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Jul 06, 2009
Darrenglass
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Bruce Schneier is a very smart man, who thinks about things in interesting ways. As a quote on the front of this book says, he is "the closest thing the security industry has to a rock star" which is certainly true (even if that still puts him pretty far from a rock star). That said, this collection of essays didnt really work for me. It is basically a compilation of 1-2 page blog posts and essays he wrote for his newsletter and for Wired magazine, and this leads to absolutely no co
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Jul 23, 2011
Paul
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Schneier has a great view on things when it comes to security and this book reflects that. He has chapters that discuss all the important topics of the day from air line safety, to the Internet, and Homeland Security. The topics tend to be more about the general ideas and themes of security rather than the nuts and bolts of how to be more secure.
He correctly points out that we often do what makes us think we are more secure, even when it doesn't really make it so. Our government wou More...
He correctly points out that we often do what makes us think we are more secure, even when it doesn't really make it so. Our government wou More...
May 17, 2009
Jason
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This is a collection of Bruce Schneier writings, from his blog, various websites, etc. It's organized by topic, rather than date or original source, so you get sections on security, privacy, etc.
Each individual article is filled with Schneier's usual brilliance. It's obvious they weren't meant to be all put together, though. Each article is a standalone piece. There's no flow between them, he often hits the same idea repeatedly in different ways, etc. I don't fault any of the in More...
Each individual article is filled with Schneier's usual brilliance. It's obvious they weren't meant to be all put together, though. Each article is a standalone piece. There's no flow between them, he often hits the same idea repeatedly in different ways, etc. I don't fault any of the in More...
Jul 27, 2011
Brandur
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A collection of short articles on various types of security practices by security expert Bruce Schneier. Lots of good information, except that most of it doesn't go into great depth.
Nov 13, 2011
Tim
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Great overview of what actually makes us secure - and what makes us feel secure but does nothing. I quite liked that there was very little technology in the book
Mar 10, 2010
Tim
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A series of previously printed articles. Some dated, some a bit repetitive.
May 29, 2011
Jonathan
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A nice collection of short essays grouped together by topic that provides a better view of each topic as a whole. Slightly disjointed simply because it is a collection of making it difficult to build a larger overall case without any framing of the essays as examples. A good read but not outstanding.
Sep 11, 2009
Lukas
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It's a wake up call in some ways and I like the way he pounds his points home. Certainly got me thinking a lot more about ubiquitous security. However as a book - this is more a collection of all his published articles so they are repetitive as his points evolve. I wish it was written more like a book.
Mar 09, 2010
Arjen
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Collection of essays Schneier published over the last decade or so. Schneier is always pointing you at the 'security mindset', think out of the box.
I especially enjoyed the chapter about why he leaves his private wifi network open and the chapters about the psychology of security.
I especially enjoyed the chapter about why he leaves his private wifi network open and the chapters about the psychology of security.
Jan 04, 2011
Jim
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Not as dry or technical as I would have expected. Very lucid and clearly written series of articles that will make you see the security systems behind the things we hear about in the news in a completely different light.
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