A noted computer security expert told a Senate subcommittee Monday that the Internet is steadily becoming a more dangerous place, and traditional computer security measures simply don't work. Bruce Schneier, chief technical officer of Counterpane Internet Security Inc. and an expert . . .
A noted computer security expert told a Senate subcommittee Monday that the Internet is steadily becoming a more dangerous place, and traditional computer security measures simply don't work. Bruce Schneier, chief technical officer of Counterpane Internet Security Inc. and an expert in cryptography, told the Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space that businesses have no choice but to connect their internal networks to the rest of the world.

"But with that connection comes new threats: malicious hackers, criminals, industrial spies. These network predators regularly steal corporate assets and intellectual property, cause service breaks and system failures, sully corporate brands, and frighten customers," Schneier said in prepared remarks.