14:05 Bruce Schneier wrote a book about the brain | |
| Famous cryptologist, bestselling author of cryptology, the developer of ciphers Blowfish and Twofish, became interested in human psychology. Bruce Schneier believes that to create good computer security systems need to study the brain of homo sapiens, very carefully - the neocortex and amygdala. Next week, Bruce Schneier will speak at the RSA conference and talk about their latest research and thinking on the connection between psychology and computer security. Report promises to be quite interesting. Cryptography guru himself explains that the purpose of his speech will not at all practical methods of cryptography or security of computer data, namely, the arguments about how people think and how they feel about the computer (and not just computer) security. It really is a serious psychological problem worthy of medical investigation. "A lot of time in RSA we are trying to understand why people do not protect their computers, why they behave so irrationally. This can be explained only by psychology - says Schneier. - If the computer security industry wants to create commercial products, then we need to understand our consumers. " 43-year-old cryptologist has long been studying the psychology of users. At the RSA Conference, he will tell only the main conclusions arrived at, and the complete results of this research will be published as a book (as we know, Bruce Schneier is a very popular writer). The new book will be devoted entirely to the human brain. Bruce Schneier says that security - is both a reality and sensation. If reality is based on the probability of risk, a sense of security depends on the psychological reactions to risk, as well as countermeasures to address threats to security. Very often, our perception of risk does not coincide with reality, and the neuroscience (brain science) should help explain this phenomenon. Perception of reality the brain is often contrary to any logic. This also applies to risk assessment. For example, many ordinary people more afraid to fly on an airplane than driving a car, although the statistics are much safer aircraft. Similar absurdities can occur in the human brain when thinking about computer security. In the human brain there are two systems that evaluate the risks: it is the neocortex (Analytical Processing) and amygdala (emotions). The problem is that the neocortex can not "contradict" the amygdaloid body, which is the older part of the brain. That is why people often make decisions in the field of computer security, based on emotion - and nothing can do about it. | |
|
| |
| Total comments: 0 | |