Mr Schneier predicts that insurance companies will start to specify what kinds of computer equipment companies should use, or charge lower premiums to insure more secure operating systems or hardware.

ECONOMIST: Putting it all together

The problem is so pressing that Bill Gates pulled Microsoft's 7, 000 systems programmers off their jobs for all of February for a Trustworthy Computing initiative aimed at making more secure operating systems.

FORBES: Scare Tactics

The problem is so pressing that Bill Gates pulled Microsoft's 7, 000 systems programmers off their jobs for all of February for a "Trustworthy Computing" initiative aimed at making more secure operating systems ( see story, p. 90).

FORBES: Scare Tactics

Since there are so many security holes in web browsers, servers and operating systems, using biometrics to secure online transactions looks like overkill.

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