But in this country, while you have to be competent to pull off a terrorist attack, you don't have to be competent to cause terror. All you need to do is start plotting an attack and - regardless of whether or not you have a viable plan, weapons or even the faintest clue - the media will aid you in terrorizing the entire population.
Bruce SchneierIt is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect ourselves with mathematics.
Bruce SchneierPeople often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.
Bruce SchneierMicrosoft knows that reliable software is not cost effective. According to studies, 90% to 95% of all bugs are harmless. They're never discovered by users, and they don't affect performance. It's much cheaper to release buggy software and fix the 5% to 10% of bugs people find and complain about.
Bruce SchneierIt is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.
Bruce Schneier