André Lameiras

André Lameiras

Security Writer


Education? M.A. in Political Sciences

Highlights of your career? There’s a few things I am proud of, being a founding member of a film festival, working for the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of EU in 2021 and, of course, joining ESET.

Position and history at ESET? Joined ESET in 2022 as a Security Writer

What malware do you hate the most? Malware targeting civil infrastructure

Favorite activities? Building Lego, reading, traveling.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Anything you do online can be tracked. Just keep that in mind.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? Pentium II running Windows 95 when I was 7 years old. Still remember having no clue what that useless Internet Explorer icon was for.

Favorite computer game/activity? Age of Empires II, Sims and all racing games. Nowadays Rayman Legends


42 articles by André Lameiras

Digital Security

One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

Digital Security

One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

Why use and keep track of a zillion discrete accounts when you can log into so many apps and websites using your Facebook or Google credentials, right? Not so fast. What’s the trade-off?

André Lameiras23 Oct 20236 min. read


Privacy

Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

Privacy

Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

Have your cake and eat it too – enjoy some of what the online world has to offer without always giving out your contact details

André Lameiras10 May 20236 min. read


Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center

How the war in Ukraine has been a catalyst in private-public collaborations

How the war in Ukraine has been a catalyst in private-public collaborations

Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center

How the war in Ukraine has been a catalyst in private-public collaborations

As the war shows no signs of ending and cyber-activity by states and criminal groups remains high, conversations around the cyber-resilience of critical infrastructure have never been more vital

André Lameiras09 May 20238 min. read


How To

PC running slow? 10 ways you can speed it up

PC running slow? 10 ways you can speed it up

How To

PC running slow? 10 ways you can speed it up

Before you rush to buy new hardware, try these simple tricks to get your machine up to speed again – and keep it that way.

André Lameiras19 Apr 20237 min. read


Social Media

Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth

Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth

Social Media

Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth

How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats

Jake Moore and André Lameiras28 Mar 20236 min. read


Scams

Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them

Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them

Scams

Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them

Here's a roundup of some of the most common tricks that fraudsters use to dupe their victims on WhatsApp – and what you can do to protect yourself against them.

André Lameiras10 Mar 20237 min. read


We Live Progress

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

We Live Progress

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

Spoiler alert: it turned me down. But that’s far from the only thing I learned while playing around with the bot that the world has fallen in love with so badly.

André Lameiras14 Feb 20235 min. read


Kids Online

Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?

Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?

Kids Online

Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?

As children’s safety and privacy online becomes a matter of increasing urgency, lawmakers around the world push ahead on new regulations in the digital realm

André Lameiras06 Feb 20237 min. read


Social Media

Mastodon vs. Twitter: Know the differences

Mastodon vs. Twitter: Know the differences

Social Media

Mastodon vs. Twitter: Know the differences

Looking for an alternative to Twitter and thinking about joining the folks flocking to Mastodon? Here’s how the two platforms compare to each other.

André Lameiras25 Jan 20238 min. read