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   BROWSE BY AUTHOR : ROBERT LEMOS
Genome Research May Allow Virus 'Hackers' -- Robert Lemos  -- SecurityFocus  -- May 05, 2005

Recent technological advances in so-called genetic circuits have brought closer a world where cells and viruses could be modified to more effectively serve humans, but also have raised concerns that programmable life could lead to a host of tailored threats similar to Internet worms.

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Safety: Assessing the infrastructure risk -- Robert Lemos  -- CNET  -- August 26, 2002

While warnings pervade government and the media, doomsday scenarios of cyberterrorism that result in massive deaths or injury remain largely the stuff of Hollywood scripts or conspiracy theory. 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 to this indisputable fact: It is still easier to bomb a target than to hack a computer.

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