Bruce Schneier infosec inception links July 8, 2014

Could Keith Alexander's Advice Possibly Be Worth $600K a Month? - Bruce Schneier - Schneier on Security

What does being the head of the National Security Agency (NSA) get you in retirement? A 600K asking price for security advice. And probably for good reason. Think of all the classified knowledge he has that could help an organization become secure.

NSA Targets the Privacy-Conscious for Surveillance - Bruce Schneier - Schneier on Security

If you use Tor, Tails or other privacy/anonymous types of sites and tools (or read BoingBoing), you’re likely being targeted for monitoring by the NSA.

NSA Employee Flees to Hong Kong -- You won't Believe What Happens Next - Bruce Schneier - Schneier on Security

Another batch of NSA documents have hit the media:

90% of the individuals eavesdropped on were not the targets of the surveillance.

What does the NSA do with the data once they’ve determined it’s unnecessary? Keep it.

This post first appeared on Exploring Information Security.