Graham Cluley Quotes

"The German police should be applauded for arresting these men before the alleged criminal plot was put into action. The potential rewards for internet crime are high, and we are seeing organized international gangs becoming more sophisticated in the ways in which they attempt to steal information from online banking users. Computer crime authorities around the world need to work closely with each other to break apart these criminal gangs and bring them to justice."

"The German police should be applauded for arresting these men before the alleged criminal plot was put into action. Computer crime authorities around the world need to work closely with each other to break apart these criminal gangs and bring them to justice."

"A combination of technology, legal action, user education and international co-operation is needed to truly make spam a thing of the past."

"Firm action is required by the authorities to send a strong message to spammers that their activities are unacceptable. The US computer crime forces should be congratulated for catching someone else who was contributing to the menace of spam email."

"Firm action is required by the authorities to send a strong message to spammers that their activities are unacceptable. The U.S. computer crime forces should be congratulated for catching someone else who was contributing to the menace of spam email."

"In North America, [Internet service providers] are sharing more knowledge on how to combat spammers and are educating users about the problem,"

"In North America, [Internet service providers] are sharing more knowledge on how to combat spammers and are educating users about the problem."

"I won't be surprised if Europe overtakes North America next month."

"The hurricane is a dreadful natural disaster, and it's sickening to think that hackers are prepared to exploit the horrendous situation in an attempt to break into computers for the purposes of spamming, extortion and theft."

"This is certainly not a disaster."

"All computer users should treat any unsolicited email attachments with extreme caution, or they run the risk of being ripped off. Anyone unfortunate enough to run malicious software could potentially be allowing hackers to gain access to their computer to spy, steal and cause havoc. Users need to savvy-up to reduce the risk of being taken in by greedy, money-grabbing internet criminals."

"Chain letters like this are too easily forwarded to friends, family and colleagues without people using their common sense. Stories like this become urban legends, constantly being repeated without anyone bothering to check the facts. Hoaxes and chain letters like this are not harmless - they waste time and bandwidth, and can be a genuine headache for support departments. Users need to be more skeptical, and ask themselves whether everything they are told by email can be believed."

"This is clearly a growing problem with serious consequences. They are used to deliver spam, Trojan horses, and other malicious code very quickly."

"There are legitimate Web-filtering programs that let you control which sites your employees or your kids visit. The idea of putting controls into the hands of a Trojan is a bad one."

"Worms and viruses are increasingly being written to steal confidential data from innocent people's computers, to hijack resources, or launch spam or denial-of-service attacks,"

"It's funny to us as we're so used to worms and viruses being bad news rather than making the world a better place."

"The e-Gold accounts may have been set up using a false ID."

"A vulnerability like this opens the door for hackers to spy on your sensitive information. Users running the affected software should upgrade as soon as possible."

"There's a responsibility on the part of regular computer users to make sure that they are not part of a DoS attack."

"In taking aim at the music pirates, Sony succeeded only in shooting itself in the foot. What they did was not intentionally malicious. If anything, it was slightly inept."