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Bruce Schneier is a renowned cryptographer known for his contributions to the field of cybersecurity. Born on January 15, 1963, he has been active at the forefront of cryptography and security research since the 1980s. Schneier's work covers a wide range of topics from encryption technology to cybersecurity strategies.

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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.”

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“Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data.”

Thinking Values Information Determine Data Equations Think Of You Exponents

Book:Bruce Schneier on Trust Set

Source: Bruce Schneier on Trust Set

“Cryptography products may be declared illegal, but the information will never be”

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Book:Applied cryptography: protocols, algorithms, and source code in C

Source: Applied cryptography: protocols, algorithms, and source code in C

“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.”

Problem Easy Rooms Security Information Planets Protect Chains Seconds Desks Locks Spares Stolen Halfway Hardware

Author:Bruce Schneier

About the Author

Born: January 15, 1963
Known for: Cryptographer
Quotes: 78

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Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked worldRelated source material

Applied cryptography: protocols, algorithms, and source code in CRelated source material

Bruce Schneier on Trust SetRelated source material

Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain WorldRelated source material

Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to ThriveRelated source material

Schneier on SecurityRelated source material

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