Publisher’s Weekly reviewed A Hacker’s Mind —and it’s a starred review! “Hacking is something that the rich and powerful do, something that reinforces existing power structures,” contends security technologist Schneier ( Click Here to Kill Everybody ) in this excellent survey of exploitation. Taking a broad understanding of …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at Capricon, a four-day science fiction convention in Chicago. My talk is on “The Coming AI Hackers” and will be held Friday, February 3 at 1:00 PM. The list is maintained …

Booklist reviews A Hacker’s Mind : Author and public-interest security technologist Schneier ( Data and Goliath, 2015) defines a “hack” as an activity allowed by a system “that subverts the rules or norms of the system [...] at the expense of someone else affected by the system.” In accessing the security …

I’m not sure why, but Audiobooks.com is offering the audiobook version of Schneier on Security at 50% off until January 17. [...]

Kirkus reviews A Hacker’s Mind : A cybersecurity expert examines how the powerful game whatever system is put before them, leaving it to others to cover the cost. Schneier, a professor at Harvard Kennedy School and author of such books as Data and Goliath and Click Here To Kill …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the 24th International Information Security Conference in Madrid, Spain, on November 17, 2022. The list is maintained on this page. [...]

I have a new book coming out in February. It’s about hacking. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back isn’t about hacking computer systems; it’s about hacking more general economic, political, and social systems. It generalizes …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking as part of a Geneva Centre for Security Policy course on Cyber Security in the Context of International Security, online, on September 22, 2022. I’m speaking at IT-Security INSIDE 2022 in …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking as part of a Geneva Centre for Security Policy course on Cyber Security in the Context of International Security, online, on September 22, 2022. I’m speaking at IT-Security INSIDE 2022 in …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking as part of a Geneva Centre for Security Policy course on Cyber Security in the Context of International Security, online, on September 22, 2022. I’m speaking at IT-Security INSIDE 2022 in …

Back in November 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I gave a virtual talk at the International Symposium on Technology and Society: “ The Story of the Internet and How it Broke Bad: A Call for Public-Interest Technologists.” It was something I was really proud of, and it …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking on “Securing a World of Physically Capable Computers” at OWASP Belgium’s chapter meeting in Antwerp, Belgium, on May 17, 2022. I’m speaking at Future Summits in Antwerp, Belgium, on May …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at Future Summits in Antwerp, Belgium on May 18, 2022. I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2022 in Vienna on June 2, 2022. I’m speaking at the 14th International Conference on …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the RSA Conference 2022 in San Francisco on February 8, 2022. I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2022 in Vienna on June 2, 2022. I’m speaking at the 14th International …

For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody and Data and Goliath, both in paperback, for just $6 each plus shipping. I have 500 copies of each book available. When they’re gone, the sale is over and the price will revert …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking on “Securing a World of Physically Capable Computers” at @Hack on November 29, 2021. The list is maintained on this page. [...]

Even before Apple made its announcement, law enforcement shifted their battle for backdoors to client-side scanning. The idea is that they wouldn’t touch the cryptography, but instead eavesdrop on communications and systems before encryption or after decryption. It’s not a cryptographic backdoor, but it’s still a …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m keynoting CIISec Live —an all-online event—September 15-16, 2021. I’m speaking at the Infosecurity Magazine EMEA Autumn Online Summit on September 21, 2021. I’m speaking at the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy …

The time has come for me to find a new home for my (paper) cryptography library. It’s about 150 linear feet of books, conference proceedings, journals, and monographs — mostly from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. My preference is that it goes to an educational institution, but will consider …

Security Boulevard recently listed the “Top-21 Cybersecurity Experts You Must Follow on Twitter in 2021.” I came in at #7. I thought that was pretty good, especially since I never tweet. My Twitter feed just mirrors my blog. (If you are one of the 134K people who read me …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the Australian Cyber Conference 2021 on March 17 and 18, 2021. I’m keynoting the (all-virtual) RSA Conference 2021, May 17-20, 2021. I’ll be speaking at an Informa event on …

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking (online) as part of Western Washington University’s Internet Studies Lecture Series on January 20, 2021. I’m speaking at ITY Denmark on February 2, 2021. Details to come. I’m being …