Against the average user, anything works; there's no need for complex security software. Against the skilled attacker, on the other hand, nothing works.

— Bruce Schneier, The Fallacy of Trusted Client Software (2001)

Source: https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2000/08/the_fallacy_of_trust.html

From a Cryptogram newsletter item, August 2001.

Topics: security