Mr. Schneier thinks that systems security in the future will be outsourced to companies that are skilled at detection, and which have a crowd of experts on hand, 24x7, to figure out appropriate responses. The reader only gets one guess as to what business Mr. Schneier's newly refocused Counterpane Internet Security is in. Bruce Schneier is a an interesting writer with a good sense of humor. It's a learning experience. Just because the code is out there does not mean that somebody has taken the time to look at it.
Open source is a business model first, and a security strategy second.
Unfortunately, the traditional proprietary software methodologies are probably more likely to produce high-quality large software. I find his lack of faith disturbing. Nonetheless, this book is quality stuff, and should probably be required reading for anybody who is concerned with the security of digital systems. Mr. Schneier's vision of the directions digital security will take is probably accurate, and it is well and clearly expressed. Eklektix, Inc. all rights reserved.