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Bruce Schneier Quotes

Security is a process, not a product Picture Quote #1

Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people Picture Quote #1

Only amateurs attack machines; professionals target people Picture Quote #1

If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn’t be surprised when you get amateur security Picture Quote #1

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually ‘Nothing; you’re screwed’ Picture Quote #1

More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk Picture Quote #1

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Beware the Four Horsemen of the Information Apocalypse: terrorists, drug dealers, kidnappers, and child pornographers. Seems like you can scare any public into allowing the government to do anything with those four Picture Quote #1

The very definition of news is something that hardly ever happens. If an incident is in the news, we shouldn’t worry about it. It’s when something is so common that its no longer news - car crashes, domestic violence - that we should worry Picture Quote #1

Given the credible estimate that we’ve spent $1 trillion on anti-terrorism security Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk Picture Quote #1

Corporate and government surveillance aren’t separate; they’re an alliance of interests Picture Quote #1

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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 life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage Picture Quote #1

If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different Picture Quote #1

Terrorists can only take my life. Only my government can take my freedom Picture Quote #1

Technical problems can be remediated. A dishonest corporate culture is much harder to fix Picture Quote #1

Digital files cannot be made uncopyable, any more than water can be made not wet Picture Quote #1

The user’s going to pick dancing pigs over security every time Picture Quote #1

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It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state Picture Quote #1

Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage Picture Quote #1

There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography that will stop major governments from reading your files Picture Quote #1

... If anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they’re sadly mistaken Picture Quote #1

You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond Picture Quote #1

This is not the internet the world needs, or the internet its creators envisioned. We need to take it back. And by we, I mean the engineering community Picture Quote #1

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People don’t understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them Picture Quote #1

We can’t keep weapons out of prisons; we can’t possibly expect to keep them out of airports Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Hardware is easy to protect: lock it in a room, chain it to a desk, or buy a spare. Information poses more of a problem. It can exist in more than one place; be transported halfway across the planet in seconds; and be stolen without your knowledge Picture Quote #1

People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems Picture Quote #1

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Security is a process, not a product (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Only amateurs attack machines; professionals target people (Bruce Schneier Quotes) If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn’t be surprised when you get amateur security. (Bruce Schneier Quotes) I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually ‘Nothing; you’re screwed’ (Bruce Schneier Quotes) More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Beware the Four Horsemen of the Information Apocalypse: terrorists, drug dealers, kidnappers, and child pornographers. Seems like you can scare any public into allowing the government to do anything with those four (Bruce Schneier Quotes) The very definition of news is something that hardly ever happens. If an incident is in the news, we shouldn’t worry about it. It’s when something is so common that its no longer news - car crashes, domestic violence - that we should worry (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Given the credible estimate that we’ve spent $1 trillion on anti-terrorism security (Bruce Schneier Quotes) 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 (Bruce Schneier Quotes) More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk. (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Corporate and government surveillance aren’t separate; they’re an alliance of interests (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. (Bruce Schneier Quotes) If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different. (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Terrorists can only take my life. Only my government can take my freedom (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Technical problems can be remediated. A dishonest corporate culture is much harder to fix (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Digital files cannot be made uncopyable, any more than water can be made not wet (Bruce Schneier Quotes) The user’s going to pick dancing pigs over security every time (Bruce Schneier Quotes) It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage (Bruce Schneier Quotes) There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography that will stop major governments from reading your files (Bruce Schneier Quotes) ... If anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they’re sadly mistaken (Bruce Schneier Quotes) You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond (Bruce Schneier Quotes) This is not the internet the world needs, or the internet its creators envisioned. We need to take it back. And by we, I mean the engineering community (Bruce Schneier Quotes) People don’t understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them (Bruce Schneier Quotes) We can’t keep weapons out of prisons; we can’t possibly expect to keep them out of airports (Bruce Schneier Quotes) 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 (Bruce Schneier Quotes) 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 (Bruce Schneier Quotes) Hardware is easy to protect: lock it in a room, chain it to a desk, or buy a spare. Information poses more of a problem. It can exist in more than one place; be transported halfway across the planet in seconds; and be stolen without your knowledge (Bruce Schneier Quotes) People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems (Bruce Schneier Quotes)

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