Does arming pilots make flying safer?Will computerized voting machines make election results more accurate?Is online shopping with credit cards especially risky?Will a national ID card better protect us from terrorism?If you read the newspapers or listen to the pundits you might answer yes to these questions, but the truth will surprise you. Security expert Bruce Schneier has spent his entire career figuring out how security actually works, and he explains it all in this entertaining and readable book.Beyond Fear goes beyond the hype, and explains how we all can learn to think sensibly about security. In todays uncertain world, security is too important to be left to others. Drawing from his experience advising world business and political leaders, Schneier demonstrates the practical--and surprisingly simpl--steps we can all take to address the real threats faced by our families, our communities, and our nation. (Computer Bookshops Limited)