Bruce Schneier

• BT Security Futurologist
  BT Group

BSc in Physics, University of Rochester; MSc in Computer Science, American University. 1999, founded Counterpane, a managed security services company; since 2006, with BT, after it acquired Counterpane: currently, responsible for security technology and its practical and effective implementation and spokesperson to business community on security issues and solutions. Former Member of the Board, International Association for Cryptologic Research. Member of the Advisory Board, Electronic Privacy Information Center. Testified on security to US Congress on several occasions. Author of eight books, including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World. Author of free e-mail newsletter, Crypto-Gram, with over 150,000 readers; also Author of articles and op-eds for publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes and Wired.