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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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“Only amateurs attack machines; professionals target people.”

People Machines Target

Author:Bruce Schneier

“Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. The sooner people accept this, and build business models that take this into account, the sooner people will start making money again.”

People Trying Bits Water Accepting Models Accounts Making Money Wet Business Models

Author:Bruce Schneier

“A colleague once told me that the world was full of bad security systems designed by people who read Applied Cryptography”

People World Security Colleagues Security Systems Cryptography

Book:Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked world

Source: Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked world

“The more we expect technology to protect us from people in the same way it protects us from nature, the more we will sacrifice the very values of our society in futile attempts to achieve this security.”

People Way Values Technology Sacrifice Achieve Security Protect Our Society

Author:Bruce Schneier

“Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a dishonest minority; if society makes its dishonest minority too small, it stifles dissent as well as common crime.”

People Ifs Needs Wells Important Politics Common Crime Evolution Minorities Mechanism Dissent Reservoirs

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“Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.”

People Security Computer Hacks

Author:Bruce Schneier

“People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.”

People Security Responsible Chains Links Security Systems Weakest Link

Book:Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked world

Source: Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked world

“People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.”

People Believe Magic Computer Boxes

Book:Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked world

Source: Secrets and lies: digital security in a networked world

“Terrorism isn't a crime against people or property. It's a crime against our minds, using the death of innocents and destruction of property to make us fearful. Terrorists use the media to magnify their actions and further spread fear. And when we react out of fear, when we change our policy to make our country less open, the terrorists succeed -- even if their attacks fail. But when we refuse to be terrorized, when we're indomitable in the face of terror, the terrorists fail -- even if their attacks succeed.”

People Ifs Mind Country Use Action Faces Failing Media Crime Policy Succeed Destruction Property Terror Refuse Spread Terrorism Terrorist Our Country Fearful Indomitable

Author:Bruce Schneier

“More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk.”

People Years Shows Risk Pigs Sharks

Book:Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World

Source: Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World

“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.”

People Knows Learning Study Cost Performances Complaining Release Programming Software Users Bugs Microsoft Cheaper

Author:Bruce Schneier

“I tell people: if it's in the news, don't worry about it, because by definition, news is something that almost never happens.”

People Ifs Happens Worry News Definitions

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

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