Winn Schwartau
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Winn Schwartau | |
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 Winn in his library | |
| Born | July 1, 1952 New York City |
| Occupation(s) | Computer security Writer, Theoretician |
| Website | Schwartau's personal website |
Winn Schwartau (born July 1, 1952) is a computer security analyst who focuses on internet security, internet privacy, infowar, cyber-terrorism and related topics.
Schwartau coined the term "Electronic Pearl Harbor" while testifying before Congress in 1991.[1] Schwartau has published several books.
In 2002, Schwartau was honored as a “Power Thinker” and one of the 50 most powerful people in networking by Network World.[2] In 2008, he was voted one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry by Security Magazine.[2]
Winn is the son of audio engineer and producer Bill Schwartau and Mary Caroline Bell, the first female audio engineer at NBC during World War II. At 16, he began his professional audio-video career and worked at studios including Mirasound Studios in New York, A&R Recording with Phil Ramone, The Hit Factory, Electric Lady Studios. He engineered 96 live concert broadcasts from The Lone Star Cafe 1978-1981.
Written work
His 1991 cyber-terrorism book, Terminal Compromise, outlines a cyber-terrorist attack on the U.S. using 1980s technology. It was updated in 2001 to Pearl Harbor Dot Com.
His first non-fiction book, Information Warfare: Chaos on the Electronic Superhighway (1994, 1996, 1997) discusses cyberterrorism and cyberwar with governments and the private sector.[3] Cybershock (2000, 2001) is a non-technical look at hackers, information warriors, hacking technologies, and offensive cyber capabilities.[4] In Time Based Security, Schwartau added math and outlines the principles of using time as a prime security metric.[5]
As a parent of children growing up with technology, he wrote Internet and Computer Ethics for Kids (and Parents and Teachers Without a Clue) (2001/2002).[6] Dr. Fred Cohen, from all.net, described this book as "the best security book ever written".[7]
His latest work, Analogue Network Security, formalized the mathematics and principles of creating provably secure cyber and physical environments. In February 2021, it was named "the Best CyberSecurity Book of all Time" by Cyber Defense Magazine.[8]
