"The whole notion of passwords is based on……" — Bruce Schneier
"The whole notion of passwords is based on an oxymoron. The idea is to have a random string that is easy to remember. Unfortunately, if it's easy to remember, it's something nonrandom like 'Susan.' And if it's random, like 'r7U2*Qnp,' then it's not easy to remember."
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40 Quotes by Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier has 40 quotes on this site.
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Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.
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Computer security can simply be protecting your equipment and files from disgruntled employees, spies, and anything that goes bump in…
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Hardware is easy to protect: lock it in a room, chain it to a desk, or buy a spare. Information…
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People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.
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If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the…
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Microsoft made a big deal about Windows NT getting a C2 security rating. They were much less forthcoming with the…
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The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time.
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If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can't get a new…
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The mantra of any good security engineer is: 'Security is a not a product, but a process.' It's more than…
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History has taught us: never underestimate the amount of money, time, and effort someone will expend to thwart a security…
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Given the credible estimate that we've spent $1 trillion on anti-terrorism security
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People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.
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