Richard Clayton in the Media

"Printed" media

This is a rather incomplete list of articles in the mainstream and technical press that mention me or my work. Since articles are often syndicated worldwide, in some cases the publications chosen to be linked to are not always the ones which first carried the story. Also, many links will doubtless be found to fail as archives go offline, or registration may be required to view the material.

I am continuing to work to improve the coverage on this page, both as new articles are written and as I locate older ones.

2008

• 2008-03-19, The Guardian, For banks, the Fed effect fades fast
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/20/marketforces.banking
• 2008-03-19, The Register, Phorm agrees to independent inspection of data pimping code
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/phorm_8020_pi/
• 2008-03-18, IT Week, Phorm slammed as 'illegal'
  http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2212260/phorm-slammed-illegal
• 2008-03-17, BBC News, Phorm 'illegal' says rights group
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7301379.stm
• 2008-03-11, The Register, Google red cards Privila for gaming search engine
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/11/google_privila/
• 2008-03-10, The Register, Make vendors liable for exploits
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/10/security_economics/
• 2008-03-06, The Guardian, Tories unveil cybercrime plans
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/06/politics.hitechcrime
• 2008-02-14, Economist, Identity parade
  http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10638196
• 2008-01-25, ZDNet, Encryption key legal challenge?
  http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10007159o-2000331828b,00.htm
• 2008-01-23, Computeractive, ID cards to arrive in 2012
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2207893/id-cards-uk-citizens-delayed
• 2008-01-17, Virus Bulletin, Help for victims of e-crime
  http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/01_17.xml
• 2008-01-09, Computing, Business IT defences at risk
  http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2206842/business-defences-risk-3737967
• 2008-01-03, ZDNet, Expert: CPS hack tool guidance 'confused'
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39291862,00.htm
• 2008-01-03, PC Pro, Government attacked on hacker laws
  http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/151158/government-offers-guidance-on-hacker-laws.html
• 2008-01-03, PC Advisor, Prosecutors prepared for new UK hacking law
  http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=11724
• 2008-01-03, The Australian, Net filter fails to block porn sites
  http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23000324-5013871,00.html
• 2008-01-02, The Register, UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/hacker_toll_ban_guidance/

2007

• 2007-12-21, InfoSecurity, Big phish-hunters make small tank vulnerable
  http://www.inf-sec.com/news/071221_phishtank.html
• 2007-12-09, TMCnet, Dr Richard Clayton Presented With The Conspicuous Contribution to LINX Award
  http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/12/17/3167377.htm
• 2007-12-09, Sunday Times, Banks let us down on fraud protection
  http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/consumer_affairs/article3021095.ece
• 2007-11-29, IT Week, Thieves to target new technologies
  http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2204622/thieves-target-technologies
• 2007-11-27, Computing, ID cards criticised as "fairy tale"
  http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2204454/id-card-security-fairy-tale
• 2007-11-27, This is London, Lost disc fiasco could scupper ID card scheme
  http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23423143-details/Lost+disc+fiasco+could+scupper+ID+card+scheme/article.do
• 2007-11-14, The Register, Animal rights activist hit with RIPA key decrypt demand
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/14/ripa_encryption_key_notice/
• 2007-11-09, SiliconValley.com, How online crooks put us all at risk
  http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_7408419
• 2007-11-05, ComputerActive, Land Registry drops online service
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2202786/land-registry-pull-download
• 2007-10-30, The Register, UK.gov lambasted for ignoring peers' cybercrime report
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/30/ukgov_cybercrime_response/
• 2007-10-30, PCPro, Lords fume as government whitewashes net security report
  http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/133974/lords-fume-as-government-whitewashes-net-security-report.html
• 2007-10-30, ComputerActive, Government 'ignores' internet security issues
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2202414/lords-security-experts
• 2007-10-30, Computer Weekly, How to win Friends and Influence People
  http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/david_lacey/2007/10/how-to-win-friends-and-influen.html
• 2007-10-22, ZDNet, Symantec: Security reporting chain is broken
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39290181,00.htm
• 2007-10-22, silicon.com, Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap'
  http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39168894,00.htm
• 2007-10-07, International Herald Tribune, Bloggers beware when you criticize the rich and powerful
  http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/07/business/net08.php
• 2007-10-04, Silicon.com, Police get powers to demand data decryption
  http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39168692,00.htm
• 2007-10-04, PC World, Rock Phish may be using fast flux in phishing attacks
  http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138079-c,emailsecurity/article.html
• 2007-10-01, Ars Technica, UK can now demand data decryption on penalty of jail time
  http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071001-uk-can-now-demand-data-decryption-on-penalty-of-jail-time.html
• 2007-09-30, International Herald Tribune, West is taking fight against terrorism online
  http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/30/business/net01.php
• 2007-09-27, Guardian, The word farms of the web
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/27/guardianweeklytechnologysection.internet
• 2007-09-25, IT Strategy, A little mishap
  http://www.accountancyage.com/financial-director/comment/2199407/itstrategycol
• 2007-09-04, Computer Active, Child data register 'won't work'
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2197577/contactpoint-database-kids
• 2007-08-16, Computer Active, Land Registry ID theft threat is 'nonsense'
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2196775/land-registry-id-theft-threat
• 2007-08-12, Sunday Times, Web revenge: ruin an enemy for £10
  http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article2241757.ece
• 2007-08-10, PCPro, Make Microsoft pay for Windows holes, say Lords
  http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/122110/make-microsoft-pay-for-windows-holes-say-lords.html
• 2007-08-10, ZDNet, Lords calls for urgent action on internet security
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39288506,00.htm
• 2007-06-21, Guardian, Revoke the phishing licence
  http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2107221,00.html
• 2007-06-08, BCS news, Warning over phishing figures
  http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.12130
• 2007-06-07, Computing, Phishers escaping the net
  http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2191522/phishers-escaping-net
• 2007-05-17, Infosecurity, One gang corners the market in phish
  http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/070517_rock-phish.html
• 2007-03-15, BBC News, Privacy bodies back Google step
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6453137.stm
• 2007-02-14, BBC News, Confusion over 'data snooping'
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6358779.stm

2006

• 2006-12-27, The Register, IWF reforms could pave way for UK net censorship
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/29/iwf_feature/
• 2006-12-13, Computeractive, Social networking sites driving new wave of security threats
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2170872/social-networking-sites-driving
• 2006-11-24, newswireless.net, net.wars: Hadrian's Firewall
  http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/3042
• 2006-11-24, Out-law.com, Children's database could damage children, warns FIPR
  http://www.out-law.com/page-7511
• 2006-11-23, Daily Telegraph, Child database 'will ruin family privacy'
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/22/nchild22.xml
• 2006-11-23, The Guardian, Databases could be danger to young, says study
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1953854,00.html
• 2006-11-23, Daily Mail, 4 million children at risk of being stigmatised by nationwide 'problem child' database
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=417674
• 2006-11-23, BBC, Database details 'harm children'
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6171224.stm
• 2006-11-21, Out-law.com, Computer Misuse Act could ban security tools
  http://www.out-law.com/page-7501
• 2006-11-17 ZDNet, Cybercrime laws 'will harm security research'
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39284750,00.htm
• 2006-11-14, IT Pro, CMA amendments have "chilling effect" on security research
  http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/97993/cma-amendments-have-chilling-effect-on-security-research.html
• 2006-10-02, CIO, Brits demand keys to unlock your data
  http://www.cio.com/archive/100106/tl_brits.html
• 2006-08-18, Infosecurity News, Return of Ripa overshadowed by 10 August terror plot
  http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/060818_ripa_powers_activation_analysis.htm
• 2006-08-16 Computing, Ripa law may expose firms to blackmail
  http://www.computing.co.uk/itweek/news/2162420/ripa-law-expose-firms-blackmail
• 2006-08-15 ZDNet UK, Why you should care about the RIP Act
  http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020487,39280970,00.htm
• 2006-08-15 ZDNet UK, U.K. police: Let us seize encryption keys
  http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6105680.html
• 2006-08-11 Consumeraffairs.com, HSBC Security Flaw Exposes Millions Of Customers' Data
  http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/hsbc_flaw.html
• 2006-08-10 Guardian, Security flaw leaves 3m HSBC online accounts open to fraud
  http://money.guardian.co.uk/saving/banks/story/0,,1841160,00.html
• 2006-08-10 Daily Mail, Risk to 3m HSBC web accounts
  http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=411576∈_page_id=2
• 2006-07-17 iTNews.com.au, Linx to Cambridge University anti spam project
  http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=34926
• 2006-07-14 ZDNet, Peer loses cybercrime fight
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39278707,00.htm
• 2006-07-13 Technewsworld, Threats from Hackers 'Converging', Researchers Say
  http://www.smoothwall.net/information/news/newsitem.php?id=1053
• 2006-07-11 PC Advisor, Spam data to be shared by ISPs
  http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=6564
• 2006-07-10 Dark Reading, LINX unites against spam
  http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=98812
• 2006-07-10 Computerworld, U.K. ISPs to share data for spam study, problem is 'market failure compounded by regulatory deficiencies'
  http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId;=9001663
• 2006-07-04 Cracked: The Great Firewall of China
  http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/china/0,3800011742,39160084,00.htm
• 2006-07-04 ZDNet Asia, Academics break the Great Firewall of China
  http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,39372326,00.htm
• 2006-07-04 Softpedia, Cambridge Computer Experts Break the Great Firewall of China
  http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cambridge-Computer-Experts-Break-the-Great-Firewall-of-China-28580.shtml
• 2006-06-29 Guardian, Surfing with a safety net
  http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1807757,00.html
• 2006-06-19 Smoothwall, Good intentions may backfire
  http://www.smoothwall.net/information/news/newsitem.php?id=1053
• 2006-06-14 Dark Reading, Restricting All but the Predators
  http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=97151
• 2006-06-08 ZDNet, Government wants your view on encryption keys
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39273873,00.htm
• 2006-06-05 Silicon.com, 'Ransomware' hackers to go unpunished?
  http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39159282,00.htm
• 2006-06-02 ZDNet, Police will not pursue ransom hackers
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39272579,00.htm
• 2006-05-25 ZDNet Uk, Lord vows to fight cybercrime laws
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39271086,00.htm
• 2006-05-22 Silicon.com, IT pros criminalised by CMA update?
  http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39159021,00.htm
• 2006-05-22 vnunet.com, Legal changes may turn IT staff into criminals
  http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2156626/legal-changes-turn-staff
• 2006-05-19 ZDNet, UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39270045,00.htm
• 2006-05-18 CNet, British legislation to enforce encryption key disclosure
  http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6073654.html
• 2006-05-11 The Register, D-Link settles dispute with 'time geek'
  http://www.theregister.com/2006/05/11/d-link_time_dispute_settlement/
• 2006-05-01 Test + Measurement World, Time for D-Link to own up
  http://www.reed-electronics.com/tmworld/article/CA6327995.html?industryid=19034
• 2006-04-25 ZDNet, Lord: 'British FBI' will be private Home Office police
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39265311,00.htm
• 2006-04-20 Guardian, You've got (paid-for) mail
  http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1756680,00.html
• 2006-04-13 BBC, Net clocks suffering data deluge
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4906138.stm
• 2006-04-13 The Register, D-Link accused of 'killing' time servers
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/13/d-link_time_row_escelates/
• 2006-04-03 ZDNet, Experts: 'British FBI' won't stop e-crime
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39261003,00.htm
• 2006-01-12 Guardian, Will logging your email combat terrorism in Europe?
  http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1683944,00.html

2005

• 2005-05-26, Guardian, Back door to the black list
  http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1491914,00.html
• 2005-05-18 arsTechnica, UK wants power to demand encryption keys
  http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060518-6870.html

2004

• 2004-10-18 Computer Weekly, ID card trials highlight biometric reader failings
  http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/10/18/206054/id-card-trials-highlight-biometric-reader-failings.htm
• 2004-02-24 Out-law.com, Citibank wins injunction against ATM vulnerabilities disclosure
  http://www.out-law.com/page-3351

2003

• 2003-12-04 The Industry Standard, Confusion continues over UK data retention laws
  http://www.thestandard.com/article.php?story=20031204173731745
• 2003-12-04 Macworld, ISPs question UK Net-snoop laws
  http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7423&page;=1&pagepos;=6
• 2003-12-04 Computer Weekly, Confusion over UK data retention laws continues
  http://www.computerweekly.com/SiteMapArticle/Articles/2003/12/04/c2000455/199074/ConfusionoverUKdataretentionlawscontinues.htm
• 2003-07-23 New Scientist, US passports to carry digitally signed images
  http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3975
• 2003-07 Old-Computers.com, Interview of Richard Clayton, founder of Locomotive Software
  http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=1&a;=16
• 2003-06-28 New Scientist, How not to beat spam (opinion piece)
  http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17824013.600-how-not-to-beat-spam.html
• 2003-06-13 Guardian, Pornographers hijack home computers
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,976332,00.html
• 2003-02-24 Register, Citibank gags crypto researchers
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/24/citibank_gags_crypto_researchers/

2002

• 2002-08-09 BBC News, Fears for children's internet safety
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2182625.stm
• 2002-07-25 Computer Weekly, Privacy watchdog attacks Whitehall e-mail snoopers
  http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/07/25/188634/privacy-watchdog-attacks-whitehall-e-mail-snoopers.htm
• 2002-06-26 BBC News, Tech industry questions snooping figures
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2065671.stm
• 2002-06-11 The Register, Snoops a go-go: UK gov goes mad on privacy invasion
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25670.html
• 2002-06-11 New Scientist, UK plans to extend snooping powers
  http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2388
• 2002-04-30 ZDNet, Online banks: Prime targets for attacks
  http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-895079.html
• 2002-04-15 New Scientist, Controversial copyright clause abandoned
  http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2169

2001

• 2001-11-16 Computer Active, PIN code cracking claims questioned
  http://www.computeractive.co.uk/networkitweek/news/2058080/pin-code-cracking-claims-questioned
• 2001-11-12 Computing, Bank hack 'a death blow' for security
  http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2116549/bank-hack-death-blow-security
• 2001-11-09 US Today, Cambridge: Hacking bank computers not so hard
  http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001/11/09/bank-hack.htm
• 2001-11-09 The Register, Hack your bank for $995
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/11/09/hack_your_bank/
• 2001-11-09 Wired, Students Expose Bank ATM Hole
  http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,48277,00.html
• 2001-11-09 BBC, Security hole in cash machines
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1645552.stm
• 2001-10-25 Nature, Cryptography on the front line
  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v413/n6858/full/413766a0.html
• 2001-09-27 Nature, 'Identity crisis' racks depleted research arms of spy agencies
  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v413/n6854/full/413335a0.html
• 2001-09-10 New Scientist, US copyright law demands government-approved computers
  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1271-us-copyright-law-demands-governmentapproved-computers.html
• 2001-09-10 New Scientist, Private life
  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn881-private-life.html
• 2001-07-23 New Scientist, Computer scientists boycott US over digital copyright law
  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1063-computer-scientists-boycott-us-over-digital-copyright-law.html
• 2001-02-01 The Register, ISPA's legal eagles fly in for chat
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/02/01/ispas_legal_eagles_fly/
• 2001-01-23 Guardian, Adoption warning for Internet firms
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/twins/story/0,7369,426744,00.html

2000

• 2000-09-20 The Guardian, ISPs find spam verdict hard to swallow
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2000/sep/20/newmedia.internet
• 2000-07-07 The Register, RIP: even Big Brother is confused
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/07/07/rip_even_big_brother/
• 2000-06-28 ZDNet, Snoopers' charter - changes are not enough
  http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,2079837,00.htm
• 2000-06-22 The Register, RIP Bill needs 'a very big knife taking to it'
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/06/22/rip_bill_needs_a_very/
• 2000-01-11 Computing, Encryption bill gets go-ahead for January
  http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2110935/encryption-bill-gets-ahead-january

1999

• 1999-11-24 VNUnet, Government refused to consult ISPs on costly ecommerce bill
  http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2110137/government-refuses-consult-isps-costly-ecommerce-bill
• 1999-09-10 Daily Telegraph, Codebreakers and phone 'spies' target crime on internet
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/09/10/nint10.html
• 1999-09-10 The Register, Govt Net Snoopers Charter slammed
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/09/10/govt_net_snoopers_charter_slammed/
• 1999-09-01 The Register, Responsibility for Net security rests with users
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/09/01/responsibility_for_net_security_rests/
• 1999-08-23 Computergram International, Demon Attacks UK ISP Tapping Legislation
  http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_1999_August_23/ai_55537027