A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back

In his newest book “A Hacker's Mind: How the Rich and Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend Them Back,” cybersecurity expert and HKS faculty affiliate Bruce Schneier asks readers to expand their simple definition of hacking beyond just computer and IT systems but to consider how nearly everything around us can be hacked — for better or worse. With chapters covering everything from airline frequent flier miles to elections and redistricting, Schneier pushes us to examine how people use and abuse system vulnerabilities to get ahead — and how by adopting a hacking mindset, we can find and fix these weaknesses. On March 6, 2023, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a book talk with Schneier. Ash Center Director Archon Fung moderated. About the Ash Center The Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation advances excellence and innovation in governance and public policy through research, education, and public discussion. By training the very best leaders, developing powerful new ideas, and disseminating innovative solutions and institutional reforms, the Center’s goal is to meet the profound challenges facing the world’s citizens. Visit the Ash Center online ,

You can listen to A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back is an episode from AshCast by Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

This episode is 01:02:06 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2023.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from AshCast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.