Books

Winn Schwartau has written numerous books on a wide range of security topics. Click on the titles to buy a copy on Amazon.com!

Internet and Computer Ethics for Kids: Internet and Computer Ethics for Kids is a colorful, extensively illustrated book written in an easy to understand, non-technical format. No other book has been specifically targeted at non-technical parents, teachers and kids who are in the greatest need of ethical education on issues they don’t understand.

"What a great tool for teachers in the classroom!... is a tool that no 21st Century classroom should be without!" -- Bonnie Cangelosi, Principal

Cybershock: "This book is a dose of reality combined with a thoughtful presentation of First Amendment concerns in Cyberspace. -- Congressman Tom Tancredo, Colorado

"With burgeoning concerns over privacy and security on the Internet, this is one book that everyone from systems administrators to casual net surfers should read. References to further readings are scattered throughout the work. Highly recommended for most collections." -Joe Accardi, Northeastern Illinois Univ. Lib., Chicago

Pearl Harbor Dot Com: It used to take an entire nation to wage a war. Today it takes only one man. Taki Homosoto survived the hell of Hiroshima. Now, more than 50 years later, the time has come for the Americans to feel the flames of his revenge, using his personal army of terrorists and intelligence agents. The US Government and a network of somewhat reluctant allies - invisible and anonymous hackers join forces to battle this powerful enemy. The devastating climax of this one man's plan...this powerful, bitter survivor of ayamachi, The Great Mistake, is certain to bring global chaos and economic meltdown. A terrifying, thought provoking tale. Download a free copy of Pearl Harbor Dot Com!

Time Based Security: "Time Based Security is brilliant. Revolutionary thinking! Time Based Security is to computer security as gunpowder was to warfare." -- Robert D. Steele, President, OSS Inc.

"He explains why fortress mentality and the old ways of security have not worked and provides an alternative, which is an integration of new ideas and the tested ideas such as risk management." -- Dr. Gerald L. Kovacich, CFE, CPP, CISSP, President, Information Security Management Associates

Information Warfare: Will the electronic superhighway open the doors to an electronic cold war, or will it be the dawn of an information revolution? This book examines both these possibilities in a serious and inviting manner, outlining almost every kind of information disaster imaginable, and asserting that it is a simple matter of awareness and attention that can be our salvation.

Schwartau tells of electromagnetic eavesdroppers who use a modified TV set to pick up computer screens' emissions; HERF (high-energy radio frequency) guns that can zap an entire computer network; and microchip manufacturers who insert cloned or counterfeit chips so that complex equipment will eventually crash. He outlines a national information policy (which he was asked to present to the Clinton administration), a blueprint to safeguard electronic privacy. Schwartau closes with a practical chapter for individuals or companies seeking to ward off snoops and electronic troublemakers.

Download a free copy of Information Warfare!