Terrorism is a crime against the mind. We win by refusing fear. Bruce Schneier More Quotes by Bruce Schneier More Quotes From Bruce Schneier A colleague once told me that the world was full of bad security systems designed by people who read Applied Cryptography Bruce Schneier security-systemscryptographypeople Secret courts making secret rulings on secret laws, and companies flagrantly lying to consumers about the insecurity of their products and services, undermine the very foundations of our society. Bruce Schneier insecuritylawlying Liberty requires security without intrusion, security plus privacy. Bruce Schneier intrusionprivacyliberty Microsoft knows that reliable software is not cost effective. According to studies, 90% to 95% of all bugs are harmless. They're never discovered by users, and they don't affect performance. It's much cheaper to release buggy software and fix the 5% to 10% of bugs people find and complain about. Bruce Schneier learningcomplainingpeople ID can be hijacked, and cards can be faked. All of the 9/11 terrorists had fake IDs, yet they still got on the planes. If the British national ID card can't be faked, it will be the first on the planet. Bruce Schneier fakecardsfirsts We can't keep weapons out of prisons; we can't possibly expect to keep them out of airports. Bruce Schneier airportsweaponsprison We no longer know whom to trust. This is the greatest damage the NSA has done to the Internet, and will be the hardest to fix. Bruce Schneier nsadamagedone Technical problems can be remediated. A dishonest corporate culture is much harder to fix. Bruce Schneier harderproblemculture When my mother gets a prompt 'Do you want to download this?' she's going to say yes. It's disingenuous for Microsoft to give you all of these tools with which to hang yourself, and when you do, then say it's your fault. Bruce Schneier toolsmothergiving 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 realsuccessfulair 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 damagecountryway People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them. Bruce Schneier magicbelievepeople If the FBI parks a van bristling with cameras outside your house, you are justified in closing your blinds. Bruce Schneier parkscamerashouse Chaos is hard to create, even on the Internet. Bruce Schneier chaoshardinternet We are basically punch drunk on data. Bruce Schneier tech When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible. Bruce Schneier willfeelworkpeople You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond. Bruce Schneier the-only-thingrespondonlyyou We have a serious problem. We dont know what networks they are in, how deep they are, what access they have, what tools they left. Bruce Schneier With all of the dissidents and all the people using Zoom now, I think [ offering end-to-end encryption only to paid users ] is a mistake, i want them to have other features as profit centers, not safety and security. Bruce Schneier If you think about what Zoom is doing, they are collecting all the videos, all the voices, putting it together, displaying them nicely. If that stuff is being done in the center, they have to do work on it, it does get harder exponentially as the size of the meeting grows. Bruce Schneier
