Robert Vamosi - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Robert Vamosi

Article | 1/04/2011 Protect online privacy without reading the fine print

Your personal data is out there. Every thought you tap out on Twitter, every status update you post on Facebook, and even the last credit card purchas...

Article | 10/12/2010 Keep your credit cards safe from skimmers

You're in a restaurant, enjoying a deep conversation. Peripherally, you see the waiter take your credit card and return a few minutes with a slip for ...

Article | 18/06/2010 Cross-site scripting: An old problem returns

In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook's controversial Instant Personali...

Article | 24/05/2010 Bugnets Could Spy on You via Mobile Devices

Imagine sitting in a café and discussing the details of a business proposal with a potential client. Neither you nor the client has a laptop; you're j...

Article | 13/04/2010 AVG Internet Security 9.0

AVG Internet Security 9.0 is an affordable security suite that provides strong malware detection and disinfection, but it could be easier to use.

Article | 8/04/2010 Webroot Internet Security Essentials 2010

Webroot Internet Security Essentials 2010 is in essence Webroot's SpySweeper antivirus/antispyware application packaged with a firewall, an antispam u...

Article | 7/04/2010 Panda Internet Security 2010

Panda Internet Security 2010 includes all the basic features, plus some extras such as 2GB of online backup and the ability to protect USB devices. De...

Article | 7/04/2010 McAfee Internet Security 2010

McAfee Internet Security 2010 does a good job at detecting malware, its interface is fresh and distinct from the pack, and it has a solid set of featu...

Article | 7/04/2010 BitDefender Internet Security 2010

BitDefender gets a much-needed interface redesign for 2010. The new interface comes in three variations: a basic display with only three large icons a...

Article | 6/04/2010 Alwil Avast Internet Security 5

Alwil Avast! Internet Security 5.0, offers all the basic PC protection features and does a reasonable job at traditional malware detection. It is also...

Article | 6/04/2010 PC Tools Internet Security 2010

PC Tools Internet Security 2010 is a good bare-bones suite with strong malware detection, and is a big improvement over previous versions, but it lack...

Article | 3/03/2010 Protect data with on-the-go drive encryption

This past January, the health organisation Kaiser Permanente reported a theft of an external hard drive from an employee's car. The hard drive conta...

Article | 25/11/2009 New banking trojan horses gain polish

Criminals today can hijack active online banking sessions, and new Trojan horses can fake the account balance to prevent victims from seeing that they...

Article | 25/08/2009 Is your PC bot-infested? here's how to tell

As fireworks boomed on the Fourth of July, thousands of compromised computers attacked U.S. government Web sites. A botnet of more than 200,000 comput...

Article | 31/07/2009 Former Google VP Suggests User-Based Security

At the Black Hat security conference on Wednesday, former Google VP of Engineering Douglas Merrill gave the opening keynote presentation, and it wasn'...