“You don’t get to mess with the kids!”
-Steve Hummel, Founder, CEO
Couldn’t Walk Away…
After retiring from a prolific career of over forty years as a private investigator for California School Districts, something didn’t sit right with founder, Steve Hummel. He had been personally responsible for removing 28 predators from California classrooms, nearly all of which were either investigated after they had already harmed, or, more often, were under suspicion for something else, only to have Steve uncover the truth. This is what bothered him. There had to be a Proactive way to find these bad actors, and protect even More children. The idea for the Power Scanner formulated and that’s when he realised, there was no way he could ever retire if that possibility existed.
Digital Forensics and
Investigative Experience
42+ years
Bad Actors Removed
From CA Classrooms
32 predators
Couldn’t Walk Away…
After retiring from a prolific career of over forty years as a private investigator for California School Districts, something didn’t sit right with founder, Steve Hummel. He had been personally responsible for removing 28 predators from California classrooms, nearly all of which were either investigated after they had already harmed, or, more often, were under suspicion for something else, only to have Steve uncover the truth. This is what bothered him. There had to be a Proactive way to find these bad actors, and protect even More children. The idea for the Power Scanner formulated and that’s when he realised, there was no way he could ever retire if that possibility existed.
“You don’t get to mess with the kids!”
-Steve Hummel, Founder, CEO
Digital Forensics and
Investigative Experience
42+ years
Bad Actors Removed
From CA Classrooms
32 predators
The Idea was Simple…
After conducting countless digital forensics on concerning devices, Steve made a key discovery: while not everyone who views inappropriate content poses a threat (though they do open their organization up to liability), almost every pedophile had such material on their devices. Imagine a comprehensive and continually updated master database, filled with hash files representing various forms of inappropriate content—such as adult material, CSAM, munitions, poisons, and bomb-related content. Now, imagine software that scans a network, reads file metadata (without accessing file content to protect privacy), cross-references against this database, and provides a precise report of any matches. This ensures accuracy with zero false positives.
The Idea was Simple…
After conducting countless digital forensics on concerning devices, Steve made a key discovery: while not everyone who views inappropriate content poses a threat (though they do open their organization up to liability), almost every pedophile had such material on their devices. Imagine a comprehensive and continually updated master database, filled with hash files representing various forms of inappropriate content—such as adult material, CSAM, munitions, poisons, and bomb-related content. Now, imagine software that scans a network, reads file metadata (without accessing file content to protect privacy), cross-references against this database, and provides a precise report of any matches. This ensures accuracy with zero false positives.