Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneieris an American cryptographer, computer security and privacy specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth15 January 1963
CountryUnited States of America
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bad change criminals due force fraud guys move response tactics threat
The real threat is fraud due to impersonation, and the tactics of impersonation will change in response to the defenses. Two-factor authentication will force criminals to modify their tactics, that's all. In the long term, all it does is move the bad guys to a new tactic.
largely measures naturally people response truly work
When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.
You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond.
real successful air
Air travel survived decades of terrorism, including attacks which resulted in the deaths of everyone on the plane. It survived 9/11. It'll survive the next successful attack. The only real worry is that we'll scare ourselves into making air travel so onerous that we won't fly anymore.
night damage-is-done data
Computer security can simply be protecting your equipment and files from disgruntled employees, spies, and anything that goes bump in the night, but there is much more. Computer security helps ensure that your computers, networks, and peripherals work as expected all the time, and that your data is safe in the event of hard disk crash or a power failure resulting from an electrical storm. Computer security also makes sure no damage is done to your data and that no one is able to read it unless you want them to.
fundamentals needs privacy
Privacy is a fundamental human need
worry people news
I tell people if it's in the news don't worry about it. Because by definition news is something that almost never happens.
matter cards flaws
It doesn't matter how good the card is if the issuance process is flawed.
excellence microsoft flight
There's an entire flight simulator hidden in every copy of Microsoft Excel 97.
people important needs
Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a dishonest minority; if society makes its dishonest minority too small, it stifles dissent as well as common crime.
reading thinking news
if anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they're sadly mistaken.
culture problem harder
Technical problems can be remediated. A dishonest corporate culture is much harder to fix.