Mary Landesman

Experience

Mary Landesman is a former writer for Lifewire, where she wrote about computer security, virus prevention, and antivirus software for more than 11 years.

With a background in telecom security and technical training, Landesman has been directly involved in computer security since the early 1990s. Having worked in a variety of roles within the security industry, she brings a unique perspective to the topic of antivirus software and virus prevention. Landesman's work has been published in various industry magazines, including Virus Bulletin, PC World, Mac World, and ZDNet. In 2015, Landesman was named as one of the women to watch in IT security. She is currently senior security analyst at Netflix.

Education

After attending Brevard College in Brevard North Carolina, Landesman pursued courses in BASIC programming, DBase, and C++.

Lifewire and Dotdash

Lifewire is a Top 10 technology information website, as rated by comScore, a leading internet measurement company. We reach more than 10 million readers per month with our trusted, clear, and actionable answers to your most pressing technology questions.

For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population every month. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone and, most recently, Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.