español

Centros educativos de San Diego son afectados por un ciberataque contra Canvas

May 8, 2026
Español

Ciberataque a Canvas genera preocupación entre estudiantes y universidades en San Diego

Ciberataque a Canvas

May 8, 2026
English

Several San Diego school campuses impacted by cyberattack on Canvas

May 7, 2026

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Canvas data breach impacts San Diego campuses during critical finals week

May 7, 2026
English

Fake traffic violation texts circulating, designed to look like court notices

Apr 27, 2026
English

Coalition of attorneys general urges Congress to close 'data broker loophole'

Mar 25, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

San Diego Sheriff's Office Launches AI System to Handle Non-Emergency Calls

Mar 6, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

Cyber security experts warn of Iranian hacking threats amid DHS staffing cuts

Mar 4, 2026

Watch on ABC 10News

English

San Diego Police warns about online predators using artificial intelligence to target children

Feb 12, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

How did the FBI recover footage from Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera?

Feb 10, 2026

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Local cybersecurity expert weighs in on TikTok U.S. ownership change

Jan 28, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

Español

Mujeres demandan por presuntas imágenes pornográficas con IA

Jan 12, 2026
English

Women sue former Chula Vista employee, city for alleged AI pornographic images

Jan 10, 2026

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

New platform empowers California residents to delete personal data from brokers

Jan 8, 2026

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

Gift card draining

Dec 29, 2025

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

Cybersecurity experts warn against internet-connected toys this holiday season

Dec 17, 2025

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Parents urged to vet smart toys for security risks this holiday season

Dec 17, 2025

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

How to avoid gift card-related scams this holiday season

Dec 15, 2025

Watch on ABC 10News

Español

Cómo decir adiós: Una guía para preparse para la muerte

Oct 31, 2025

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

Adiós: A guide to preparing for death

Oct 30, 2025

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

How to protect your privacy with Instagram's new location sharing feature

Aug 11, 2025
English

Gmail users face new phishing scam

Jul 19, 2025
English

Cybersecurity Tips

Consumer security basics

Jun 2025
English

Passwords Exposed in Record Breach

Credential exposure

Jun 2025
English

New Google feature flags scam texts for Androids as unpaid tolls scam continues to circulate in San Diego

May 13, 2025

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

Are you a TikTok user? What the ban could mean locally, and nationwide

Jan 17, 2025

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Racist texts referring to 'picking cotton' reported across nation

Mass text campaigns and spoofing

Nov 2024

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Election Scams likely to increase

Election-season fraud

Oct 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

Evita caer en una estafa durante esta temporada electoral

Fraude en temporada electoral

Oct 2024

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

Santee pays $603,000 to third-party company after ‘cybersecurity incident'

Municipal breach response and cost

Sep 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Social Security Hack

Large-scale data exposure

Aug 2024

Watch on YouTube

English

CrowdStrike scams on the rise after global outage

Jul 29, 2024

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

Watch out for scams related to CrowdStrike outage

Jul 24, 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Flight delays continue at San Diego Airport days after CrowdStrike tech outage

Jul 22, 2024

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

Decenas de vuelos en San Diego se ven retrasados o cancelados

Jul 22, 2024
English

LIST: Massive IT outage impacts multiple San Diego agencies & services

Jul 19, 2024

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Global technology outage disrupts flights in San Diego

Jul 19, 2024

Watch on FOX 5 San Diego

English

Small business owner warns of online banking scam

Business email compromise and banking fraud

Apr 2024

Watch on ABC 10News

Español

Cuidado: Con tan solo tener una cuenta activa en las redes sociales puedes caer en manos de "hackers"

Robo de cuentas en redes sociales

Apr 2024

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

AT&T Data Breach

Telecom data breach

Apr 2024

Watch on YouTube

English

Tips to Stay Safe Online

Genetic data breach and consumer safety

Dec 2023

Watch on YouTube

English

Records reveal new information about Sweetwater Union High School District data breach

School district breach disclosure

Dec 2023

Watch on ABC 10News

English

Tri-City Medical Center still recovering 5 days after cyber attack shut down emergency services

Hospital ransomware response

Nov 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

MGM Cyber Attack

Social engineering and casino operations

Sep 15, 2023
English

Things to know about the latest genworth data hack impacting over 769k retired Californians

Jun 23, 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

Están clonando tu voz para engañar a tus seres queridos con inteligencia artificial

Clonación de voz con inteligencia artificial

Jun 2023

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

AI voice cloning scams: does this sound like you?

AI voice cloning fraud

Jun 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Would you recognize voices manipulated by artificial intelligence?

AI voice manipulation

Jun 2023

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

English

New phone scam uses artificial intelligence to clone voices

May 3, 2023

Watch on FOX 5 San Diego

English

Fraudsters Are Using Pictures of Your Car to Scam You. Here's How They're Doing It

Apr 28, 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Lily Collins — the Hack, Not the Actress — Wants Your Facebook Account

Apr 22, 2023

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Buying a Gift Card? Its Balance Might Already Be $0

Gift card draining and holiday fraud

Dec 10, 2022

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

Español

"Estaban recién salidas del estante": tarjetas de regalo se quedan sin saldo antes de usarlas

Dec 9, 2022

Watch on Telemundo 20

English

Even More Patient Data May Have Been Stolen in 2021 Ransomware Attack: Scripps Health

Scripps Health ransomware follow-up

Mar 2022

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

In-Depth: How Russian cyberweapons could strike U.S. targets during the Ukraine conflict

Feb 24, 2022

Watch on ABC 10News

English

San Diego Cyber Experts Explain Tuesday's Big Amazon Outage

AWS outage and cloud concentration risk

Dec 2021

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Scripps Health Hit by Cyberattack

Healthcare ransomware

May 2021
English

How to Protect Yourself in Wake of Iranian, Russian Election Meddling

Election security

Oct 2020

Watch on NBC 7 San Diego

English

Cyber Hygiene Tips to Stay Safe Online

Consumer security basics

Jan 2020
English

What parents should do to keep kids safe while using smart toys

Dec 17, 2019

Watch on CBS 8 San Diego

Radio & public media · 9

English

What is driving cyberattacks on US water systems?

Aug 19, 2026
English

Canvas outage causes students anxiety during stressful finals week

May 8, 2026

Watch on KPBS

Español

Palomar Health Medical Group advierte que los registros de salud de pacientes se vieron comprometidos en una brecha de datos personales

Jul 8, 2024
English

Palomar Health Medical Group warns patient health records, Social Security numbers compromised in breach

Jul 5, 2024

Watch on KPBS

English

Cybersecurity tips to protect yourself online

Apr 17, 2024
English

After cyberattack, Tri-City Medical Center documents reportedly found on dark web

Dec 11, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

Tri-City Medical Center operating near normal after cybersecurity attack

Hospital ransomware recovery

Nov 27, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

Tri-City Medical Center cyberattack impacts other North County hospitals

Regional healthcare impact

Nov 14, 2023

Watch on KPBS

English

Palomar Health updates copyright clause in terms of use after media reports

Oct 6, 2023

Watch on KPBS

Podcasts · 2

At the Edge of It All PodcastEnglish

Shortcuts and Smart Devices – The Silent Threats in Your Digital Life

IoT and connected device risk

Oct 2025

Watch on YouTube

At the Edge of It All PodcastEnglish

Hacker vs. Hacker: Cybersecurity with Nikolas Behar

Long-form interview on offensive security

Aug 2023

Listen on Apple Podcasts

Over 50 appearances on record. A few older segments aired without a permanent public link and are listed here without one.