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Audio: After The DNC Hack, What’s Stopping Russian Hackers From Accessing Voting Machines?
Listen to the Audio on WGBH.com
Just before the start of the Democratic National Convention, top-secret emails from the Democratic National Committee were published on whistleblower website Wikileaks, in a major operation the FBI attributed to Russian hackers.
Some U.S. officials have raised subsequent questions: Were the hackers deliberately attempting to influence the election in favor of Donald Trump? Did Trump have any influence? And most importantly—if Russian hackers can breach the DNC internal network, what’s to stop them from hacking voting machines?…
Ask Me Anything
Bruce Schneier did an AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) on Reddit. Topics covered included Tor, voting systems, open source hardware, the Solitaire cipher, risk insurance, industrial control systems, and the game Dungeons and Dragons.
Video: RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan 2016 Interview
Linda Gray, General Manager of the RSA Conference, speaks with Bruce Schneier on the topic of his keynote, “Security in the World-Sized Web,” at RSA Conference 2016 Singapore.
Schneier: Next President May Face IoT Cyberattack That Causes People to Die
Some people may think the upcoming US presidential election is a Kobayashi Maru, a lose-lose scenario no matter who wins, but which candidate would best deal with a cyberattack that caused people to die?
In an article about how hacking the Internet of Things will result in real world disasters, security guru Bruce Schneier—who is not known for spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt)—was not talking about hacks against banks or the smart grid that would cause general chaos; oh no, he was describing hacks against devices connected to the internet which would actually result in people dying…
Audio: Securing the World-Sized Web
Bruce Schneier on How IoT Changes Everything in Security
Listen to the Audio on InfoRiskToday.in
Bruce Schneier, CTO at the security firm Resilient Systems, is busy examining how IoT – the name given to the computerization of everything in our lives – is changing the security world.
From sensors that collect data about our environment to databases in the cloud to analytics that help us make use of data, the Internet of Things is capable of changing our physical world.
“We’re building an internet that senses, thinks and acts, but doesn’t have a body, and that is the textbook definition of a robot,” Schneier says. “What I want to propose is that we’re building a world-sized robot, and we don’t even realize it. While this change has its merits in bringing about enormous changes in social, economic and political environments, this is only going to increase security vulnerabilities,” he says…
Audio: Adam Ruins Everything: Security and Big Data with Bruce Schneier
Listen to the Audio on MaximumFun.org
Adam is joined by Bruce Schneier to talk about current problems facing the TSA, gun control, and how data and security intersect.
One of the topics that resonated deeply with last season’s Adam Ruins Everything viewers was Bruce Schneier’s take on security and “security theater”. So we had to bring Bruce on the podcast. Bruce is a brilliant cryptographer and security expert, who’s written countless articles and academic papers and published 13 books, including Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World…
Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World (Review)
Executive Summary
Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World is Bruce Schneier’s manifesto on what should be done about the amount, and controls around data being collected on us. If, like me, you have been focused on Information Security this book is a great exposure to the privacy issues our profession is facing. The book is more focused on policy than practical application, but worth the read for the background and ideas presented.
Data and Goliath is a call to action around two topics: first, the cultural acceptance of not owning our personal data or understanding how it is being used; and second, the difference between nation-state espionage and mass surveillance. Trying to reduce the themes of the book to just a couple of points is a gross oversimplification. This book belongs in the Canon due to the foundational and timeless issues it addresses for our industry. Finally, don’t let the 400-page length intimidate you, as the text of the book is only 238 pages with the rest being reference notes…
Video: Going Dark or Getting Personal? The Battle Between Data, Privacy & Intrusion
Bruce Schneier and attorney David O’Brien discuss the new report issued by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on the issue of “Going Dark,” and the role of law enforcement and privacy rights under scrutiny, revelations of government spying, and analysis of the Apple iPhone Encryption litigation and its progeny unfolding in the Federal Courts.
Bruce Schneier at Infosecurity Europe 2016
This year’s Infosecurity Europe conference had so many great places to be and things to do that it was often hard to choose how best to spend one’s limited time and harder still for many to identify a single highlight. For myself personally, however, it had to be the opportunity to hear one of my favourite writers for many years speaking on the keynote stage.
Whilst terms like “security guru” or even “thought leader” are often bandied around and diluted to the point of being meaningless, few of us mere security mortals can reasonably dispute the influence, credibility and respect that Bruce Scheiner holds as a writer, technologist, cryptographer and entrepreneur. You know that when he speaks at an event like this, it is not an opportunity you’re going to get every day…
IoT Security: Lack of Expertise Will Hurt, Says Bruce Schneier
The lack of relevant technical expertise by governments is going to hurt when it comes to securing the internet of things (IoT), according to security technologist Bruce Schneier.
Governments have a crucial role to play in tackling what he sees as the next big security challenge, he told Infosecurity Europe 2016 in London.
One of the biggest challenges, according to Schneier, is that there is no good regulatory structure for IoT which connects finance, health, energy and transport information.
“We don’t know how to do this, so we are going to need government solutions that are holistic that will deal with IoT devices no matter what they are doing,” he said…
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.