Graham Cluley Quotes

"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."

"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."

"Fortunately, you don't need special antivirus or security software for MP3s. If your antivirus is current, there won't be any damage, because the scanner will catch it."

"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."

"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,"

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

"This one's not the smartest tool in the box. We've passed the details on and the police are looking into this one."

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

"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."

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

"Companies should educate their users to practice safe computing - that includes never opening unsolicited email attachments and discouraging the sending and receiving of joke files, pornography and screensavers. This worm feeds on people's willingness to receive salacious content on their desktop computer, but they could be putting their entire company's data at risk."

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

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

"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."

"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 certainly not a disaster."

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

"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."

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