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-====Bruce Schneier - Security Guru====+=====Bruce Schneier - Security Guru====
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 //Bruce Schneier is a well respected author and critic on topics of security. His primary research and writings are on the topic of cryptology, but he is considered a "​guru"​ of security in general.// [[http://​www.schneier.com/​about.html|Click Here]] //for Bruce'​s full bio page.// //Bruce Schneier is a well respected author and critic on topics of security. His primary research and writings are on the topic of cryptology, but he is considered a "​guru"​ of security in general.// [[http://​www.schneier.com/​about.html|Click Here]] //for Bruce'​s full bio page.//
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-**"​...We did so, on camera, using various journalists'​ cards. The transactions went through fine and the receipts say "​Verified by PIN."​** The following [[http://​www.bbc.co.uk/​blogs/​newsnight/​susanwatts/​2010/​02/​new_flaws_in_chip_and_pin_syst.html|video]] (exploit: 2:01 - 3:30) shows the exploit in action. You may notice that the BBC version ​says something like "We obviously don't want to give out too much detail..."​ Well, maybe not on TV, but the effectiveness of this method for improving security (that is, hacking then publicizing the hack) requires full disclosure. So here it is, folks: the [[http://​www.cl.cam.ac.uk/​research/​security/​banking/​nopin/​oakland10chipbroken.pdf|thesis paper]] entitled "Chip and PIN is Broken"​ published by the researchers from Cambridge themselves. Happy hacking!+**"​...We did so, on camera, using various journalists'​ cards. The transactions went through fine and the receipts say "​Verified by PIN."​** The following [[http://​www.bbc.co.uk/​blogs/​newsnight/​susanwatts/​2010/​02/​new_flaws_in_chip_and_pin_syst.html|video]] (exploit: 2:01 - 3:30) shows the exploit in action. You may notice that this version ​was done by BBC, and at some point they say something like "We obviously don't want to give out too much detail..."​ Well, maybe not on TV, but the effectiveness of this method for improving security (that is, hacking then publicizing the hack) requires full disclosure. So here it is, folks: the [[http://​www.cl.cam.ac.uk/​research/​security/​banking/​nopin/​oakland10chipbroken.pdf|thesis paper]] entitled "Chip and PIN is Broken"​ published by the researchers from Cambridge themselves. Happy hacking!
  
 //Now read the following response to this article (as posted on Schneier'​s blog):// //Now read the following response to this article (as posted on Schneier'​s blog)://
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