Top 15 Quotes by Bruce Schneier

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'.

It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves.

There's an entire flight simulator hidden in every copy of Microsoft Excel 97.

Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data.

You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond.