Winn Schwartau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Winn Schwartau

American computer security expert

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1952

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Winn Schwartau (born July 1, 1952 in New York City) is an expert on security, privacy, infowar, cyber-terrorism and related topics. Schwartau coined the term “Electronic Pearl Harbor” while testifying before Congress in 1991, explaining how and why massive identify theft, cyber-espionage, nation-state hacking and cyber-terrorism would be an integral part of our future. Dubbed by the Tampa Bay Times as "Computer Security's Rock 'N' Roll Pioneer," Schwartau is a published author with several books to his name.
His latest work, Analogue Network Security (2018), is a mathematically based approach to provable security, which offers a "completely new, provable suite of techniques to design cyber, human and physical systems with more security than you ever thought possible."In 2002, Schwartau was honored as a “Power Thinker” and one of the 50 most powerful people in networking by Network World.
In 2008, he was voted one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry by Security Magazine.