Robert Lemos

Large tables of password hashes can make cracking weak logon credentials a snap. Some enterprising people think there may be a business in putting the tables online.
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The SPJ Northern California chapter bestowed its Excellence in Journalism award for Online Depth Reporting to CNET News.com’s Digital Agenda: Homeland Security, of which Robert Lemos was a primary author.

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Wary of the increasing number of online attacks against industrial control systems, the U.S. government has begun a major push to secure the systems used to control and monitor critical infrastructure, such as power, utility and transportation networks.
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Security researchers disagree over whether a recently announced flaw in Microsoft Windows will likely become food for an Internet worm.
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The U.S. government’s multibillion-dollar drive for homeland security has produced a boom in antiterror technologies. At the same time, it has created problems ranging from industry confusion to lack of basic accountability, and privacy concerns are higher than ever.
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When the Athens 2004 Olympic Games kick off Friday, almost 70,000 security personnel will be overseeing the event, with help from a cornucopia of new technologies.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is asking companies to send it tips about flaws in the nation’s technological infrastructure under a law that guarantees that the information will be protected from public disclosure.
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Control-system specialist Verano has introduced a service and software package to help companies protect their critical infrastructure from digital attacks.
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Although it is possible for electronic intrusions to damage infrastructure and threaten physical danger, taking control of those systems from the outside is extremely difficult, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge and must overcome non-computerized fail-safe measures. As a result, government and corporate security experts–while careful not to dismiss the gravity of the issue–point [...]

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