Winn Schwartau is one of the world's top experts on security, privacy, infowar, cyber-terrorism and related topics. He coined the terms Electronic Pearl Harbor while trstifying before Congress in 1991. Winn Schwartau thinks asymmetrically and has been “Security” for 30 years. If you want originality in thought, writing, presentations or any aspect of Security, call Winn. In addition to being called, “The Civilian Architect of Information Warfare,” he is one of the country's most sought after experts on information security, infrastructure protection and electronic privacy.
Provocative, informed, challenging, he's on the leading edge of thinking, writing and speaking. Highly technical security subjects are made understandable, entertaining, engaging and thought-provoking. Audiences find themselves challenged with original ideas which are related through historical analogy and metaphor and made relevant to the present and future world.
He was named one of the Top-20 security industry pioneers by SC Magazine, one of the Top 25 Most Influential People for 2008 by Security Magazine, one of the Top 5 Security Thinkers for 2007 by SC Magazine and In 2002, honored as a “Power Thinker” and one of the 50 most powerful people by Network World.
A prolific writer, his seminal works on Information Warfare in the late 80s and 90s defined cyber conflict. His novel, Pearl Harbor Dot Com begat Die Hard IV and more than 3,000 articles and speeches later, Winn is still the ‘go to guy’ when people want straight shooting, no-BS originality, interpretation and prognostication. His predictions began in 1988 and have been alarmingly accurate. “I would rather people listened and acted then be right.”