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27+ obres 5,202 Membres 69 Ressenyes 15 preferits

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Bruce Schneier is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School and the CTO of Resilient Systems, Inc. He is a security expert and author of numerous books including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, Carry On: Sound Advice from mostra'n més Schneier on Security, and Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Bruce Schneier

Practical Cryptography (2003) 284 exemplars
Schneier on Security (2008) 158 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1963-01-15
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Educació
American University (MS|Computer Science|1988)
Professions
cryptographer
writer
Organitzacions
BT Counterpane
Bell Labs
United States Department of Defense
Biografia breu
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist and author. Described by The Economist as a "security guru," he is best known as a refreshingly candid and lucid security critic and commentator. When people want to know how security really works, they turn to Schneier.

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Hoje mesmo, um estranho bateu à porta alegando estar aqui para desentupir o ralo do banheiro. Deixei que ele entrasse sem verificar sua identidade, ele não apenas consertou o ralo, como também tirou os sapatos para não sujar meu chão de lama. Quando terminou, dei a ele um pedaço de papel que pedia ao meu banco para dar a ele algum dinheiro. Ele aceitou sem pestanejar. Em nenhum momento ele tentou levar minhas posses, e em nenhum momento eu tentei o mesmo com ele. Na verdade, nenhum dos dois teve medo que o outro tentasse. Minha mulher também estava em casa, mas nunca me ocorreu que ele pudesse ser um rival sexual e que eu devesse, portanto, matálo.… (més)
 
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Twerp1231 | Oct 14, 2023 |
I loved the section on data/identity obfuscation. Must read for anyone who is concerned about privacy.
 
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harishwriter | Hi ha 17 ressenyes més | Oct 12, 2023 |
"Hacking is parasitical, mostly performed by the rich and powerful, and it comes at the expense of everyone else" (p 105). Cybersecurity expert Schneier interestingly stresses that hacking is not confined to computer systems but exists wherever money or other advantage can be gained through sneakiness distinct from cheating and outright lawbreaking. After identifying some basic hacks (of ATMs, casinos, frequent-flier schemes, sports) and defenses against them, he focuses on numerous examples of system hacks in the realms of finance, law, politics, human cognition, and AI. Besides hacking *of* AIs, there will be hacking *by* AIs. "Unless we can hack the process of hacking itself, ..., we may struggle to survive this technological future" (p 252).… (més)
 
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fpagan | Jun 20, 2023 |
Very practical, if outdated.
 
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zeh | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jun 3, 2023 |

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Obres
27
També de
2
Membres
5,202
Popularitat
#4,787
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
69
ISBN
96
Llengües
12
Preferit
15

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