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Schneier on ‘really bad’ IoT security: ‘It’s going to come crashing down’

Security expert Bruce Schneier has looked at and written about difficulties the Internet of Things presents – such as the fact that the “things” are by and large insecure and enable unwanted surveillance– and concludes that it’s a problem that’s going to get worse before it gets better.

After a recent briefing with him at Resilient Systems headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., where he is CTO, he answered a few questions about the IoT and what corporate security executives ought to be doing about it right now. Here’s a transcript of the exchange.

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Schneier: Cyber-retaliation like that exposed by Snowden report a bad idea

The NSA program dubbed MonsterMind is dangerous in that it would enable automated retaliation against machines that launch cyber attacks with no human intervention, meaning that such counterattacks could hit innocent parties.

MonsterMind came to light through a Wired magazine interview with former NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden, who stole and publicly released thousands of NSA documents.

+[Also on Network World: Snowden reveals automated NSA cyberwarfare program; 10 disturbing attacks at Black Hat USA 2014]+

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Network World Tim Greene

Bruce Schneier leaving ‘security futurologist’ position at telco employer BT

What does the future hold for security and privacy expert Bruce Schneier after parting ways with the UK telecommunications company BT Group? It’s where Schneier was employed for eight years as a security futurologist. Schneier said of his future plans: “Answer cloudy, ask again later.”
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Schneier tells Washington NSA broke Internet’s security for everyone – Ars Technica


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Schneier tells Washington NSA broke Internet's security for everyone
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Schneier tells Washington NSA broke Internet's security for everyone. And techies can only fix it if government stays out of the way. by Sean Gallagher – Nov 18, 2013 2:13 pm UTC. Government · National Security · Networking · 45. Bruce Schneier, at an

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