On 26/08/2010 16:23, Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<.BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk.> wrote in
> news:NNKdna1Jh_5RoujRnZ2dnUVZ7vSdnZ2d@bt.com:
>
>> On 25/08/2010 16:25, FromTheRafters wrote:
>>
>>>>> The first line sounds really reassuring, like this is all you
>>>>> need. It isn't.
>>>>
>>>> You haven't explained "It isn't". More detail requested!
>>>
>>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10444561-245.html
>>
>> *Thank you*! A really good article which I recall reading at the
>> time (or thereabouts) of its publication.
>
> Mostly marketing FUD. Cluley was good for that. not much else.

I don't agree with that. The cnet article was, AFAICT, an attempt by the
author Elinor Mills to elicit a wide range of views from industry
professionals

>> "Graham Cluley, senior technical consultant with Sophos anti-virus
>> believes Raid could now be in big trouble. He said, "Raid is playing
>> a very, very dangerous game. The US authorities have shown that they
>> are prepared to pursue this sort of thing by any means."
>
> Yes, well; obviously that never happened. Raid didn't do anything they
> could prove was illegal. Cluley was nothing more than a glorified
> mouthpiece for Sophos antivirus.

Is he not still?

He has held down his job with Sophos far longer than you were able to
hold down yours with Malwarebytes! ;-)

>> Cluley thinks that this case could also have put the wind up Raid.
>> He added, "Raid has been fairly quiet of late. Maybe he's just
>> getting on with his real life, or he's found girls or something, but
>> he could well have taken a look at this case and got the
>> heebie-jeebies.""
>>
>> <Raid is our very own Dustin Cook!>
>
> Are you trying again to start trouble?

Not at all!

> Not that it matters much in this
> case, Cluley was full of hot air looking for free media publications
> (ie: free advertising for sophos). Back then, as they still tend to do,
> many publications just take those individuals word as if it comes from
> God himself.

Reporters for magazines and newspapers have to take advice from
*someone* and Graham Cluley has a good reputation I believe. Do you
think otherwise?

> That article of Cluley's is well over 10 years old and has nothing
> whatsoever to do with google groups OR mac malware. So why did you feel
> the need to post a section of it and then point towards me?

Did you actually read the cnet article? Do you know anything about the
author? http://www.cnet.com/profile/elinormills/

Elinor is a Senior Writer - you may watch her chatting here if you wish:
http://www.cnet.com/profile/elinormills/#videos

I wanted to make sure posters on Scorched-Earth know you for what you
really are. I've read slanging matches between you and Graham on Google
Groups, most of which I guess you'd like to be forgotten. For his part,
I have *him* down in my 'good guy' book. Although I can't find you on
Wikipedia, one may read a bit about Graham here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Cluley

I've never actually seen any article about you written by Graham Cluley
- maybe you are thinking of the article published here:

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security...racks-2073298/

HTH

D.