ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Wm. Arthur Conklin is an associate professor in the College of Technology at the University of Houston. He is also the Director for the Center for Information Security Research and Education. Conklin has a terminal degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at San Antonio in business administration. He currently holds Security+, CASP, CISSP, CSSLP, CRISC, CSDP, and DFCP certifications. Conklin’s research interests lie in the areas of software assurance and the application of systems theory to security issues associated with critical infrastructures. His dissertation was on the motivating factors for home users in adopting security on their own PCs. He has coauthored five books on information security and has written and presented numerous conference and academic journal papers. He has over 10 years of teaching experience at the college level and has assisted in building two information security programs that have been recognized by the NSA and DHS as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. A former U.S. Navy officer, he was also previously the Technical Director at the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Gregory White has been involved in computer and network security since 1986. He spent 19 years on active duty with the U.S. Air Force and 11 years in the Air Force Reserves before retiring after a combined 30 years of service. He obtained his Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M University in 1995. His dissertation topic was in the area of computer network intrusion detection, and he continues to conduct research in this area today. He is currently the Director for the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) and is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). White has written and presented numerous articles and conference papers on security. He is also the coauthor for five textbooks on computer and network security and has written chapters for two other security books. White continues to be active in security research. His current research initiatives include efforts in high-speed intrusion detection, community infrastructure protection, and visualization of community and organization security postures and incident response.

Dwayne Williams is Associate Director, Special Projects for the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has over 18 years of experience in information systems and network security. Williams’ experience includes six years of commissioned military service as a Communications-Computer Information Systems Officer in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in network security, corporate information protection, intrusion detection systems, incident response, and VPN technology. Prior to joining the CIAS, he served as Director of Consulting for SecureLogix Corporation, where he directed and provided security assessment and integration services to Fortune 100, government, public utility, oil and gas, financial, and technology clients. Williams graduated in 1993 from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science. Williams is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and coauthor of McGraw-Hill’s Voice and Data Security and CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide.

About the Technical Editor

B. Kelly Sparks is the Ballistic Missile Defense System Certification Authority Representative for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and has over 28 years of experience in the Information Assurance and Network Security field. Sparks’ experience includes 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in Electronic Systems Security Assessment, Information Operations, Electronic Warfare training, and Operations Security. Prior to joining the Missile Defense Agency, he served as the Senior Principle Cyber Security Analyst with Dynetics, Inc., for nine years, specializing in certification and accreditation, network vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing, providing service to multiple Department of Defense and commercial technology clients. He has over eight years of teaching experience as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the U.S. Air Force Information Operations School, and the U.S. Navy Network Security and Vulnerability technician course. Sparks has an A.A.S. in intelligence analysis from the Community College of the Air Force, a B.S. in computer science from Park University, and an M.S. in network security from Capitol College. Sparks is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CIEH).

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