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Getting Security Incentives Right
From Schneier on Security

Getting Security Incentives Right

One of the problems with motivating proper security behavior within an organization is that the incentives are all wrong. It doesn't matter how much management...

Friday Squid Blogging: Another Squid Cartoon.
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Another Squid Cartoon.

Another. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.

Me on "Virtually Speaking"
From Schneier on Security

Me on "Virtually Speaking"

Last week I was on "Virtually Speaking."

Phishing Has Gotten <i>Very</i> Good
From Schneier on Security

Phishing Has Gotten Very Good

This isn't phishing; it's not even spear phishing. It's laser-guided precision phishing: One of the leaked diplomatic cables referred to one attack via emailwrote...

The Court of Public Opinion
From Schneier on Security

The Court of Public Opinion

Recently, Elon Musk and the New York Times took to Twitter and the Internet to argue the data -- and their grievances -- over a failed road test and car review....

Brazen Physical Thefts
From Schneier on Security

Brazen Physical Thefts

Three brazen robberies are in the news this week. The first was a theft at a small museum of gold nuggets worth $750,000: Police said the daring heist happened...

Alan F. Westin Died
From Schneier on Security

Alan F. Westin Died

Obituary here. His 1967 book, Privacy and Freedom, almost single-handedly created modern privacy law.

How Complex Systems Fail
From Schneier on Security

How Complex Systems Fail

Good summary list. It's not directly about security, but it's all fundamentally about security. Any real-world security system is inherently complex. I wrote...

Security Lessons from the Battle of Hoth
From Schneier on Security

Security Lessons from the Battle of Hoth

Someone has analyzed the security mistakes in the Battle of Hoth, from the movie The Empire Strikes Back.

House Hearing: How Well Is the TSA Doing?
From Schneier on Security

House Hearing: How Well Is the TSA Doing?

I would have liked to participate in this hearing: Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency: "Assessing DHS 10 Years"...

Me at the RSA Conference
From Schneier on Security

Me at the RSA Conference

I'll be speaking twice at the RSA Conference this year. I'm giving a solo talk Tuesday at 1:00, and participating in a debate about training Wednesday at noon....

Another Essay about <i>Liars and Outliers</i>
From Schneier on Security

Another Essay about Liars and Outliers

The Montréal Review asked me to write an essay about my latest book. Not much that regular readers haven't seen before.

Friday Squid Blogging: Land Squids
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Land Squids

Funny. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.

I Was on <i>Inventing the Future</i>
From Schneier on Security

I Was on Inventing the Future

I was a guest on Inventing the Future, for an episode on surveillance technology. The video is here.

Hacking the Papal Election
From Schneier on Security

Hacking the Papal Election

As the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope, security people like me wonder about the process. How does it work, and just how hard would it be to hack...

All Those Companies that Can't Afford Dedicated Security
From Schneier on Security

All Those Companies that Can't Afford Dedicated Security

This is interesting: In the security practice, we have our own version of no-man's land, and that's midsize companies. Wendy Nather refers to these folks as being...

More on Chinese Cyberattacks
From Schneier on Security

More on Chinese Cyberattacks

Wow, is this a crazy media frenzy. We should know better. These attacks happen all the time, and just because the media is reporting about them with greater frequency...

Age Biases in Perceptions of Trust
From Schneier on Security

Age Biases in Perceptions of Trust

Interesting research (full article is behind a paywall): Abstract: Older adults are disproportionately vulnerable to fraud, and federal agencies have speculated...

Cheating at Chess
From Schneier on Security

Cheating at Chess

Good summary of cheating in tournament chess.

Fixing Soccer Matches
From Schneier on Security

Fixing Soccer Matches

How international soccer matches are fixed. Right now, Dan Tan's programmers are busy reverse-engineering the safeguards of online betting houses. About $3 billion...
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