Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier
	Schneier in 2013
Born	January 15, 1963; New York City, US
Alma mater	American University; University of Rochester;
Known for	Cryptography, security
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Harvard University; Counterpane Internet Security; Bell Labs; United States Department of Defense; BT Group;
Website	www.schneier.com
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Bruce Schneier (/ˈʃnaɪ.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 and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society as of November, 2013. 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.

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

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