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  • Can Chrome OS save us from racket ware?

    I'm not just talking here about viruses. I'm also talking about ad-ware and the messes legitimate programs make in registries and on hard drives, all the software dust bunnies Windows lets...

    Blog posts | November 30, 2009 7:19am PST

  • Schneier: Security neglected in economic gloom

    While it may seem logical to downgrade security, Bruce Schneier argues that security should be maintained or boosted, as systems become more business critical in a recession

    News items | June 22, 2009 10:31am PDT

  • Schneier slams US border biometrics

    The Department of Homeland Security has disputed Bruce Schneier's claim that the US-Visit program has had no impact on reducing criminal and terrorist threats.

    News items | November 4, 2008 6:07am PST

  • Bruce Schneier on the 10 year security outlook (it's worrisome)

    Technology will evolve as computers become 100 times more powerful in 10 years. IT systems will become so interconnected that the risk of failures will escalate. And endpoints will never be...

    Blog posts | December 4, 2007 4:10am PST

  • Is Microsoft skirting the issue?

    Commentary--Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says Microsoft is stalling the adoption of a best-practices document on software security to make sure it doesn't apply to the next version of Windows.

    News items | August 30, 2005 4:04pm PDT

  • Identity theft: Attack the right issue

    Commentary--Security expert Bruce Schneier says solutions being proposed in Congress won't stem a worrying trend.

    News items | April 14, 2005 4:14pm PDT

  • Keeping secrets

    Commentary--Here's how the U.S. government's stance on secrecy changed to meet a changing threat.

    News items | March 15, 2005 8:19pm PST

  • Who says safe computing is a pipe dream?

    Commentary--Web surfing gets riskier all the time. Here's a 12-step plan to protect yourself.

    News items | December 9, 2004 3:10pm PST

  • Overzealous security: CLEARly an issue

    Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says a congressional move to use a national database to enforce federal civil immigration laws is a boondoggle in the making.

    News items | June 17, 2004 7:06pm PDT

  • The security trade-off

    Counterpane's CTO says security is always going to be a trade-off, and that will force users to view the future through a different prism.

    News items | May 4, 2004 3:08pm PDT

  • Total surveillance becoming reality

    The mix of advanced database data collection and new federal surveillance powers is fast corroding privacy.

    News items | January 30, 2004 1:01pm PST

  • Did Blaster cause the blackout?

    Security expert Bruce Schneier asks why a report into the big August blackout overlooks Blaster as a culprit.

    News items | December 9, 2003 8:15pm PST

  • Bug secrecy vs. full disclosure

    Microsoft is leading the charge to restrict the free flow of computer-security vulnerabilities. But Bruce Schneier says disclosure does not create security vulnerabilities; programmers do.

    News items | November 13, 2001 12:00am PST

  • Terrorists and steganography

    Security expert Bruce Schneier writes that terrorist groups may be using steganography to communicate, allowing communication without any group knowing the identity of the other.

    News items | September 24, 2001 12:00am PDT

  • Are we ready for a cyber-UL?

    Can Internet security ratings be standardized?

    News items | January 3, 2001 12:00am PST

  • The third wave of network attacks

    Old-fashioned fraud will fuel the next round of network attacks.

    News items | October 3, 2000 12:00am PDT

  • Debunking virus-based fixes

    Writing viruses to fix security gaps is a lousy idea.

    News items | July 31, 2000 12:00am PDT

  • DVD encryption break is a good thing

    The scheme to protect DVDs has been broken. There are now freeware programs on the Net that remove the copy protection on DVDs, allowing them to be played, edited, and copied without...

    News items | November 16, 1999 12:00am PST

  • How well does Web-encrypted e-mail work?

    Just as everyone is jumping onto free Web e-mail services, a new breed of sites is cropping up to add something more: Encrypted e-mail. Services such as HushMail, ZipLip, YNNmail, ZixMail, and...

    News items | August 13, 1999 12:00am PDT

  • Why Intel's ID tracker won't work

    Last Thursday Intel Corp. announced that its new processor chips would come equipped with ID numbers, a unique serial number burned into the chip during manufacture. Intel said that this ID number...

    News items | January 27, 1999 12:00am PST

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