Over the past few months, I have been watching my blog comments decline in civility. I blame it in part on the contentious US election and its aftermath. It’s also a consequence of not requiring visitors to register in order to post comments, and of our tolerance for impassioned conversation. Whatever the causes, I’m tired … Read More “Commenting Policy for This Blog” »
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Here’s a video interview I did at RSA on the Internet of Things and security. Powered by WPeMatico
This is my talk at the RSA Conference last month. It’s on regulation and the Internet of Things, along the lines of this essay. I am slowly meandering around this as a book topic. It hasn’t quite solidified yet. Powered by WPeMatico
Last November, I gave a talk at the TEDMED Conference on health and medical data privacy. The talk is online. Powered by WPeMatico
I did an AMA on Reddit a few days ago. My Reddit AMA from 2013. Powered by WPeMatico
Over the next two weeks, I am speaking about my new book — Data and Goliath, if you’ve missed it — in New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Seattle, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. Stop by to get your book signed, or just to say hello. Powered by WPeMatico
New paper: “Surreptitiously Weakening Cryptographic Systems,” by Bruce Schneier, Matthew Fredrikson, Tadayoshi Kohno, and Thomas Ristenpart. Abstract: Revelations over the past couple of years highlight the importance of understanding malicious and surreptitious weakening of cryptographic systems. We provide an overview of this domain, using a number of historical examples to drive development of a weaknesses … Read More “"Surreptitiously Weakening Cryptographic Systems"” »
On Monday, I asked Adm. Rogers a question. EDITED TO ADD: The question. Powered by WPeMatico
After a year of talking about it, my new book is finally published. This is the copy from the inside front flap: You are under surveillance right now. Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who’s with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you’re unemployed, sick, or … Read More “New Book: Data and Goliath” »
For its “Top Influencers in Security You Should Be Following in 2015” blog post, TripWire asked me: “If you could have one infosec-related superpower, what would it be?” I answered: Most superpowers are pretty lame: super strength, super speed, super sight, super stretchiness. Teleportation would probably be the most useful given my schedule, but for … Read More “My Superpower” »