Winn Schwartau
Winn Schwartau, one of the country's leading experts on information security, infrastructure protection and electronic privacy is often referred to as "the civilian architect of information warfare." He coined the term "Electronic Pearl Harbor" and was the Project Lead of the Manhattan Cyber Project Information Warfare and Electronic Civil Defense Team. Today, he balances his time between writing, lecturing, building corporate and national security awareness programs and consulting.
Schwartau's recent book, Cybershock is a non-technical look at hackers, hacking and how security affects families, companies and nations. It is meant for the average computer user or for organizations to help make their staffs aware of security concerns in the workplace.
His prior critically acclaimed publication Time Based Security, (1999) redefines the needs and premises of information security by offering a means to measure security in the protection of networks. His first non-fiction book, Information Warfare: Chaos on the Electronic Superhighway is the seminal work on the subject and became an instant 'must-read' security classic. It is a compelling, analysis of personal privacy, economic and industrial espionage, national security and defense. He calls for the creation of a National Information Policy, a Constitution in Cyberspace and an Electronic Bill of Rights. The sequel, Information Warfare: Cyberterrorism, Second Edition, was released in 1997. Published in May of 1996, his Complete Internet Business Toolkit is one of the first books to ever be banned from export out of the United States. He was a major contributor to both of AFCEA' s Cyberwars Books and several international books on CyberWar and Espionage.
Mr. Schwartau is also the author of the prophetic 1991 novel, Terminal Compromise which details a fictionalized account of an information war waged on the United States. This book predicted a number of cyber-events, including the Clipper Chip, chipping, magnetic weapons' assaults, data and hardware viruses, to name a few. He other popular writings include CyberChrist Meets Lady Luck and CyberChrist Bites the Big Apple, which cover underground hacker events, Firewalls 101 for DPI Press, Information Warfare, Mehrwert Information (Schaffer/Poeschel, Germany), for Introduction to Internet Security for DGI and MecklerMedia, several chapters for Auerbach's Internet and Internetworking Security Handbook and Ethical Conundra of Information Warfare for AFCEA Press.
With hundreds of credits to his name, his articles and often controversial editorial pieces have appeared in Wired, NY Times, Information Week, Network World, ComputerWorld, Network Security, St. Petersburg Times, Internet World, Virus Bulletin, Security Management, Infoworld, PC Week, etc. He has been profiled in magazines and newspapers around the world.
As an acknowledged global expert in the field of information security, Mr. Schwartau has testified before Congress, advised committees and has consulted as an expert witness. He appears regularly TV shows such as Larry King, Nightline, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, Australian TV, as well as hundreds of radio shows nationwide. He has been featured on dozens of documentaries including the Discovery Channel, A&E, History, BBC, CBC, Encounters, Now It Can Be Told among others.
Past President, American Computer Security Industries, Inc. Mr. Schwartau developed the COMPSEC security technology, which is the foundation of the Novel's C2 secure Netware. His work has received a coveted slot on the National Computer Security Center's (NSA's) Evaluated Product List. He also developed the ENIGMA and ENIX.SYS security systems.
Mr. Schwartau is a popular and entertaining keynote speaker and interactive seminar leader who always keeps his audiences awake with thought provoking insights and commentary. His recent lectures have included: Banking Association, West Point, CitiCorp, UBS International, SUN Microsystems Security Tour. NASA, FBI, NATO, Sandia National Labs, Naval Postgraduate School, Swedish Government, SCIP France, IIR Australia, Dutch Police, Too Many Financial Organizations To Recall, US Air Force Academy, Information Warfare Conferences, Electronic Funds Transfer Assoc., ISACA, Military Intelligence, Cooper's and Lybrand, Florida Law Enforcement, ASIS, IBM, ISSA, JWAC, Aerospace Industries Assoc., Society for Competitive Intelligence, RACF, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, International Virus Bulletin Conference, Open Sources Solutions, American Computer Telecommunications Association, Computer Security Institute, Federal Communications Conference, MIS Training Institute, ISSS, NCSA, civic groups and Chambers of Commerce.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Information Warfare
From Security to Infrastructure Protection to the Military
An Overview of Security, Electronic Civil Defense and the Networked Society
Ever since Assistant Secretary of Defense John lHamre in April 1998 and July, 1999 declared ““We Are At War”, the media has stood up and noticed.
Cyberwar. Infowar. Netwar. These are all different flavors of a conflict between adversaries without bombs, bullets and bayonets. Way back in 1991, your seminar leader Winn Schwartau coined the term Electronic Pearl Harbor and warned Congress that our computers were poorly protected against an adversary.
This unique session will enlighten you, entertain you and just maybe scare you. You do not need to be a technocrat or a bureaucrat to understand that Info was preordained by the very nature of the technology around us. Our absolute reliance upon technology (not just the Internet!) is not only our greatest asset but also our greatest vulnerability.
You will learn about all three classes of Information Warfare: Personal, Corporate and Global and how they evolved. What global causes and changes have occurred which make ideal conditions for Infowar? Who is waging info and why? How has the nature of global competitiveness and cultural diversity added to the impact?
Beyond Information Warfare
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”
In the years 1989-1993, Winn Schwartau predicted: The weaponization of the Internet; Massive Global Organized On-Line Criminal Activities; Unprecedented Identity Theft affecting 10’s of millions of people annually; The Loss of Privacy; Trillions of dollars in annual losses due to poor computer and network security; Classified technologies would leak into the private sector and become weapons in the hands of terrorists and criminals.
In 1991, he testified before Congress, warned the U.S. Government and was met with a resounding “No Way.” They were wrong. He was right.
In 1993, his influential hit book, Information Warfare, redefined warfare in the 21st Century, but he was an ‘outsider’ and vilified for his insights. His subsequent books on Information Warfare and related topics turned him into a sort of cult-hero.
Now, Schwartau has gone Beyond Information Warfare, and using historical and technical vision, again looks into the future. His conclusions? We are doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Civilization will largely be over by August 2062.
Schwartau is not a radical neo-Luddite; he embraces technology, but sees a future no one else has dared to speak. Nonetheless, he maintains, there is a way off the runaway train we call Free Information and Technological Empowerment.
It’s About Time
Can We Actually Measure Information Security?
During the Cold War, if the Soviets decided to send over a six-pack of MIRV, the US had somewhere in the vicinity of 18-22 minutes to launch our thermonuclear payload over the North Pole. The point wasn’t to defend we the citizens; it was to kill as many of their comrades as we could. What was our protection against a nuke hitting New York City? None… unless seven million people could make their way into the subway system in 18-22 minutes.
Whether it’s an alarm company providing security to a pawnshop or a military to a nation’s citizens, the premise is the same: protection.
Winn Schwartau, one of the country's leading experts on information security, infrastructure protection and electronic privacy is often referred to as "the civilian architect of information warfare." He coined the term "Electronic Pearl Harbor" and was the Project Lead of the Manhattan Cyber Project Information Warfare and Electronic Civil Defense Team. Today, he balances his time between writing, lecturing, building corporate and national security awareness programs and consulting.
Schwartau's recent book, Cybershock is a non-technical look at hackers, hacking and how security affects families, companies and nations. It is meant for the average computer user or for organizations to help make their staffs aware of security concerns in the workplace.
His prior critically acclaimed publication Time Based Security, (1999) redefines the needs and premises of information security by offering a means to measure security in the protection of networks. His first non-fiction book, Information Warfare: Chaos on the Electronic Superhighway is the seminal work on the subject and became an instant 'must-read' security classic. It is a compelling, analysis of personal privacy, economic and industrial espionage, national security and defense. He calls for the creation of a National Information Policy, a Constitution in Cyberspace and an Electronic Bill of Rights. The sequel, Information Warfare: Cyberterrorism, Second Edition, was released in 1997. Published in May of 1996, his Complete Internet Business Toolkit is one of the first books to ever be banned from export out of the United States. He was a major contributor to both of AFCEA' s Cyberwars Books and several international books on CyberWar and Espionage.
Mr. Schwartau is also the author of the prophetic 1991 novel, Terminal Compromise which details a fictionalized account of an information war waged on the United States. This book predicted a number of cyber-events, including the Clipper Chip, chipping, magnetic weapons' assaults, data and hardware viruses, to name a few. He other popular writings include CyberChrist Meets Lady Luck and CyberChrist Bites the Big Apple, which cover underground hacker events, Firewalls 101 for DPI Press, Information Warfare, Mehrwert Information (Schaffer/Poeschel, Germany), for Introduction to Internet Security for DGI and MecklerMedia, several chapters for Auerbach's Internet and Internetworking Security Handbook and Ethical Conundra of Information Warfare for AFCEA Press.
With hundreds of credits to his name, his articles and often controversial editorial pieces have appeared in Wired, NY Times, Information Week, Network World, ComputerWorld, Network Security, St. Petersburg Times, Internet World, Virus Bulletin, Security Management, Infoworld, PC Week, etc. He has been profiled in magazines and newspapers around the world.
As an acknowledged global expert in the field of information security, Mr. Schwartau has testified before Congress, advised committees and has consulted as an expert witness. He appears regularly TV shows such as Larry King, Nightline, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, Australian TV, as well as hundreds of radio shows nationwide. He has been featured on dozens of documentaries including the Discovery Channel, A&E, History, BBC, CBC, Encounters, Now It Can Be Told among others.
Past President, American Computer Security Industries, Inc. Mr. Schwartau developed the COMPSEC security technology, which is the foundation of the Novel's C2 secure Netware. His work has received a coveted slot on the National Computer Security Center's (NSA's) Evaluated Product List. He also developed the ENIGMA and ENIX.SYS security systems.
Mr. Schwartau is a popular and entertaining keynote speaker and interactive seminar leader who always keeps his audiences awake with thought provoking insights and commentary. His recent lectures have included: Banking Association, West Point, CitiCorp, UBS International, SUN Microsystems Security Tour. NASA, FBI, NATO, Sandia National Labs, Naval Postgraduate School, Swedish Government, SCIP France, IIR Australia, Dutch Police, Too Many Financial Organizations To Recall, US Air Force Academy, Information Warfare Conferences, Electronic Funds Transfer Assoc., ISACA, Military Intelligence, Cooper's and Lybrand, Florida Law Enforcement, ASIS, IBM, ISSA, JWAC, Aerospace Industries Assoc., Society for Competitive Intelligence, RACF, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, International Virus Bulletin Conference, Open Sources Solutions, American Computer Telecommunications Association, Computer Security Institute, Federal Communications Conference, MIS Training Institute, ISSS, NCSA, civic groups and Chambers of Commerce.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Information Warfare
From Security to Infrastructure Protection to the Military
An Overview of Security, Electronic Civil Defense and the Networked Society
Ever since Assistant Secretary of Defense John lHamre in April 1998 and July, 1999 declared ““We Are At War”, the media has stood up and noticed.
Cyberwar. Infowar. Netwar. These are all different flavors of a conflict between adversaries without bombs, bullets and bayonets. Way back in 1991, your seminar leader Winn Schwartau coined the term Electronic Pearl Harbor and warned Congress that our computers were poorly protected against an adversary.
This unique session will enlighten you, entertain you and just maybe scare you. You do not need to be a technocrat or a bureaucrat to understand that Info was preordained by the very nature of the technology around us. Our absolute reliance upon technology (not just the Internet!) is not only our greatest asset but also our greatest vulnerability.
You will learn about all three classes of Information Warfare: Personal, Corporate and Global and how they evolved. What global causes and changes have occurred which make ideal conditions for Infowar? Who is waging info and why? How has the nature of global competitiveness and cultural diversity added to the impact?
Beyond Information Warfare
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”
In the years 1989-1993, Winn Schwartau predicted: The weaponization of the Internet; Massive Global Organized On-Line Criminal Activities; Unprecedented Identity Theft affecting 10’s of millions of people annually; The Loss of Privacy; Trillions of dollars in annual losses due to poor computer and network security; Classified technologies would leak into the private sector and become weapons in the hands of terrorists and criminals.
In 1991, he testified before Congress, warned the U.S. Government and was met with a resounding “No Way.” They were wrong. He was right.
In 1993, his influential hit book, Information Warfare, redefined warfare in the 21st Century, but he was an ‘outsider’ and vilified for his insights. His subsequent books on Information Warfare and related topics turned him into a sort of cult-hero.
Now, Schwartau has gone Beyond Information Warfare, and using historical and technical vision, again looks into the future. His conclusions? We are doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Civilization will largely be over by August 2062.
Schwartau is not a radical neo-Luddite; he embraces technology, but sees a future no one else has dared to speak. Nonetheless, he maintains, there is a way off the runaway train we call Free Information and Technological Empowerment.
It’s About Time
Can We Actually Measure Information Security?
During the Cold War, if the Soviets decided to send over a six-pack of MIRV, the US had somewhere in the vicinity of 18-22 minutes to launch our thermonuclear payload over the North Pole. The point wasn’t to defend we the citizens; it was to kill as many of their comrades as we could. What was our protection against a nuke hitting New York City? None… unless seven million people could make their way into the subway system in 18-22 minutes.
Whether it’s an alarm company providing security to a pawnshop or a military to a nation’s citizens, the premise is the same: protection.
