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Schneier on Security
Schneier on Security will be divided into sections:
- Computer Security
- Security and Privacy
- Economics of Security
- National Security and Terrorism
Sample articles:
- Why Vista's DRM Is Bad For You
- When the Internet Is My Hard Drive, Should I Trust Third Parties?
- Steal This Wi-Fi
- Lessons From the Facebook Riots
- The ID Chip You Don't Want in Your Passport
- Camera Phone...more
- Computer Security
- Security and Privacy
- Economics of Security
- National Security and Terrorism
Sample articles:
- Why Vista's DRM Is Bad For You
- When the Internet Is My Hard Drive, Should I Trust Third Parties?
- Steal This Wi-Fi
- Lessons From the Facebook Riots
- The ID Chip You Don't Want in Your Passport
- Camera Phone...more
Hardcover, 328 pages
Published
October 1st 2008
by John Wiley & Sons
(first published September 29th 2008)
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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 cohesion and lo...more
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 would be better...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 would be better...more
So many people claim to be experts in our field and spout the same old rhetoric. Bruce truly has a grasp of the principles that make our field interesting to me. I do not agree with everything he says, but even when I disagree, I find his arguments compelling and challenging.
This series of articles is well worth the read for people in and out of the security field. Bruce addresses many topics from the predicted technical security, to identity theft and on to terrorism.
Pick it up and enjoy... or...more
This series of articles is well worth the read for people in and out of the security field. Bruce addresses many topics from the predicted technical security, to identity theft and on to terrorism.
Pick it up and enjoy... or...more
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 individual articles...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 individual articles...more
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.
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
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Great book with interesting insights on the current state of security and "security theatre". A good read for anyone interested in the topic of security!
I had read the majority of these essays in their original venues or online, as it turns out. Schneier is one of the most cogent people writing on matters of security; what hurt the most re-reading these pieces from 2006-2008 is what hasn't changed.
I am an enormous fan of Bruce Schneier, and his expertise and the depth of his thinking on issues of security (ranging from cyber- to physical) are clear in these essays. My only critique, and the reason it is not 5 stars, is that due to the fact that this is a collection of stand-alone essays, it often seems repetitive with the same points and illustrations---originally made months apart for different publications---appearing a scant few pages apart. It is far better read in bits and pieces tha...more
A series of previously printed articles. Some dated, some a bit repetitive.
Should be national security chief!
Actually they are posts from his blog which I enjoy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not a bad book. A collection of his articles and essays that have been published in various locations - Bruce's material talks about security concepts from a wide variety of angles and perspectives.
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