Bruce Schneier Quotes

Use a personal firewall. Configure it to prevent other computers, networks and sites from connecting to you, and specify which programs are allowed to connect to the net automatically.

Cybersecurity needs to be taken seriously by everyone.

I don't want anyone hacking us. And I'm not only talking about countries. I'm talking about anyone, period.

Encryption would help prevent a lot of cyber attacks.

You lock your windows before you leave. You put on an alarm if you live in the country because you know that there are bad people out there. Well, in this Internet age, you know that there are bad people out there. And no matter what you do, those bad people are going to get into your house.

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.

If you don't understand viruses, phishing, and similar threats, you become more susceptible to them. If you don't know how social networks leak information that you thought was private, you're likely to reveal much more than you realize.

I can't say I'm particularly happy about all the spam and the viruses and the equivalent that we see on the Net, but I think technology can deal with many of the problems that we're now seeing, whether it's filtering or whatever, and laws may help a lot.

If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.

Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the Internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the other side of the planet can probe your computer for weaknesses and exploit them to gain access to your most sensitive secrets.

You can't trust the internet.

I've spent my life defending the Net, and I do feel that if we don't fight online crime, we are running a risk of losing it all.

If someone hacks your password, you can change it - as many times as you want.

I think a lot of stuff like people's emails getting hacked or that an email you sent is stored on a hard drive somewhere, that kind of stuff worries me a little bit. It's a weird thought that someone else could get into my information that easily. That stuff's pretty scary.

If you don't treat [computer and Internet] security like a religious fanatic, you are going to be hurt like you can't imagine.

Data leaks are impossible to reverse, so the best strategy is to prevent intruders from having prolonged, unfettered access to the systems in the first place.

Cybersecurity is a new issue for the international community at large. First of all, the technologies are new and the attacks are invisible. Traditionally, if you perceived a threat, it could be seen. It was physical. But not in cyberspace.

No computer or smartphone can ever be considered 100 percent 'safe.' We're all engaged in a perpetual battle with criminals and hostile governments trying to use computers and the Internet to steal information and identities.

In Internet in general, there are security, privacy, and many other issues.

Hillary Clinton and her media machine try to dismiss, but anybody who understands anything about how email works - and this is millennials in particular, who grew up on the Internet - know that you're an idiot to keep sensitive information on a server in your house.

Our nation's vital infrastructure - such as power grids and transportation hubs - becomes more vulnerable when individual devices get hacked. Criminals and terrorists who want to infiltrate systems and disrupt sensitive networks may start their attacks through access to just one person's smartphone.

When we're splitting our time between a physical and digital world, you have to stay safe online the same way you stay safe offline.

Cybersecurity is one of my main priorities, as well as the government's, and we are committed to making the U.K. the safest place to live and do business online.

I've been saying for years, we're gonna have to spend a lot more time on cyber security.

Most people assume that once security software is installed, they're protected. This isn't the case. It's critical that companies be proactive in thinking about security on a long-term basis.