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Bruce Schneier on IBM Grabbing Him Up with Resilient Systems
Bruce Schneier chats with SearchSecurity during lunch at RSAC about IBM's plans to acquire Resilient Systems to complete their security offering.
RSA Conference is a place to meet and greet anyone involved in security these days, proved by a chance encounter with Bruce Schneier during lunch on Tuesday in the press room. And few individuals had news as big as Schneier, with the announcement yesterday that IBM would acquire Resilient Systems, the company where he serves as CTO.
“For the company, it’s fantastic; they have this whole big security strategy and you can see a big hole where we belong, and they see that,” Schneier told SearchSecurity while we waited for lunch to be rolled out…
Study Finds That Anti-Crypto Laws Won't Work on an International Stage
A new report shows that anti-crypto laws wouldn't change a thing, as criminals would simply look globally
In response to attempts to put restrictions on encryption technology, a new report surveys 546 encryption products in 54 countries outside the United States, out of 865 hardware and software products total.
The report demonstrates that encryption technology is very international in nature and that it is impossible for local regulations to have any effect on it, said Bruce Schneier, a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University,
“The cat is out of the bag,” he said. “It is an international world. All the research is international and has been for decades. All the conferences are international and have been for decades.”…
Most Encryption Products Far beyond Reach of US Law Enforcement
Anyone seeking to keep their data hidden could use hundreds of encryption services offered by companies outside the US if Washington compels tech companies to decrypt communications.
If Washington forces American tech companies to give law enforcement access to encrypted communication, it might not provide the advantage investigators want when tracking terrorists or criminals.
Companies outside the US are responsible for nearly two-thirds of tech products that offer some form of encryption, according to a study released Thursday from renowned cryptographer Bruce Schneier. Because those firms are beyond the reach of US laws, he said, anyone who wants to avoid American intelligence agencies or police eavesdropping could simply switch to another secure platform…
Backdoor Laws Can't Contain Global Encryption, Says New Report
In recent months, the FBI has been pushing for stronger US restrictions on encryption—but a new report from Harvard’s Berkman Center suggests such laws reach only a small portion of the relevant products. Taking a census of 865 different encryption products from around the world, the report finds that roughly two-thirds are produced and distributed overseas, outside the jurisdiction of US law. Germany was the biggest source of non-US crypto, with 112 separate products either for sale or available free. Just over a third of the foreign products make their code available as open source…
Strong Crypto Is Widely Available Outside The US, So Restrictions Are Unlikely To Thwart Terrorism
Just today, security technologist and author Bruce Schneier, along with Kathleen Seidel and Saranya Vijayakumar, unveiled a new international survey of encryption products compiled as part of his fellowship at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. The survey found a total of 865 hardware or software products incorporating encryption from 55 different countries, 546 (around two-thirds) of which were from outside the US. The products included voice encryption, file encryption, email encryption, and text message encryption products, as well was 61 VPNs…
Global Crypto Survey Proves Govt Backdoors Completely Pointless
Like playing a frustrating game of whack-a-mole
In 1999, when a fierce crypto war was raging between governments and developers, researchers undertook a global survey of available encryption products.
Now security guru Bruce Schneier and other experts have repeated the exercise, and it spells bad news for those demanding backdoors in today’s cryptography.
The latest study analyzed 865 hardware and software products incorporating encryption from 55 countries, with a third of them coming from the US. That’s up from 805 in 35 countries in 1999.
The goal of the survey is to catalogue available products and applications, rather than score or rate them. The team did not have the time to evaluate each system in depth. One thing the list does demonstrate, though, is the wide availability of software with builtin encryption, distributed from all corners of the globe…
New Survey Suggests US Encryption Ban Would Just Send Market Overseas
If the US government tries to strong-arm American companies into ending the sale of products or applications with unbreakable encryption, the technology won’t disappear, a group of researchers conclude in a new report. It would still be widely available elsewhere.
Some US law enforcement officials argue that unbreakable encryption is interfering with legal surveillance of suspected criminals and terrorists. And some members of Congress are pushing for a nationwide requirement that encryption allow for law-enforcement access.
But the three researchers—Bruce Schneier, a cryptologist and fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Kathleen Seidel, an independent researcher, and Saranya Vijayakumar of Harvard—compiled a list of at least 865 hardware and software encryption products available in 55 different countries. More than 500 of them come from outside of the United States…
New Report Contends Mandatory Crypto Backdoors Would Be Futile
An estimated 63 percent of the encryption products available today are developed outside US borders, according to a new report that takes a firm stance against the kinds of mandated backdoors some federal officials have contended are crucial to ensuring national security.
The report, prepared by researchers Bruce Schneier, Kathleen Seidel, and Saranya Vijayakumar, identified 865 hardware or software products from 55 countries that incorporate encryption. Of them, 546 originated from outside the US. The most common non-US country was Germany, a country that has publicly disavowed the kinds of backdoors …
Press Release: International Encryption Product Survey Finds 546 Non-US Products from 54 Countries
Findings point to negative impact on US Companies and Internet users
A newly completed international survey of encryption products found 546 different products from 54 different countries outside the US. This survey was headed by Bruce Schneier, as part of his Fellowship at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.
The findings of this survey identified 619 entities that sell encryption products. Of those 412, or two-thirds, are outside the U.S.-calling into question the efficacy of any US mandates forcing backdoors for law-enforcement access. It also showed that anyone who wants to avoid US surveillance has over 567 competing products to choose from. These foreign products offer a wide variety of secure applications—voice encryption, text message encryption, file encryption, network-traffic encryption, anonymous currency—providing the same levels of security as US products do today…
Cyberattack Prediction: Hackers Will Target a US Election Next Year
A major cyberattack next year will target a U.S. election, security expert Bruce Schneier predicts.
The attack won’t hit the voting system and may not involve the presidential election, but the temptation for hackers is too great, even in state and local races, said Schneier, a computer security pioneer and longtime commentator.
“There are going to be hacks that affect politics in the United States,” Schneier said. Attackers may break into candidates’ websites, e-mail or social media accounts to uncover material the campaigns don’t want public, he said…
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.