Bruce Schneier on Future Digital Threats

Bruce Schneier is without question one of the leading computer security professionals alive today. A true renaissance man when it comes to IT security, he has been involved in the creation of a host of cryptographic algorithms (for example, Blowfish, Twofish, and Threefish); has written several books on cryptography and security topics, the most recent of which is Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World (W.W. Norton & Company, 2016); has extensive academic publications; is a prolific writer for magazines, newspapers, and his own blog (schneier.com); and serves the profession through his appointment as fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Security and board membership to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He’s currently CTO for IBM Resilient. This “interview” resulted from our e-mail exchanges during November and December 2017. STUXNET AND CYBERPHYSICAL SYSTEMS