Speakers
Bruce Schneier
Security Luminary
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist and author. His first bestseller, Applied Cryptography, explained how the arcane science of secret codes actually works, and was described by Wired as "The book the National Security Agency wanted never to be published." His book on computer and network security, Secrets and Lies, was called by Fortune "[a] jewel box of little surprises you can actually use." His latest book, Beyond Fear, tackles the problems of security from the small to the large: personal safety, crime, corporate security, national security. Schneier also publishes a free monthly newsletter, Crypto-Gram, with over 100,000 readers. In its seven years of regular publication, Crypto-Gram has become one of the most widely read forums for free-wheeling discussions, pointed critiques, and serious debate about security. As head curmudgeon at the table, Schneier explains, debunks, and draws lessons from security stories that make the news.
Regularly quoted in the media, Schneier has written op ed pieces for several major newspapers, and has testified on security before the United States Congress on many occasions. He is the founder and CTO of managed security services firm Counterpane Internet Security Inc.
Howard A. Schmidt
President & CEO, R & H Security Consulting LLC
Howard Schmidt has had a long distinguished career in defense, law enforcement and corporate security spanning almost 40 years. Most recently, he was the chief security strategist for the US CERT Partners Program for the National Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security. He also served as VP, CISO and chief security strategist for eBay. He retired from the White House after 31 years of public service in local and federal government. He was appointed by President Bush as the vice chair of the president's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and as the special adviser for Cyberspace Security for the White House in December 2001. He assumed the role as the chair in January 2003 until his retirement in May 2003. Prior to the White House, Howard was CSO for Microsoft Corp. Before Microsoft, Schmidt was a supervisory special agent and director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare Division. While there, he established the first dedicated computer forensic lab in the government. He is regularly featured on CNN, CNBC and Fox TV. He is a co-author of the Black Book on Corporate Security and author of Patrolling CyberSpace, Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in Data Security.