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Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier, an American cryptographer and computer security expert,
is the author of several books on computer security, and founder and CTO of Counterpane Internet Security[?], a computer security company.
He is the (co-)designer of the Blowfish and Twofish block ciphers, and the Yarrow pseudorandom number generator.
He writes a monthly newsletter on computer and other security issues, Crypto-Gram.
Schneier is frequently quoted in the press on computer and other security issues, pointing out the flaws in techniques ranging from biometrics[?] to the post-September 11 airline security measures.
Publications:
- Schneier, Bruce - Applied Cryptography ISBN 0471117099
- Schneier, Bruce - Secrets and Lies ISBN 0471253111
- Ferguson, Niels, Schneier, Bruce - Practical Cryptography ISBN 0471223573
- http://www.counterpane.com/mgmt-schneier
- http://www.counterpane.com/index
- http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram
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