8 posts and columns on Bruce Schneier

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Cyber-Security Czar Defends Government Role

in News on February 15, 2011 at 9:49 am PT

Howard Schmidt, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, defended a new federal program that would allow individual Internet users to authenticate their online identities during a panel discussion held on the eve of the RSA security technology conference in San Francisco.

No Worries, Just Add All 33,000 to the Do-Not-Fly List …

in News on August 6, 2008 at 1:00 am PT

Verified Identity Pass’s Clear registered traveler program requires members to submit to in-depth background checks, provide the company with their drivers’ licenses and passport numbers, and get hand and/or retina scans. Those who do are given speedier passage through airport security lines. Given such robust security precautions, it’s ironic that a laptop containing the personal information of 33,000 Clear customers went missing for a week.

Free Your Mind … And Your AACS Will Follow

in News on May 18, 2007 at 5:38 am PT

If the definition of insanity truly is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result each time, then the motion picture industry is certifiable. To wit, its repeated efforts to restrict access to next-generation DVDs with the Advanced Access Content System.