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Lord Vows To Fight Cybercrime Laws
News Dr Richard Clayton of Cambridge University told ZDNet UK last week that part (b), as currently laid out, would catch a wide range of IT tools and activities that are not meant to be used in hacking. Richard Clayton's comments [are] rhetorical and...
[May 25, 2006, 16:05]
Phorm Accused Of Making Web Browsing 'less Stable'
News Dr Richard Clayton, a security expert from the University of Cambridge, published a paper earlier this month detailing Phorm's infrastructure. More technical details of how Phorm systems work can be found in a paper by Richard Clayton.
[April 17, 2008, 15:52]
Experts: 'British FBI' Won't Stop E-crime
News Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton told ZDNet UK on Monday that while SOCA will be concerned with serious organised crime, local police forces will concentrate on local crime. Basically the effect of creating SOCA is that they are...
[April 3, 2006, 15:35]
Security Report Sponsorship Defended
News You would think they could afford to do it all by themselves," said Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton last week. But, as Clayton pointed out, such surveys aren't always as useful as the company's behind them claim.
[April 11, 2006, 13:55]
Government Wants Your View On Encryption Keys
News Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton told ZDNet UK that any company that was concerned by Part III of RIPA would be "foolish to pass up the opportunity" of voicing their concerns. Although in theory the Government's mind is made up...
[June 8, 2006, 16:10]
Academic Breaks The Great Firewall Of China
News The machines in China allow data packets in and out, but send a burst of resets to shut connections if they spot particular keywords," explained Richard Clayton of the University of Cambridge computer laboratory.
[July 3, 2006, 13:00]
UK Law Will Criminalise IT Pros, Say Experts
News Dr Richard Clayton of Cambridge University believes that part (b), as currently laid out, would catch a wide range of IT tools and activities that are not meant to be used in hacking, but potentially could be.
[May 19, 2006, 14:15]
Symantec: Security Reporting Chain Is Broken
News Despite Symantec's concerns, Cambridge University computer security expert Richard Clayton said a more pressing concern for businesses was making sure patches were managed correctly, and that users were educated about security issues.
[October 22, 2007, 15:08]
Cybercrime Laws 'will Harm Security Research'
News This will place serious constraints on the distribution of security tools, as the prosecution must only prove that the distributor believed it was likely that the tool will be used for hacking, even if this was not his intention, said Richard...
[November 17, 2006, 12:47]
HSBC Accused Of 'scandalous' Security Glitch
News Security expert Richard Clayton of Cambridge University confirmed to ZDNet UK that the vulnerability existed. The idea is that even if there is a "keylogger" on your system — and most viruses come with keyloggers as standard these days — it will...
[August 10, 2006, 10:25]
Government To Force Handover Of Encryption Keys
News The power to seize encryption keys is spooking big business," Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton told ZDNet UK on Wednesday. The notion that international bankers would be wary of bringing master keys into UK if they could be...
[May 18, 2006, 12:10]
Peer Loses Cybercrime Fight
News Dr Richard Clayton of Cambridge University warned in May that part (b) would catch a wide range of IT tools and activities that are not meant to be used in hacking, but potentially could be. Clayton cited the Perl scripting language, created by...
[July 14, 2006, 16:25]
Police Will Not Pursue Ransom Hackers
News Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton pointed out that the police simply aren't in a position to handle every reported crime, but also warned that some cybercrime offences - including international cybercrime committed by...
[June 2, 2006, 12:50]
Lords Calls For Urgent Action On Internet Security
News Manufacturers get away with producing [products] that are sub-standard," said Richard Clayton, a Cambridge University computer science expert who advised the committee. Data-breach legislation would incentivise businesses to take more care with...
[August 10, 2007, 17:43]
Does Wi-Fi Security Matter?
News University of Cambridge security expert Richard Clayton also questioned the assumption that unsecured networks were necessarily insecure. Clayton asked the researchers. A large percentage of Wi-Fi networks are "horribly insecure", according to...
[June 27, 2006, 13:00]
Police Want Power To Seize Encryption Keys
News Dr Richard Clayton, an FIPR trustee and a computer security researcher at the University of Cambridge, told the meeting that the code of practice also lacked clear powers against officials who were guilty of making "deliberate mistakes" in their...
[August 15, 2006, 11:05]
Jane Wakefield: The Net Takes On The Establishment
News Demon still has mavericks like Richard Clayton, who take public stands against policies such as the government's snooping bill. Although, since Demon was taken over by Scottish Power, Clayton is careful to point out that the views he expresses are...
[April 3, 2000, 9:02]
Encryption Key Legal Challenge?
Blog Security expert Richard Clayton has suggested an alternative hypothetical defence for innocent IT professionals unfairly accused: 'forget' your encryption key. The power of the police to force people to hand over encryption keys may be possible to...
[January 25, 2008, 17:08]
Lord: 'British FBI' Will Be Private Home Office Police
News Earlier this month, Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton warned that there is a danger that neither SOCA nor local police forces will treat cybercrime as a priority. The powers and scope of the newly formed Serious and Organised...
[April 25, 2006, 16:15]
Estonia's Cyberattacks: Lessons Learned, A Year On
News The biggest effect on foreign governments and businesses is to have "made them all jittery", according to security expert Dr Richard Clayton of the University of Cambridge. The data we have about the attack in Estonia tells us it was nothing...
[May 1, 2008, 14:04]
