Bruce Schneier on Security Tradeoffs

Anonymous Smile writes "Business Week has an interview with Bruce Schneier on his new book 'Beyond Fear.' He talks about the tradeoffs we've made in the name of increased security. (hint: we've done a poor job so far) Bruce furthers his tradition of being accessible by the non-technical crowd."

Comments

Security problems

[Mr. Darl McBride]

All I know is, with these new levels of police presence, I've been entirely unable to get within strangling distance of Carrot Top, and that right there is problem enough. Just DIE down the CENTER, Carrot Top!!!

I don't worry about locking the back door...

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't worry about locking the back door of my house much of the time because I know the risk of burglary is slight.

Not anymore....

Merry Christmas to me!!!

[mariox19]

I don't worry about locking the back door of my house much of the time because I know the risk of burglary is slight.

Would somebody google his address and get back to me? I'm in the market for a new television and stereo!

Re:A study in contradictions

[BabyDave]

Perhaps he uses other anti-burglary devices.

In other news

[epsalon]

Bruse Schneier's house was just broken into from the back door. The burglars apparetnly looked for his wallet, and took money and some slips of paper with passwords on them.

Re:equilibrium

[Anonymous Coward]

This tradeoff between security and freedom makes me remember that movie called Equilibrium, where people was prohibited to fell because felling and emotions are the cause of wars and terrorists acts.

Man, I know what you mean.

Like, one of the Hatfields next door felled a tree on our property, hell, they felled several of them (said they needed the firewood or some bullshit, would have given them bullshit if they'd just asked, but we like our trees), and we've been exchanging war-like and terrorist acts ever since.

Don't always believe what they say.

[Population]

Particularly when it comes to weaknesses in their security procedures. :)

www.eviloverlord.com
Rule #9. I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.

Rule #65. If I must have computer systems with publically available terminals, the maps they display of my complex will have a room clearly marked as the Main Control Room. That room will be the Execution Chamber. The actual main control room will be marked as Sewage Overflow Containment.

Rule #66. My security keypad will actually be a fingerprint scanner. Anyone who watches someone press a sequence of buttons or dusts the pad for fingerprints then subsequently tries to enter by repeating that sequence will trigger the alarm system.

Go ahead. Bruce said his door was unlocked. Open it.