A new Web revolution is picking up steam, and the next Google or Microsoft could emerge from the companies that are in the vanguard. Things are really crackling in Silicon Valley these days. There's the frenzied startup action, the rising rivers of VC cash, even the occasional bubble-icious long-term stock prediction

The 25-year computer industry veteran says security is going to be increasingly important since consumers are spending more of their lives online and intruders are growing more sophisticated.

Here, he shares about some of the key weapons in the security cyberwars.

After all the swirl surrounding the launch of the iPhone by Apple (the iPhone was finally launched, but not by Apple; instead it was launched by Linksys), now there are rumors of Google planning to launch its own Google Phone. The Observer has reported of talks between Google and Orange to launch a multi-billion-dollar collaboration to design the Google Phone.

According to computer security experts, the rigged PowerPoint presentation is sent from a gmail address and includes 18 slides purporting to contain "humorous" images about love between men and women.