schneier — Pyrite Knowledge Base

Intellectual biography of Bruce Schneier (b. 1963) — cryptographer, security technologist, author, and public intellectual. Covers his evolution from cryptography practitioner to one of the most impor

The Economist: Schneier as 'Security Guru' source Security Versus Security: A Conversation with Bruce Schneier source University of Westminster Honorary Doctorate (2011) source Schneier Interview: The Politic / Belfer Center source EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award (2015) source Kirkus Reviews: Starred Review of A Hacker's Mind source Why Information Security is Hard — An Economic Perspective source Beyond Security Theater source Practical Cryptography writing Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Politics, Government, and Citizenship writing A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend Them Back writing Twofish: A 128-Bit Block Cipher writing Protecting Privacy and Liberty: Congressional Testimony on Security and Surveillance writing Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World writing Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C writing AI and Trust writing Testimony: Understanding the Role of Connected Devices in Recent Cyber Attacks writing Schneier on Security writing Crypto-Gram Newsletter writing The Electronic Privacy Papers: Documents on the Battle for Privacy in the Age of Surveillance writing Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive writing Schneier on Security (Blog) writing Testimony: Overview of the Cyber Problem — A Nation Dependent and Dealing with Risk writing Skein Hash Function writing Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World writing Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World writing Protect Your Macintosh writing Carry On: Sound Advice from Schneier on Security writing E-Mail Security: How to Keep Your Electronic Messages Private writing Blowfish: A Fast New Secret-Key Block Cipher writing Testimony: The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence writing A Plea for Simplicity: You Can't Secure What You Don't Understand writing We Have Root: Even More Advice from Schneier on Security writing Why Cryptography Is Harder Than It Looks writing The Process of Security writing Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World writing Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications writing Testimony: Will REAL ID Actually Make Us Safer? writing Feeling Safe vs. Being Safe concept Security Mindset concept Squid of the Week concept Security Is a Process concept Schneier's Law concept Hacking as Systems Subversion concept Trust Framework concept Security Theater concept Threat Modeling concept Security Economics concept Attack Trees concept Cryptography Era (1988–2000) era Security Thinking Pivot (2000–2003) era Security Commentator Era (2004–2011) era Trust and Surveillance Era (2012–2018) era Systems Subversion Era (2019–present) era Nathan E. Sanders person Daniel J. Bernstein person David Wagner person Niels Ferguson person John Perry Barlow person Tim Berners-Lee person Marcus Ranum person John Gilmore person Matt Blaze person Tadayoshi Kohno person Whitfield Diffie person Eric Hughes person John Kelsey person Adam Shostack person Tim May person David Banisar person Dorothy Denning person Ross Anderson person Phil Zimmermann person National Security Agency organization Harvard Kennedy School organization Inrupt organization RSA Conference organization Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society organization BT Group (British Telecom) organization Counterpane Internet Security organization The Tor Project organization Internet Engineering Task Force organization Access Now organization National Institute of Standards and Technology organization Electronic Privacy Information Center organization Electronic Frontier Foundation organization Snowden Revelations event Crypto Wars: Export Controls on Cryptography event AES Competition (1997–2000) event Founding of Counterpane Internet Security event Clipper Chip Announcement event BT Acquires Counterpane Internet Security event Schneier Joins Harvard Kennedy School event Publication of Applied Cryptography event