Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier
Schneier in 2013
Born (1963-01-15) January 15, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Alma mater
Known forCryptography, security
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Institutions
Websitewww.schneier.com
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Bruce Schneier (/ˈʃn.ər/; born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer. Schneier is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School[2] and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society as of November, 2013.[3] He is a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, and The Tor Project; and an advisory board member of Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography and is a squid enthusiast.[4]

In 2015, Schneier received the EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award from Electronic Privacy Information Center.[5]

  1. ^ "Bruce Schneier | Facebook". Facebook.
  2. ^ "Bruce Schneier". Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Bergman, Kristin (October 9, 2014). "Q+A with Bruce Schneier". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Found on Provincetown Sandbar - Schneier on Security". www.schneier.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "EPIC 2015 Champioins of Freedom}date=June 1". EPIC. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016.