Meeting with security expert Bruce Schneier

In a meeting yesterday at Al Qasr Hotel, Dubai, representatives of media met with Bruce Schneier, Chief Security Technology Officer of BT (British Telecom). He has been attending the Summit of the Global Agenda (see a picture here). Schneier said that one big topic in terms of the Internet and security, during the summit, had been cloud computing. He said that cloud computing is happening no matter if we hate it or not. “The economics are so powerful… that it’s going to happen,” he said.

When I asked if it matters anymore what operating system a user runs on their computer, Schneier revealed that his wife uses a Mac. Schneier said “Microsoft is the big target so the bad guys tend to target them because you get more bang for your buck by writing a Windows worm than an Apple worm. My wife uses a Macintosh and she laughs at all the security vulnerabilities because she doesn’t have any, she’s never had a virus. I don’t know if there is any Mac virus out there, it might not even exist.”

Look out for more from Schneier in a future issue of Shufflegazine and in our upcoming podcast.

You can follow Schneier’s blog for an up-to-date view of the state of security and his personal views on various topics.

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