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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]
'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. He said: "Businesses can control the enterprise device because they own it and... [11 May 2007]
Video: What are the biggest security threats today?
Video In this video leading security experts - including Bruce Schneier from BT Counterpane and the ever controversial Graham Cluley from Sophos - outline what companies should be looking out for in 2007. Attendees at this year's InfoSecurity show in... [27 Apr 2007]
'Criminals, not terrorists, pose greatest net threat'
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that talk of cyber terrorism could have a damaging effect on levels of IT security. Schneier said officials claiming that terrorists pose a serious danger to computer networks are guilty of distracting... [24 Nov 2005]
Should security companies be regulated?
News Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane, told silicon.com legislators must force security companies to accept regulation. Microsoft is not in the business of being a charity and that's why its software is buggy," said Schneier, who claimed companies... [19 Oct 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. For example, SpyBot.KEG is a sophisticated vulnerability assessment... [13 Jun 2005]
Senate says yes to electronic ID cards
News Security guru Bruce Schneier offered his own negative critique. Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill.warned last month that the Real ID Act creates "de facto national ID cards" and the National Immigration Law Center said it will make it harder even for... [11 May 2005]
'Cyberterrorists poised to attack', warns Labour peer
News At another briefing at Infosecurity Europe, security guru Bruce Schneier claimed that cyberterrorism was a myth, promoted by security companies looking to boost their sales. Nobody's getting blown to bits," said Schneier. [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. This is a kindergarten crypto mistake," Schneier said. [21 Jan 2005]
Reliance on Microsoft makes firms vulnerable says Gartner
News Bruce Schneier, CTO of network-monitoring company Counterpane Internet Security and one of the seven authors of the original monoculture paper, said Gartner's advice is a good sign and that though diversifying may involve some difficulties, it's... [09 Oct 2003]
Message to users: 'Stop using Microsoft's web server software...'
News Bruce Schneier, a US-based security expert, said that the human factor has been ignored when releasing immature technology. I am glad companies are being warned about the pitfalls of MS technology. Analyst house Gartner has strongly advised... [25 Sep 2001]
