Robert Lemos

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COLUMN: The New Security Threats

December 20th, 2006 · No Comments

More secure operating systems mean that attackers are looking elsewhere for holes to sneak through.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Flaws and vulnerabilities · PC Magazine · Research · Security

COLUMN: Hacking for Dollars

November 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Viruses and worms are so last-decade. Today’s PC users have to worry more about online burglary than stolen bandwidth.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · PC Magazine · Security · Viruses and worms

COLUMN: Browser Bashing

November 15th, 2006 · No Comments

With online miscreants attacking Internet Explorer and Firefox, you need to take steps to protect your browser.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · PC Magazine · Research · Security

COLUMN: Watching the Watchmen

November 1st, 2006 · No Comments

Most companies monitor their employees in some way, but is corporate Big Brother going too far?
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · PC Magazine · Privacy · Security

COLUMN: New Ways to Nab Spam

October 11th, 2006 · No Comments

More than a third of all e-mail now carries digital markers to help prove where it came from, which helps reduce spam.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · PC Magazine · Security

COLUMN: Your Own Personal Matrix

September 27th, 2006 · No Comments

How rootkits can take over your computer and steal data under your nose—and how to stop them.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · PC Magazine · Research · Security

COLUMN: Keeping Web Miners Safe

September 13th, 2006 · No Comments

Whether they call them canaries, monkeys, or guinea pigs, more security companies are using virtual PCs to protect users.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · PC Magazine · Research · Security

COLUMN: Gone in a Flash

August 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Employees and home users are the weakest link in computer security. People browse to unsafe sites. They give out their passwords for a free pen. They accept CD-ROMs from strangers and run the disc on a company computer. In each case, the employee is falling for the proverbial Trojan horse—a lure that the enemy hopes [...]

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · PC Magazine · Security

COLUMN: DRM - The Untold Story

August 16th, 2006 · No Comments

For some, DRM stands for Down-Right Maddening. Here’s why you should think twice about downloading DRM-protected files.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · PC Magazine · Privacy · Security

COLUMN: Legion of Doom

August 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

Attackers are adopting open-source development practices, creating malware faster, and giving defenders less time to react.
PC Magazine

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Tags: Column · Cybercrime · Open Source · PC Magazine · Research · Security