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Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News Schneier wrote in a blog post that the security company he founded, Counterpane, has seen proof of attack capability followed by extortion demands - but said the attacks he had seen had not been against power companies. [24 Jan 2008]
Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane
Comment Security expert Bruce Schneier is well-known for his candid views on the security industry - one of the reasons he was named as one of this year's Agenda Setters.silicon.com caught up with Schneier at the RSA Conference Europe 2007 to find out how... [23 Oct 2007]
Video: Hackers - what are they good for?
Video Bruce Schneier, CTO at BT Counterpane, told silicon.com: "Hackers are not criminals. But First Base's Wood said many attackers now need no specialist knowledge due to the vast amounts of tools made available on the internet. [02 May 2007]
Editor's Blog: Wi-fi at conference and more
Comment Last autumn those on silicon.com who cover security were a little surprised when news came through that BT had acquired Counterpane, where security guru Bruce Schneier is the life and soul. I mention these in the same breath because we are... [05 Mar 2007]
RFID-chipped passport deadline passes
News The take-up of the electronic passports is bad news for privacy, said Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security. The deadline for countries required by the US to issue passports with RFID tags has passed and all but... [27 Oct 2006]
BT snaps up Counterpane Security
News BT has snapped up US internet security company Counterpane for a sum of more than $20m as part of a continuing commitment to the security offering and overall growth of its Global Services business. Counterpane provides managed network security... [25 Oct 2006]
Banks aiming to alleviate online banking fears
Comment Last year Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane, said it fails to address today's problems today. Last year internet, phone and mail order transactions - and card-not-present fraud - rose by 21 per cent to £183.2m. [28 Mar 2006]
Families and firms urged to 'Get Safe Online'
News Security guru and founder of Counterpane, Bruce Schneier, told silicon.com: "The very security of your business relies upon my mother's security. Speaking to silicon.com, Dr Steve Marsh from the Cabinet Office's Central Sponsor for Information... [20 Oct 2005]
VeriSign boosts security with iDefense acquisition
News Other players include Counterpane and Internet Security Systems. IDefense expects its research will benefit from the real-time data on internet attacks that VeriSign can provide through its managed security services, said John Watters, chairman and... [14 Jul 2005]
Cyber scouts to scour networks for holes
News Bruce Schneier, the chief technology officer of security firm Counterpane Internet Security, also spoke of the risk of vulnerability assessment worms in a blog earlier this week. Security experts have warned that vulnerability assessment worms... [13 Jun 2005]
Mobile phone viruses: 'Don't panic!'
News Renowned security expert Bruce Schneier, CTO at Counterpane, believes mobile viruses and attacks shouldn't be discounted altogether, though he believes they aren't registering on any significant scale currently. [05 May 2005]
ISPs urged to clean up the internet
News Speaking at InfoSecurity, security guru Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane, said the ISPs are too preoccupied with making money to concern themselves with the welfare of their customers. ISPs have come in for fresh criticism at the InfoSecurity... [28 Apr 2005]
"Two-factor authentication won't stop ID theft"
News Two-factor authentication, or the use of a method in addition to a password to verify identity, could still be defeated by Trojan horses and phishing attacks, Bruce Schneier, a cryptographer and chief technology officer at network protection... [16 Mar 2005]
Office has "kindergarten crypto mistake"
News Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security and author of "Applied Cryptography", said the current issue is almost identical to the weak system key issue in 1999. The data protection feature in Microsoft Word and Excel... [21 Jan 2005]
Improved Cryptanalysis of Rijndael
White Paper Rijndael is one of the five AES candidate ciphers that made it to the second round. Rijndael has 10, 12, or 14 rounds, depending on the key size. Previously it was known how to break up to 6 rounds of Rijndael [DR98]. [23 Apr 2004]
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