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silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News The change in the watchdog's attitude follows mounting support for Full Disclosure since it was launched by silicon.com in July 2007, with backing from the police, the House of Lords and security experts - including individuals such as Bruce... [31 Jan 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure organisations. [24 Jan 2008]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane Security expert Bruce Schneier is well-known for his candid views on the security industry and when silicon.com caught up with him both at the beginning and end of the year, he was as outspoken as ever. [13 Dec 2007]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News While it has continued to grow since then, it is difficult to gauge its true size as a large percentage of the infected machines are on 'stand-by', according to security expert Bruce Schneier. At the beginning of October, Schneier wrote in a blog... [17 Oct 2007]
'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
News Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane, told silicon.com too few businesses understand the need to secure the data held on laptops. Schneier said: "It's really simple. Despite rising levels of laptop theft and high-profile instances of data loss... [11 May 2007]
Schneier: 'We shouldn't need a security industry'
News Outspoken author and security guru Bruce Schneier has questioned the very existence of the security industry, suggesting it merely indicates the willingness of other technology companies to ship insecure software and hardware. [26 Apr 2007]
Nike+iPod in RFID privacy scare
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has highlighted privacy concerns around the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, a technology that lets people track time and other statistics while running. Pretty clever," Schneier wrote on a blog post titled "Tracking People by... [14 Dec 2006]
Fake airline boarding pass website shut down
News Bruce Schneier, a noted security expert, linked to it from his blog on Thursday. Schneier highlighted the same issue with the print-at-home boarding passes on his mailing list more than three years ago. [31 Oct 2006]
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. For protection, holders of an electronic passport should guard it well, Schneier suggested. [27 Oct 2006]
BT snaps up Counterpane Security
News The deal sees Counterpane's founder, CTO and highly regarded security guru Bruce Schneier join the BT payroll. Schneier will maintain his position as CTO within Counterpane. And the deal has been a long time in the pipeline, according to Schneier. [25 Oct 2006]
Biometric passport cracked and cloned
News According to security guru Bruce Schneier, Grunwald's job was made all the more easy by the publication of standards for ePassports on the website of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The biggest problem, Schneier wrote on his blog, is... [04 Aug 2006]
Galileo codes cracked by Cornell?
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has cited the researcher's work as evidence of the perils of "security through obscurity". Researchers from Cornell University say they have cracked the codes used by the Galileo global navigation satellite Giove-A. [17 Jul 2006]
Has O2 PUK'd up mobile phone security?
News Security expert Bruce Schneier, posting on his blog raised concerns that the system could pose a threat. O2 is offering users a quick and easy way to unlock mobile phones with a personal unblocking code (PUK) which they can get online simply by... [05 Jul 2006]
Schneier: 'Blame firms not staff for security breaches'
News Security guru Bruce Schneier has hit out at the trend of blaming staff for security breaches, suggesting it's companies which must always face the strongest criticism. Schneier was responding specifically to an exclusive story on silicon.com last... [21 Feb 2006]
MP calls for UK e-crime tsar
News However, some security experts - including Bruce Schneier - aren't convinced that cyber terrorism is a serious threat. Speaking last week, Schneier said: "I think that the terrorist threat is over-hyped, and the criminal threat is under-hyped. [29 Nov 2005]
