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RSS counterpaneCloud computing security? It's all a bit hazy
News Bruce Schneier, chief security technology officer at BT Counterpane, was less concerned: "It's presented as a new paradigm but fundamentally I don't see a lot of difference - we still have to trust our vendors," he said. [22 Apr 2009]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News Schneier wrote in a blog post that the security company he founded, Counterpane, has seen proof of attack capability followed by extortion demands - but said the attacks he had seen had not been against power companies. [24 Jan 2008]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News Schneier questioned the very existence of the security industry in his first interview and when silicon.com caught up with him again at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Schneier went on to give his opinions on the security of biometrics,... [13 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com news editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week. Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane How to survive the first 100 days as CIO & Photos: Soldiers test battle... [25 Oct 2007]
Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane
Comment Security expert Bruce Schneier is well-known for his candid views on the security industry - one of the reasons he was named as one of this year's Agenda Setters.silicon.com caught up with Schneier at the RSA Conference Europe 2007 to... [23 Oct 2007]
Good and bad year for comms
AS Analysis It is also worth noting that Bruce Schneier, at 43, is also in the telecoms giant's employ since his company, Counterpane, became BT Counterpane a year ago. But this area of technology still makes its... [12 Oct 2007]
Bruce Schneier
AS Profile Schneier is the founder and CTO of BT Counterpane, the inventor of outsourced security monitoring and an established author - having penned what the panel described as the biggest crypto book in the world, Applied... [12 Oct 2007]
Verizon snaps up Cybertrust
News Last year BT bought managed security services company Counterpane in what many will regard as a similar move. US telco Verizon Business has announced the acquisition of managed security services provider (MSSP) Cybertrust. [15 May 2007]
'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
News Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane, told silicon.com too few businesses understand the need to secure the data held on laptops. Despite rising levels of laptop theft and high-profile instances of data loss, businesses... [11 May 2007]
Schneier: 'We shouldn't need a security industry'
News Schneier, CTO at Counterpane, said his own company was bought by BT last year because the network realised the need for security to be a part of any service, not an add-on at additional cost and inconvenience to the user. [26 Apr 2007]
BT goes Latin with Comsat buy
News Notable international acquisitions for the telco in the last couple of years include North American consultants INS, Counterpane Security and Indian IT specialist i2i. BT is reinforcing its global ambitions with the... [20 Apr 2007]
Editor's Blog: Wi-fi at conference and more
Comment Last autumn those on silicon.com who cover security were a little surprised when news came through that BT had acquired Counterpane, where security guru Bruce Schneier is the life and soul. Lots has been going on. [05 Mar 2007]
BT boss eyes more big business globally
News An $80m contract win with Credit Agricole in Asia was helped by BT owning security outfit Counterpane since last autumn, BT Global Services CEO Andy Green told silicon.com. BT has talked confidently about its ongoing... [05 Mar 2007]
BT sells satellite business for £25m
News Counterpane Security in October and earlier this year it snapped up Dabs.com. BT has announced it is to sell its satellite broadcast operations to Arqiva for a £25m price tag. Arqiva will take over BT's satellite... [17 Nov 2006]
RFID-chipped passport deadline passes
News The take-up of the electronic passports is bad news for privacy, said Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security. The deadline for countries required by the US to issue passports with RFID... [27 Oct 2006]
