How does society function when you can't trust everyone? When
we think about trust, we naturally think about personal
relationships or bank vaults. That's too narrow. Trust is much
broader, and much more important. Nothing in society works without
trust. It's the foundation of communities, commerce,
democracy--everything. In this insightful and entertaining book,
Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and
biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows
how trust works and fails in social settings, communities,
organizations, countries, and the world. In today's
hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is
as important as understanding electricity was a century ago. Issues
of trust and security are critical to solving problems as diverse
as corporate responsibility, global warming, and our moribund
political system. After reading Liars and Outliers, you'll
think about social problems, large and small, differently. AUTHOR
BIO BRUCE SCHNEIER is an internationally renowned security
technologist who studies the human side of security. He is the
author of eleven books; and hundreds of articles, essays, and
academic papers. He has testified before Congress, is a frequent
guest on television and radio, and is regularly quoted in the
press. His blog and monthly newsletter at www.schneier.com reach
over devoted 250,000 devoted readers world-wide. "The closest
thing the security industry has to a rock star." --The
Register ADVANCE PRAISE FOR LIARS AND OUTLIERS "A rich,
insightfully fresh take on what security really means!"
--DAVID ROPEIK, Author of How Risky is it, Really? "Schneier
has accomplished a spectacular tour de force: an enthralling ride
through history, economics, and psychology, searching for the
meanings of trust and security. A must read." --ALESSANDRO
ACQUISTI, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Public
Policy at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University "Liars
and Outliers offers a major contribution to the understandability
of these issues, and has the potential to help readers cope with
the ever-increasing risks to which we are being exposed. It is well
written and delightful to read." --PETER G. NEUMANN, Principal
Scientist in the SRI International Computer Science Laboratory
"Whether it's banks versus robbers, Hollywood versus
downloaders, or even the Iranian secret police against democracy
activists, security is often a dynamic struggle between a majority
who want to impose their will, and a minority who want to push the
boundaries. Liars and Outliers will change how you think about
conflict, our security, and even who we are." --ROSS ANDERSON,
Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and
author of Security Engineering "Readers of Bruce
Schneier's Liars and Outliers will better understand technology
and its consequences and become more mature practitioners."
--PABLO G. MOLINA, Professor of Technology Management, Georgetown
University "Liars & Outliers is not just a book about
security--it is the book about it. Schneier shows that the power of
humour can be harnessed to explore even a serious subject such as
security. A great read!" --FRANK FUREDI, author of On
Tolerance: A Defence of Moral Independence "This fascinating
book gives an insightful and convincing framework for understanding
security and trust." --JEFF YAN, Founding Research Director,
Center for Cybercrime and Computer Security, Newcastle University
"By analyzing the moving parts and interrelationships among
security, trust, and society, Schneier has identifi ed critical
patterns, pressures, levers, and security holes within society.
Clearly written, thoroughly interdisciplinary, and always smart,
Liars and Outliers provides great insight into resolving
society's various dilemmas." --JERRY KANG, Professor of
Law, UCLA "By keeping the social dimension of trust and
security in the center of his analysis, Schneier breaks new ground
with an approach that both theoretically grounded and practically
applicable." --JONATHAN ZITTRAIN, Professor of Law and
Computer Science, Harvard University and author of The Future of
the Internet--And How to Stop It "Eye opening. Bruce Schneier
provides a perspective you need to understand today's
world." --STEVEN A. LEBLANC, Director of Collections, Harvard
University and author of Constant Battles: Why We Fight "An
outstanding investigation of the importance of trust in holding
society together and promoting progress. Liars and Outliers
provides valuable new insights into security and economics."
--ANDREW ODLYZKO, Professor, School of Mathematics, University of
Minnesota "What Schneier has to say about trust--and
betrayal--lays a groundwork for greater understanding of human
institutions. This is an essential exploration as society grows in
size and complexity." --JIM HARPER, Director of Information
Policy Studies, CATO Institute and author of Identity Crisis: How
Identification is Overused and Misunderstood "Society runs on
trust. Liars and Outliers explains the trust gaps we must fill to
help society run even better." --M. ERIC JOHNSON, Director,
Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School of
Business at Dartmouth College "An intellectually exhilarating
and compulsively readable analysis of the subtle dialectic between
cooperation and defection in human society. Intellectually rigorous
and yet written in a lively, conversational style, Liars and
Outliers will change the way you see the world." --DAVID
LIVINGSTONE SMITH, author of Less Than Human: Why We Demean,
Enslave, and Exterminate Others "Schneier tackles trust head
on, bringing all his intellect and a huge amount of research to
bear. The best thing about this book, though, is that it's
great fun to read." --ANDREW MCAFEE, Principal Research
Scientist, MIT Center for Digital Business and co-author of Race
Against the Machine "Bruce Schneier is our leading expert in
security. But his book is about much more than reducing risk. It is
a fascinating, thought-provoking treatise about humanity and
society and how we interact in the game called life." --JEFF
JARVIS, author of Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age
Improves the Way We Work and Live "Both accessible and thought
provoking, Liars and Outliers invites readers to move beyond fears
and anxieties about security in modern life to understand the role
of everyday people in creating a healthy society. This is a
must-read!" --DANAH BOYD, Research Assistant Professor in
Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University
"Trust is the sine qua non of the networked age and trust is
predicated on security. Bruce Schneier's expansive and readable
work is rich with insights that can help us make our shrinking
world a better one." --DON TAPSCOTT, co-author of
Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World "An engaging
and wide-ranging rumination on what makes society click. Highly
recommended." --JOHN MUELLER, author of Overblown: How
Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security
Threats, and Why We Believe Them
INTERIOR FLAPS
We don't demand a background check on the plumber who shows up
to fix the leaky sink. We don't do a chemical analysis on food
we eat. In the absence of personal relationships, we have no choice
but to substitute confidence for trust, compliance for
trustworthiness. This progression has enabled society to scale to
unprecedented complexity, but has also permitted massive global
failures.
At the same time, too much cooperation is bad. Without some level
of rule-breaking, innovation and social progress become impossible.
Society stagnates.
Bruce Schneier, world-renowned for his level-headed thinking on
security and technology, tackles this complex subject head-on.
Society can't function without trust, and yet must function
even when people are untrustworthy.
Liars and Outliers reaches across academic disciplines to develop
an understanding of trust, cooperation, and social stability. From
the subtle social cues we use to recognize trustworthy people to
the laws that punish the non-compliant, from the neuro systems that
reward our honesty to the bank vaults that keep out the dishonest,
keeping people cooperative is a delicate balance of rewards and
punishments. It's a series of evolutionary tricks, social
pressure, legal mechanisms, and physical barriers.
Trust and cooperation are the first problems we had to solve before
we could become a social species. In the 21st century, they have
become the most important problems we need to solve-again. Our
global society has gotten so large and complex that our traditional
trust mechanisms no longer work. Today's problems require new
thinking, and Liars and Outliers provides that.
It is essential that we learn to think clearly about trust. Our
future depends on it.
AUTHOR BIO
BRUCE SCHNEIER is an internationally renowned security technologist
who studies the human side of security. He is the author of eleven
books; and hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. He
has testified before Congress, is a frequent guest on television
and radio, and is regularly quoted in the press. His blog and
monthly newsletter at www.schneier.com reach over devoted 250,000
devoted readers world-wide.
"The closest thing the security industry has to a rock
star." --The Register
BACK COVER
How does society function when you can't trust everyone?
When we think about trust, our natural inclination is to think
about personal relationships or bank vaults. That's too narrow.
Trust is much broader, and much more important. Nothing in society
works without trust. It's the foundation of communities,
commerce, democracy-everything.
In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together
ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how
society induces trust. He shows how trust works and fails in social
settings, communities, organizations, countries, and the
world.
In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the
mechanisms of trust is as important as understanding electricity
was a century ago. Issues of trust and security are critical to
solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global
warming, and our moribund political system. After reading Liars and
Outliers, you'll think about social problems, large and small,
differently.
"After reading this book, I found myself frequently thinking
in the terms Schneier introduced." -David Modec, School of
Psychology, University of Exeter
"This is exactly the kind of interdisciplinary synthesis I
love." -Daniel J. Solove, professor, George Washington
University Law School
"Engaging, insightful, and thought-provoking, this book will
alter how you think about security." -Dorothy Denning,
Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate
School
'This book will appeal not only to customers interested in computer security but also on the idea of security and trust as a whole in society'. (The Bookseller, 16th December 2011). 'This book should be read by anyone in a leadership role, whether they're in the corporate or political sphere... an easy read and the ideas and thoughts are profound.' (Naked Security, February 2012) 'By concentrating on the human angle and packing the book with real world examples he has successfully stretched its appeal outside that of the security specialist to the more general reader.' (E & T Magazine, March 2012)
Bruce Schneier ist Mitbegründer der Counterpane Interet Security Inc., einem Unternehmen das auf Sicherheitsbeobachtung spezialisiert ist. Sein Buch Applied Cryptograpghy wurde in den USA ein Bestseller. Schneier hat die Blowfish und Twofish-Encryption-Alogrithmen mitentwickelt, zahlreiche Beiträge zum Thema digitale Sicherheit verfasst und ist ein gefragter Redner.
Inhaltsangabe
A Note for Readers xv 1 Overview 1 PART I THE SCIENCE OF TRUST 15 2 A Natural History of Security 17 3 The Evolution of Cooperation 27 4 A Social History of Trust 41 5 Societal Dilemmas 51 PART II A MODEL OF TRUST 61 6 Societal Pressures 63 7 Moral Pressures 75 8 Reputational Pressures 87 9 Institutional Pressures 103 10 Security Systems 123 PART III THE REAL WORLD 137 11 Competing Interests 139 12 Organizations 155 13 Corporations 173 14 Institutions 195 PART IV CONCLUSIONS 205 15 How Societal Pressures Fail 207 16 Technological Advances 225 17 The Future 243 Notes 249 References 287 Acknowledgments 347 Index 349
