Schneier on Security: Billions Wasted on Anti-Terrorism Security

On his Blog, Bruce Schneier has a great collection of links on the billions of Dollars wasted since 9/11 on Anti-Terrorism. He points to a pair of New York Times articles and a series of articles from the Washington Post on the topic.

I think (and I believe from reading some of Schneier's other writings about Post-9/11 security that he agrees) that most of the money budgeted and spent by the Federal government for Anti-Terrorism is mainly for show. "Here, look, we're doing this"; no comment on how effective the equipment or programs are, just that they are in place.

For those of you that don't know, Schneier is a well-known Security guru who has published several books in the field and is the CTO and founder of Counterpane Internet Security. He puts out a monthly newsletter called Crypto-Gram, which basically is a fine-tuned, revised edition of his blog. I've taken to checking RSS feeds daily for information.

Schneier on Security: Billions Wasted on Anti-Terrorism Security