About the Author

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of twelve books, including his seminal work, Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C; Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World, which has become a classic; and his most recent book, Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World. In addition, he has written hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter “Crypto-Gram” and blog “Schneier on Security” are read by more than 250,000 people. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, a program fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and an Advisory Board member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Resilient Systems, Inc. You can read his blog, essays, and academic papers at www.schneier.com. He tweets at @schneierblog.

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