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15 quotes by Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier (/ˈʃnaɪər/; born January 15, 1963 ) is 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. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, a program fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute and the CTO of Co3 Systems. He is also a...
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I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'.

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If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology.

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Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional... →

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Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of... →

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There's an entire flight simulator hidden in every copy of Microsoft Excel 97.

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There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government.

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It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.

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People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.

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You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond.

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When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get... →

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The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time.

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No one can duplicate the confidence that RSA offers after 20 years of cryptanalytic review.

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It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by... →

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