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Kim Komando Today

Pro hacker makes $600K working part-time, stop robocalls, tech trivia

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode of Komando On Demand Insider Edition: Are you sick of those annoying robocalls? Your carrier has ways to shut them down. Kim talks with a pro hacker who made $600K last year working 5 to 10 hours a week. If you're looking for a job, there's something employers are looking at much harder than your resume. Plus, don't miss this week's tech trivia.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Commando on Demand, your fast-paced weekly update straight from Kim's desk to your ears.

0:06.2

I'm Mike James. Today, Kim talks with a former hacker who spent four years in jail for hacking,

0:11.6

but now he's hacking legally and he works about five to ten hours a week and earns over $600,000 a year.

0:19.8

That interview is just a few minutes away and it's fascinating. Are you sick of

0:24.3

robocalls? We've got several ways to stop those annoying distractions. Yeah, it seems like they're

0:29.9

everywhere these days. Also, there's a teacher who has discovered a new way to use technology to

0:35.1

connect with students and elevate the teacher-student relationship.

0:39.5

Kim is going to talk with that teacher and how she inspires teamwork and camaraderie among her

0:44.8

students. Plus, Kim has this week's hot topics. If your job hunting, your resume may not be

0:50.8

as important as something called your employability score.

0:55.1

Yeah, it's out there and you need to know about it.

0:57.5

That's coming up.

0:58.3

Plus five ways you can find out if someone is doing what they're, well, not supposed to be doing.

1:03.6

Is your spouse cheating or does your spouse suspect you have cheating?

1:07.4

Have they put technology on your phone or on your smart device to make sure they

1:12.2

know where you are? Well, we've got all the ugly details there. Plus, today is Commando trivia.

1:18.8

Every week, we present you with a question about the history of technology, and you have to promise

1:23.6

that you're not going to Google it or ask Alexa or Surrey. And here's this week's question, whether it be someone hurting themselves in the most

1:30.3

hilarious way imaginable, animal looking cute or an animal looking like a person,

1:35.8

memes seem to be pervasive across the internet these days.

1:39.9

But what you might not think of is the word meme.

1:44.4

Well, this word has a more interesting background, and you might think, who first coined

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