Bruce Schneier

The Bruce Schneier Action Figure (pictured) we wrote about in November is finally out, just as the noted Twin Cities–based security consultant is seeing a flurry of action following the attempted Christmas day attack on Flight 253 by “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Schneier’s recent action-figure-worthy exploits include a commentary piece at CNN today, an [...]

From Michele Bachmann urging fellow healthcare reform opponents to “slit our wrists” to Tony Sertich warning about “www.anybody.com” running wild at the state Capitol, you have the Minnesota Independent to thank — or blame — for foisting these quotations on the world this year.

Internationally renowned Twin Cities–based cryptographer, author and security consultant Bruce Schneier reports that he’s being rendered in plastic as an action figure. But priced at $99 (with a $10 online discount), he thinks it’s too pricey for anyone to buy.

Norm Coleman’s campaign has said it has “a high degree of confidence” that late January’s exposure of an unprotected donor database didn’t result in the loss of sensitive data. This week’s news that Wikileaks.org had obtained the 4.3 gigabyte database casts doubt on that statement — and so does Bruce Schneier, the locally based and internationally renowned security expert who calls the claim “complete and utter bullshit.”