Bruce Schneier: Unchecked police and military power is a security threat
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Schneier: More police power = less
security
Schneier: More police power = less
security
06/24/2004 09:39 AMBruce Schneier's just published a fantastic editorial about how
expanded police powers make us less secure:
The United States is admired throughout the world because of our
freedoms and our liberties. The very rights that are being discussed
within the halls of the Supreme Court are the rights that keep us all
safe and secure. The more our fight against terrorism is conducted
within the confines of law, the more it gives consideration to the
principles of fair and open trial, due process and "innocent until
proven guilty," the safer we all are.
Unchecked police and military power is a security threat -- just as
important a threat as unchecked terrorism. There is no reason to
sacrifice the former to obtain the latter, and there are very good
reasons not to.
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Thanks, Bruce!)
Two new security op-eds from Bruce
Schneier
Two new security op-eds from Bruce
Schneier
09/25/2004 01:15 PM
Xeni Jardin:
A pair of thought-provoking op-ed pieces from
Bruce Schneier, who says,
This New Haven Register piece looks at the security and privacy issues
surrounding a police "gun" that automatically scans licence plates.
It's an example of "wholesale surveillance" -- something only possible
with modern computer technology -- and as such requires new thinking
about privacy protection. Link
This San Jose Mercury News essay discusses how the tighter U.S.
immigration policies affect foreign students and professors at U.S.
universities, and how that in turn affects security. The more we
isolate U.S. academia from the rest of the world, the more
technological progress suffers. Link
MP3 interview with security expert Bruce
Schneier
MP3 interview with security expert Bruce
Schneier
05/03/2004 04:26 PMAmazing interview (available as a text transcript or audio file) with
security guru Bruce Schneier, who really should be hired to run
Homeland Security.
Doug Kaye: Now a recurring concept in
your book is probably typified by this example: “A terrorist who
wants to create havoc will not be deterred by airline security; he
will simply switch to another attack and bomb a shopping mall.”
Bruce Schneier: This is, I think, really
important. I just did a hearing two days ago on Capitol Hill
about CAPS II, about airline profiling, and one of the things
I’m always struck with is how good we are at defending against
what the terrorists did last year. We’re spending a lot of
money shoring up our airlines, we’re now talking about shoring
up trains. And money that we spend that simply causes the bad guys to
change their tactics is money wasted.
You have a red and a blue door, and the terrorists go through
the red door, and you say, “We must secure the red door,”
so they go through the blue door the next time. What did you
actually buy?
LinkInterview with Bruce Schneier,
Counterpane Internet Security
Interview with Bruce Schneier,
Counterpane Internet Security
08/12/2004 06:58 PMBruce Schneier on ChoicePoint
Bruce Schneier on ChoicePoint
03/17/2005 03:27 AM“The ChoicePoint fiasco has been news for over a month now, and
there are only a few things I can add. For those who haven’t
been following along, ChoicePoint mistakenly sold personal credit
reports for about 145,000 Americans to criminals. This story would
have never been made public if it were not for SB 1386, a California
law requiring companies to notify California residents if any of a
specific set of personal information is leaked….
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Entrevista a Bruce Schneier
Entrevista a Bruce Schneier
08/16/2004 06:15 PMNeowin Interview : Bruce Schneier
Neowin Interview : Bruce Schneier
08/31/2004 06:10 AMDescribed by
The Economist as a "security guru",
Bruce Schneier is a well known security analyst who has gained
notoriety from his popular security mailing list, Cryptogram, and his
3 books on various security subjects.
Bruce was kind enough to take the time to have a chat with Neowin,
talking about himself, security, Microsoft, and much more. Bruce also
talks about how to stay safe on the internet, program security, and
gives some views on Microsoft's Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, making
for interesting reading!
Read on for the full interview, exclusive to Neowin.
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CounterpaneRead full story...A response to Bruce Schneier on MS patch
management and Sapphire
A response to Bruce Schneier on MS patch
management and Sapphire
03/15/2003 06:22 PMJason Coombs (Mar 16 2003)
Bruce Schneier explains why the Witty
Worm is a scary piece of malware
Bruce Schneier explains why the Witty
Worm is a scary piece of malware
06/08/2004 05:02 PMBruce Schneier of Counterpane
Security explains why the Witty Worm is so awful.
Witty was very well written. It was less
than 700 bytes long. It used a random-number generator to spread
itself, avoiding many of the problems that plagued previous worms. It
spread by sending itself to random IP addresses with random
destination ports, a trick that made it easier to sneak through
firewalls. It was -- and this is a very big deal -- bug-free. This
strongly implies that the worm was tested before release.
Witty was exceptionally nasty. It was the first
widespread worm that destroyed the hosts it infected. And it did so
cleverly. Its malicious payload, erasing data on random accessible
drives in random 64KB chunks, caused immediate damage without
significantly slowing the worm's spread.
Link"Schneier on Security"
"Schneier on Security"
10/07/2004 04:15 PMSchneier on Security: Talking to
Strangers
Schneier on Security: Talking to
Strangers
06/24/2005 06:16 PMSchneier on Security: Talking to Strangers .. teaching kids to be safe
.. Bruce Schneier
says
schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/talking_to_stra.html
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Schneier on Security: Hacking the Papal
Election
Schneier on Security: Hacking the Papal
Election
04/15/2005 04:51 AMHacking the Papal
Election
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Hanson: The Paradoxes of American
Military Power
Hanson: The Paradoxes of American
Military Power
11/18/2003 05:57 AMnationalreview.com/hanson/hanson200311170846.asp
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Bruce Bartlett on the CBO, National
Debt, Social Security, Medicare, and
Accounting on NRO Financial
Bruce Bartlett on the CBO, National
Debt, Social Security, Medicare, and
Accounting on NRO Financial
09/09/2004 03:26 AMAlso, the deficit number is pretty much meaningless .. Bartlett:
Creative Accounting Only Goes So
Far
nationalreview.com/nrof_bartlett/bartlett200409080940.asp
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Security Watch Special: Windows XP SP2
Security Center Spoofing Threat
Security Watch Special: Windows XP SP2
Security Center Spoofing Threat
08/27/2004 02:05 PMWindows XP Service Pack 2 promises to raise the security bar for the
sometimes beleaguered operating system. Unfortunately, one of the new
features could be spoofed so that it reports misleading information
about system security, or worse, lets a malicious program watch for an
opportunity to do damage without being detected. The feature is the
Windows Security Center (WSC), which displays the status ( (Figure 1)
)of the key elements of your defenses: Firewall, Updates, and
Antivirus. If your firewall has been disabled, or your antivirus is
out of date, that news will display here. The information is stored in
an internal database managed by the Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI) subsystem built into Windows.
Gen.: Military Police Order Was to
Protect Prison
Gen.: Military Police Order Was to
Protect Prison
05/19/2004 12:06 PMReuters via Wired News May 19 2004 3:36PM GMT
Legal threat to Humberside police
Legal threat to Humberside police
06/28/2004 12:25 AMHome Secretary David Blunkett is due to consult government lawyers
about his aim to have the Humberside police chief suspended.
"Victor Davis Hanson: The Paradoxes of
American Military Power"
"Victor Davis Hanson: The Paradoxes of
American Military Power"
11/18/2003 10:22 AMHu Takes Full Power in China as He Gains
Control of Military
Hu Takes Full Power in China as He Gains
Control of Military
09/19/2004 09:37 PMChina's president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country's
military chief to complete the first orderly transfer of power in
Communist Party history.
Police Say Russian Hackers Are
Increasing Threat
Police Say Russian Hackers Are
Increasing Threat
07/29/2004 06:42 AMNYC Police Issue Warning of Terror
Threat (AP)
NYC Police Issue Warning of Terror
Threat (AP)
08/01/2004 03:36 AMAP - New intelligence that the al-Qaida terrorist network plans to
attack commercial or financial institutions in New York City has
prompted police to urge security directors at various city buildings
to take extra precautions.
Police investigate Internet bomb threat
Police investigate Internet bomb threat
04/27/2004 11:06 PMBig News Network Apr 28 2004 2:46AM GMT
Blind Man Charged in Police Knife Threat
(AP)
Blind Man Charged in Police Knife Threat
(AP)
04/14/2005 03:55 PMAP - A blind man has been charged with threatening police with a
knife. Rob Jerome Rehfeld, 60, is accused of lunging after one officer
with the knife and taking a swing at another on Sunday.
Police on trail of Internet user over
bomb threat
Police on trail of Internet user over
bomb threat
04/27/2004 06:10 AMMainichi Interactive Apr 27 2004 10:20AM GMT
Police Say Russian Hackers Are
Increasing Threat (Reuters)
Police Say Russian Hackers Are
Increasing Threat (Reuters)
07/28/2004 09:56 AMReuters - Young, smart Russian hackers are posing
an increasing threat to global business, police said on
Wednesday following last week's arrest of an online extortion
ring that cost British companies up to $70 million.
Putin, Citing Terror Threat, Moves to
Centralize Power (Los Angeles Times)
Putin, Citing Terror Threat, Moves to
Centralize Power (Los Angeles Times)
09/14/2004 05:43 AMLos Angeles Times - MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin on
Monday proposed measures that would enhance his own power and the
Kremlin's political control of the country, arguing that stronger
state authority is needed to fight terrorists in the wake of a school
hostage crisis earlier this month.
Police arrest internet cafe owner for
Kiwi threat mail
Police arrest internet cafe owner for
Kiwi threat mail
11/18/2003 10:08 PMAsian Age Nov 18 2003 8:12PM ET
Give community police power - MP
Give community police power - MP
06/29/2004 02:34 AMAn MP urges more powers for community police officers in the fight
against anti-social behaviour.
Ministry to get police power to combat
cybercrime
Ministry to get police power to combat
cybercrime
05/09/2004 02:06 PMKorea Herald May 9 2004 6:14PM GMT
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US military police raid Iraqi detention
centre to stop abuse of prisoners
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
US military police raid Iraqi detention
centre to stop abuse of prisoners
07/01/2004 05:38 AMU.S. MPs Raid Iraqi Detention Center to Stop Abuse of
Prisoners
guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1250526,00.html
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Ministry to get police power to combat
cyber crime
Ministry to get police power to combat
cyber crime
05/09/2004 08:46 AMKorea Herald May 9 2004 12:13PM GMT
Security threat in a can
Security threat in a can
07/02/2004 01:11 PMAs we previously
noted, Coke has launched a contest revolving around a small number
of cans outfitted with cell phones and GPS receivers. Winners who
discover the cans call a prize center to win big prizes. According to
the AP though, military bases are paranoid that soldiers might bring
the cans into classified meetings where they could inadvertently be
used as an eavesdropping device. For example, Sue Murphy, a
spokeswoman for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, told the AP that her
facility has "taken measures to make sure everyone's aware of this
contest and to make sure devices are cleared before they're taken in."
The special cans shouldn't be too hard to spot though--they have a big
panel of buttons on the side.
Paul Saffo, research director at The Institute for the
Future, a technology research firm, compared the concern about the
Coke cans to when the Central Intelligence Agency banned Furbies, the
stuffed toys that could repeat phrases.
"There's things generals should stay up late at night worrying about,"
he said. "A talking Coke can isn't one of them."
LinkUK military: iPod is security risk
UK military: iPod is security risk
07/13/2004 07:19 PMSecurity threat growing in UK
Security threat growing in UK
07/09/2004 03:36 AMComplacency is a serious security threat
Complacency is a serious security threat
06/20/2004 06:58 AMUN boosts security after threat
UN boosts security after threat
05/07/2004 05:40 PMSecretary General Kofi Annan says he is taking seriously threats made
against him by Osama Bin Laden.
RE: Unchecked buffer in mstask.dll
RE: Unchecked buffer in mstask.dll
07/14/2004 07:05 PMThor Larholm (Jul 14 2004)
Unchecked buffer in mstask.dll
Unchecked buffer in mstask.dll
07/14/2004 10:08 AMBrett Moore (Jul 13 2004)
UK military calls iPod a security risk
UK military calls iPod a security risk
07/13/2004 12:17 PMBritain's Ministry of Defense has become the latest organization to
add the iPod to its list of high-tech security risks...
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