Profile of Robert Lemos

Contributing Writer News & Commentary Posts: 347

Veteran technology journalist of more than 20 years. Former research engineer. Written for more than two dozen publications, including CNET News.com, Dark Reading, MIT's Technology Review, Popular Science, and Wired News. Five awards for journalism, including Best Deadline Journalism (Online) in 2003 for coverage of the Blaster worm. Crunches numbers on various trends using Python and R. Recent reports include analyses of the shortage in cybersecurity workers and annual vulnerability trends.

Bug Bounties Continue to Rise, but Market Has Its Own 1% Problem

8/29/2019
The average payout for a critical vulnerability has almost reached $3,400, but only the top bug hunters of a field of 500,000 are truly profiting.
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Fancy Bear Dons Plain Clothes to Try to Defeat Machine Learning

8/28/2019
An analysis of a sample published by the US government shows Russian espionage group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, has stripped down its initial infector in an attempt to defeat ML-based defenses.
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Consumers Urged to Secure Their Digital Lives

8/27/2019
Security options for consumers improve as Internet of Things devices invade homes and data on consumers proliferates online.
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Texas Towns Recover, but Local Governments Have Little Hope for Respite from Ransomware

8/22/2019
Their struggles underscore the difficulties for small towns in dealing with cyberattacks.
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State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Target Medical Research

8/21/2019
Cancer research is a particular target among Chinese espionage groups, says security firm FireEye.
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Towns Across Texas Hit in Coordinated Ransomware Attack

8/19/2019
The state government and cybersecurity groups have mobilized to respond to a mass ransomware attack that simultaneously hit 22 different towns statewide.
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Adware, Trojans Hit Education Sector Hard

8/15/2019
Students continue to be weak links for schools and universities, according to data from security firm Malwarebytes.
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Attackers Try to Evade Defenses with Smaller DDoS Floods, Probes

8/14/2019
Cybercriminals are initiating more attacks using low-bandwidth techniques, but the tactics expand the gray area between DDoS attacks and popular methods of mass scanning.
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More Focus on Security as Payment Technologies Proliferate

8/12/2019
Banks and merchants are expanding their payment offerings but continue to be wary of the potential fraud risk.
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Significant Vulnerabilities Found in 6 Common Printer Brands

8/9/2019
In a half-year project, two researchers tested six of the top enterprise printer brands and found vulnerabilities in every device, some of which allow remote execution.
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North Korean Cyber Ops Reportedly Stole $2B to Fund Weapons Programs

8/7/2019
Unlike many nations, North Korea often engages in cyber operations to generate much-needed cash for the country's coffers. In that respect, its hackers have been extremely successful.
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US Air Force Bug Bounty Program Nets 54 Flaws for $123,000

8/6/2019
The Air Force brought together 50 vetted hackers to find the vulnerabilities in the latest bug-bounty program hosted by a branch of the US military.
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Cisco Pays $8.6M in First False Claims Suit for Vulnerabilities in Security Product

8/1/2019
A security consultant reported vulnerabilities in Cisco's Video Surveillance Manager in 2009 — but the company ignored the issues and fired the consultant.
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