Security Adviser: Schneier sensible

Have you ever had one of those moments where something you knew to be certain was turned upside down and you learned you had been wrong ... for years? A lot of Bruce Schneier's writing gives me moments like that.

Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane, is one of the world's foremost experts on computer security. From a hard-core technical aspect (his first book, Applied Cryptography, is a long-time best seller for people wishing to understand cryptography in detail) as well as a philosophical viewpoint (his other books, such as Secrets and Lies or Beyond Fear, and his monthly Crypto-Gram, he continues to promote innovative commonsense security.

Bruce will come at an issue with what seems like an unpopular viewpoint, and turn your initial, gut reaction on its head. Say black, and Bruce is likely to say white. Say we need better security at large sports arenas and Bruce will argue the opposite. Say we need to create national ID cards to separate the terrorists from the law-abiding citizens and Bruce will say "baloney!" Want to spend billions making our skies safe from bomb-toting madmen? Forget about it! L33tdawg: For a chance to meet with Bruce Schneier in person, make sure you head on over to HITBSecConf2006 - Malaysia. Mr. Schneier will be presenting the keynote presentation on the 20th of September at The Westin KL. HITBSecConf is the largest network security event in Asia and sees some of the worlds' leading computer and network security specialists down to share their knowledge. This will be our 6th conference in the series and from the looks of things, it's REALLY going to be kicking! REGISTER NOW!