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Graham Cluley is an award-winning security blogger, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by companies such as Sophos, McAfee and Dr Solomon’s. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and regularly appears on TV and radio explaining computer security threats.
In 2011 he was inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame.
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You ultimately decide what links you click on, and whether you hand over your passwords and payment card details. Always think twice, because the wrong decision could prove costly.
Graham CluleyCritical security holes keep being found in Adobe Flash Player. Have you updated yours yet?
Graham CluleyFour people have been arrested after a two-year investigation by Microsoft and British police forces into telephone scams which prey upon the vulnerable, tricking them into believing their computers have been infected by malware.
Graham CluleySome will find Snapchat's latest feature a bit stalkerish and creepy. Here is how to turn it off and preserve your privacy.
Graham CluleyA variant of the Erebus ransomware has hit a South Korean web hosting company hard, and disrupted the websites of thousands of businesses.
Graham Cluley25-year-old Sean Caffrey failed to properly cover his tracks, leading police officers to his door.
Graham CluleyHow well Google protects its business customers impacts all of us - whether we have personally chosen to be users of Google's services or not.
Graham CluleyWelcome to the post-WannaCryptor world, where every computer user understands the importance of creating secure backups and applying security patches in a timely fashion.
Graham CluleyLaw firms, PR agencies, newswires, accountants... all manner of firms need to ensure that they are working hard to secure the information entrusted to them by their corporate clients, and keep it out of unauthorised hands.
Graham CluleyA mirror download server for the popular tool HandBrake video file-transcoding app has been compromised by hackers, who replaced its Mac edition with malware.
Graham CluleyA hacker claims to have released the new series of the hit prison TV show “Orange is the New Black” onto the internet, after Netflix failed to agree to pay an undisclosed ransom.
Graham CluleyHumans make mistakes, and vulnerabilities can creep into projects unspotted. The more trusted eyes checking a service - with the approval of the systems' owners - the better.
Graham CluleyRussian hacker receives the longest sentence ever handed down for hacking-related charges in the United States.
Graham CluleyThere's no doubt that a life of cybercrime can earn its most successful overlords a considerable amount of money, but you will always have to live with the fear that you could be apprehended and - if convicted - spend years in prison.
Graham CluleyBe on your guard if you're a developer who uses GitHub - someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.
Graham CluleyWikiLeaks's revelations about security vulnerabilities in Apple products appear to be a damp squib.
Graham CluleyThe United States has charged four men, including two officials of Russia's FSB intelligence agency, in connection with a hacking attack against Yahoo that saw the details of 500 million users stolen and the use of forged cookies to break into accounts.
Graham CluleyAnother day, another important security update for WordPress. If you're running a self-hosted version of WordPress, you must update the software on your website now.
Graham CluleyA 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November.
Graham CluleyUntil more effort is made by vendors to integrate the internet in a safe way into the myriad of devices that surround us, we are going to hear more and more stories of security breaking down like this.
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