Bruce Schneier is an internationally-renowned security technologist and author. Described by The Economist as a “security guru,” he is best known as a refreshingly candid and lucid security critic and commentator. When people want to know how security really works, they turn to Schneier. His first bestseller, “Applied Cryptography,” explained how the arcane science of secret codes actually works and was described by Wired as “the book the National Security Agency wanted never to be published.” His book on computer and network security, “Secrets and Lies,” was called by Fortune “[a] jewel box of little surprises you can actually use.” “Beyond Fear” tackles the problems of security from the small to the large: personal safety, crime, corporate security, national security. His current book, “Schneier on Security,” offers insight into everything from the risk of identity theft (vastly overrated) to the long-range security threat of unchecked presidential power and the surprisingly simple way to tamper-proof elections. Regularly quoted in the media — and subject of an Internet meme — he has testified on security before the US Congress on several occasions and has written articles and op-eds for many major publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes, Wired, Nature, and The Washington Post. Schneier also publishes a free monthly newsletter, Crypto-Gram, with more than 150000 readers. In its 10 years of regular publication, Crypto-Gram has become one of the …
Video Rating: 4 / 5
samueljcarlson
May 31, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Yay, GO BRUCE! Love the blog, keep it coming!
lordx0r
June 1, 2011 at 12:07 am
Chuck Norris’ brainy brother separated at birth …
TheAmestris
June 1, 2011 at 12:49 am
Regularly quoted in the media (and subject of an Internet meme) — quote by TEDxTalks.
Bruce Schneier writes his books and essays by generating random alphanumeric text of an appropriate length and then decrypting it.
TheWildHaggis
June 1, 2011 at 1:14 am
It’s a real treat to hear from Mr. Schneier.
hentaixen
June 1, 2011 at 2:02 am
This man is a mother fuking lyrical wordsmith.
Jesteraron
June 1, 2011 at 2:13 am
Wow this was a good watch. Thanks Bruce for sharing that.
MrChenjerai
June 1, 2011 at 2:39 am
I really appreciate the framework for thinking about security that he lays out here. It makes more sense each time I watch it. I has hoping he was going to teach me how to hack into a bank but maybe that’s another lecture. lol.