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Cluley started his career in the computer security industry as a programmer at British anti-virus firm S&S International (later known as Dr Solomon's Software), where he wrote the first Windows version of [[Dr Solomon's Antivirus|Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit]]. |
Cluley started his career in the computer security industry as a programmer at British anti-virus firm S&S International (later known as Dr Solomon's Software), where he wrote the first Windows version of [[Dr Solomon's Antivirus|Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit]]. |
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From 1999 to 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/06/14/goodbye-naked-security-graham-cluley-carole-theriault/// | |
From 1999 to 2013,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2013 |title=Naked Security's Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault say goodbye |url=http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/06/14/goodbye-naked-security-graham-cluley-carole-theriault/// |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206054513/https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/06/14/goodbye-naked-security-graham-cluley-carole-theriault/ |archive-date=6 Feb 2023 |accessdate=2013-07-27 |publisher=Naked Security}}</ref> Cluley was a Senior Technology Consultant at [[Sophos]] and also acted as the Head of Corporate Communications, spokesperson and editor of Sophos's Naked Security site. |
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In 2009 and 2010, ''Computer Weekly'' named Cluley Twitter user of the year.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The IT Blog Awards 2009 winners|date = 26 November 2009|url = http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280091478/The-IT-Blog-Awards-2009-winners|journal = Computer Weekly}}</ref> |
In 2009 and 2010, ''Computer Weekly'' named Cluley Twitter user of the year.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The IT Blog Awards 2009 winners|date = 26 November 2009|url = http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280091478/The-IT-Blog-Awards-2009-winners|journal = Computer Weekly}}</ref> |
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In April 2011, Cluley was inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infosec.co.uk/en/Education-Programme/fame/Irish-sales-team1/ |archive-url=https://archive. |
In April 2011, Cluley was inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infosec.co.uk/en/Education-Programme/fame/Irish-sales-team1/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130729081108/http://www.infosec.co.uk/en/Education-Programme/fame/Irish-sales-team1/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-29 |title=Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame - 2011 }}</ref> |
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Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault are the co-hosts of the weekly Smashing Security podcast. |
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Before entering the computer security industry, Cluley authored two [[interactive fiction]] adventure games for MS-DOS: ''Jacaranda Jim'' (1987) and ''[[Humbug (video game)|Humbug]]'' (1990).<ref>[http://www.grahamcluley.com/humbug.html "Humbug" download]</ref><ref>[http://www.grahamcluley.com/jim.html Jacaranda Jim download]</ref> |
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His war of words with the virus-writer '[[Gigabyte (virus writer)|Gigabyte]]' – somewhat of a media sensation for being a teenage girl – generated a fair amount of media attention in its own right.<ref>[http://news.com.com/Alleged+Belgian+virus+writer+arrested/2100-7355_3-5160493.html Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested | CNET News.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.theregister.com/2004/02/16/belgian_police_arrest_female_virus/ Belgian police arrest female virus writer | The Register<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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== Public speaking == |
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Cluley 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smashingsecurity.com/hosts/graham-cluley|title = Smashing Security - Graham Cluley}}</ref> |
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== Computer games == |
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Before entering the computer security industry, Cluley achieved notoriety for two [[interactive fiction]] PC games: ''Jacaranda Jim'' (1987) and ''Humbug'' (1990).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Acohido|first1=Byron|title=Zero Day Threat|last2=Swartz|first2=Jon|publisher=Union Square Press|year=2008|location=New York & London|pages=56}}</ref> Both games were independently distributed as [[shareware]], with Cluley advertising in computer magazines and sending them out on 5½- and 5¼-inch disks.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 1992|title=PC Adventures|url=https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_redherring_redherring5/page/n6/|journal=Red Herring|volume=5|pages=11|via=Archive.org}}</ref> As an incentive, tips and maps were sent out to players who had sent in their registration fees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Medley|first=Sue|date=1992|title=Interview with Graham Cluley|url=http://www.syntax2000.co.uk/issues/18/graham.asc.txt|journal=SynTax|volume=18}}</ref> Both were praised as "shareware masterpieces" in ''PC Review''.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=July 1992|title=Wilf II|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Review_Issue_9_July_1992/page/n89/|journal=[[PC Review]]|volume=9|pages=90|via=Archive.org}}</ref> Cluley later entered his games into the public domain, and they are now available for download or in-browser play from his website.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Games written by Graham Cluley|url=https://grahamcluley.com/misc/|access-date=2021-07-24|website=Graham Cluley|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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=== ''Jacaranda Jim'' === |
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Cluley wrote ''Jacaranda Jim'' while studying computing at [[Guildford College of Further And Higher Education|Guildford College of Technology]]. He began developing the game in 1987, borrowing liberally from an earlier unreleased game named ''Herbie''. The game "took about 6 months to write, and was finished by April 1988".<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Cluley|first=Graham|date=April 1992|title=And in the Beginning, There Were RAM Pack Wobbles|url=https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_redherring_redherring4/page/n23/|journal=Red Herring|volume=4|pages=45–46|via=Archive.org}}</ref> The game, which was written in Pascal, was then ported to the PC platform with the help of Alex Bull, another student at Guildford.<ref name=":1" /> The premise of the game, as presented in promotional materials, is: |
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<blockquote>Following an attack on his cargo-ship by a crack squad of homicidal beechwood armchairs, space cadet Jacaranda Jim is forced to crashland into the strange world of Ibberspleen IV. "Luckily", Jim is rescued from the burning wreckage by the mysteriously smug creature, Alan the Gribbley. Can you help Jim escape back to the safety of Earth?</blockquote> |
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In its original incarnation, the game was named ''Derek the Troll'' in honour of its central character, based upon one of Cluley's lecturers. When Cluley's maths lecturer questioned the lampooning of one her colleagues, the character was renamed "Alan the Gribbley" – inspired by one of Cluley's fellow students, "a failed accountant with vaguely homicidal tendencies" – and the game itself rechristened ''Jacaranda Jim''.<ref name=":1" /> |
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''Jacaranda Jim'' was well-reviewed, with Sue Medley writing in computer gaming magazine ''[[Zero (video game magazine)|Zero]]'' that "''Jacaranda Jim'' is well worth trying and will certainly give you some sleepless nights before you solve it!"<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Medley|first=Sue|date=January 1991|title=Jacaranda Jim|url=https://archive.org/details/ZeroIssue15Jan91/page/n109/|journal=[[Zero (video game magazine)]]|volume=15|pages=111|via=Archive.org}}</ref> |
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A sequel called ''The Case of Spindle's Crotchet'' was planned and partially completed, but never released. Some of the content from this game, including "a lot of ideas and jokes," were included in Cluley's next game, ''Humbug''.<ref name=":0" /> |
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=== ''Humbug'' === |
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''Humbug'' is Cluley's second and final text adventure computer game, first distributed as shareware with the February 1991 issue of ''PC Plus''. In a 1992 interview in ''SynTax'' magazine, Cluley estimated that the game "took about a year to write."<ref name=":0" /> The premise of this game, as presented in promotional materials, is: |
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<blockquote>You, Sidney Widdershins, are sent to your Grandad's for the Christmas holidays. Lurking in the shadows is Grandad's evil neighbour – Jasper Slake. Jasper, a particularly sadistic dentist, is after Grandad's crumbling manor.</blockquote> |
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While maintaining the playful tone of its predecessor, ''Humbug'' is considerably more difficult than ''Jacaranda Jim'', with one contemporary reviewer noting that it "is not, perhaps, an adventure for novices".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shipman|first=Neil|date=February 1992|title=Humbug|url=https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_redherring_redherring3/page/n9/|journal=Red Herring|volume=3|pages=18–19|via=Archive.org}}</ref> A quite extensive review of ''Humbug'' was written in 2018 by Joe Pranevich on ''The Adventure Gamer''. Pranevich noted that the game has "more charm than it has any right to have," but that "it's also quite difficult".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pranevich|first=Joe|date=26 December 2018|title=Missed Classic 63: Humbug (1990)|url=https://advgamer.blogspot.com/2018/12/missed-classic-63-humbug-1990.html|access-date=24 July 2021|website=The Adventure Gamer}}</ref> |
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=== Later games === |
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Cluley went on to produce two graphical games: a Tetris clone called ''Blox'' (1990) and a Pacman-based game called ''Wibbling Wilf'' (1991).<ref name=":2" /> As of 2009, ''Blox'' was on display in the computer museum at [[Bletchley Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cluley|first=Graham|date=1 June 2009|title=Blox at Bletchley Park|url=https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/06/01/blox-bletchley-park/|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Naked Security by [[Sophos]]}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [https://www.grahamcluley.com/ Official website] |
* [https://www.grahamcluley.com/ Official website] |
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* [https://www.smashingsecurity.com/ Smashing Security website] |
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* [https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ Sophos NakedSecurity blog] |
* [https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ Sophos NakedSecurity blog] |
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Graham Cluley (born 8 April 1969) is a British security blogger and the author of grahamcluley.com, a daily blog on the latest computer security news, opinion, and advice.[1]
Cluley started his career in the computer security industry as a programmer at British anti-virus firm S&S International (later known as Dr Solomon's Software), where he wrote the first Windows version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.
From 1999 to 2013,[2] Cluley was a Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos and also acted as the Head of Corporate Communications, spokesperson and editor of Sophos's Naked Security site.
In 2009 and 2010, Computer Weekly named Cluley Twitter user of the year.[3]
In April 2011, Cluley was inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame.[4]
Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault are the co-hosts of the weekly Smashing Security podcast.
His war of words with the virus-writer 'Gigabyte' – somewhat of a media sensation for being a teenage girl – generated a fair amount of media attention in its own right.[5][6]
Public speaking
Cluley 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.[7]
Computer games
Before entering the computer security industry, Cluley achieved notoriety for two interactive fiction PC games: Jacaranda Jim (1987) and Humbug (1990).[8] Both games were independently distributed as shareware, with Cluley advertising in computer magazines and sending them out on 5½- and 5¼-inch disks.[9] As an incentive, tips and maps were sent out to players who had sent in their registration fees.[10] Both were praised as "shareware masterpieces" in PC Review.[11] Cluley later entered his games into the public domain, and they are now available for download or in-browser play from his website.[12]
Jacaranda Jim
Cluley wrote Jacaranda Jim while studying computing at Guildford College of Technology. He began developing the game in 1987, borrowing liberally from an earlier unreleased game named Herbie. The game "took about 6 months to write, and was finished by April 1988".[13] The game, which was written in Pascal, was then ported to the PC platform with the help of Alex Bull, another student at Guildford.[13] The premise of the game, as presented in promotional materials, is:
Following an attack on his cargo-ship by a crack squad of homicidal beechwood armchairs, space cadet Jacaranda Jim is forced to crashland into the strange world of Ibberspleen IV. "Luckily", Jim is rescued from the burning wreckage by the mysteriously smug creature, Alan the Gribbley. Can you help Jim escape back to the safety of Earth?
In its original incarnation, the game was named Derek the Troll in honour of its central character, based upon one of Cluley's lecturers. When Cluley's maths lecturer questioned the lampooning of one her colleagues, the character was renamed "Alan the Gribbley" – inspired by one of Cluley's fellow students, "a failed accountant with vaguely homicidal tendencies" – and the game itself rechristened Jacaranda Jim.[13]
Jacaranda Jim was well-reviewed, with Sue Medley writing in computer gaming magazine Zero that "Jacaranda Jim is well worth trying and will certainly give you some sleepless nights before you solve it!"[14]
A sequel called The Case of Spindle's Crotchet was planned and partially completed, but never released. Some of the content from this game, including "a lot of ideas and jokes," were included in Cluley's next game, Humbug.[10]
Humbug
Humbug is Cluley's second and final text adventure computer game, first distributed as shareware with the February 1991 issue of PC Plus. In a 1992 interview in SynTax magazine, Cluley estimated that the game "took about a year to write."[10] The premise of this game, as presented in promotional materials, is:
You, Sidney Widdershins, are sent to your Grandad's for the Christmas holidays. Lurking in the shadows is Grandad's evil neighbour – Jasper Slake. Jasper, a particularly sadistic dentist, is after Grandad's crumbling manor.
While maintaining the playful tone of its predecessor, Humbug is considerably more difficult than Jacaranda Jim, with one contemporary reviewer noting that it "is not, perhaps, an adventure for novices".[15] A quite extensive review of Humbug was written in 2018 by Joe Pranevich on The Adventure Gamer. Pranevich noted that the game has "more charm than it has any right to have," but that "it's also quite difficult".[16]
Later games
Cluley went on to produce two graphical games: a Tetris clone called Blox (1990) and a Pacman-based game called Wibbling Wilf (1991).[12] As of 2009, Blox was on display in the computer museum at Bletchley Park.[17]
References
- ^ Cluley, Graham. "grahamcluley.com". grahamcluley.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Naked Security's Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault say goodbye". Naked Security. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "The IT Blog Awards 2009 winners". Computer Weekly. 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame - 2011". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
- ^ Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested | CNET News.com
- ^ Belgian police arrest female virus writer | The Register
- ^ "Smashing Security - Graham Cluley".
- ^ Acohido, Byron; Swartz, Jon (2008). Zero Day Threat. New York & London: Union Square Press. p. 56.
- ^ "PC Adventures". Red Herring. 5: 11. June 1992 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b c Medley, Sue (1992). "Interview with Graham Cluley". SynTax. 18.
- ^ "Wilf II". PC Review. 9: 90. July 1992 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b "Games written by Graham Cluley". Graham Cluley. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Cluley, Graham (April 1992). "And in the Beginning, There Were RAM Pack Wobbles". Red Herring. 4: 45–46 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Medley, Sue (January 1991). "Jacaranda Jim". Zero (video game magazine). 15: 111 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Shipman, Neil (February 1992). "Humbug". Red Herring. 3: 18–19 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Pranevich, Joe (26 December 2018). "Missed Classic 63: Humbug (1990)". The Adventure Gamer. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Cluley, Graham (1 June 2009). "Blox at Bletchley Park". Naked Security by Sophos. Retrieved 24 July 2021.