About the Authors

James Michael Stewart,CISSP, has been writing and training for more than 16 years, with a current focus on security. He has been teaching CISSP training courses since 2002, not to mention other courses on Windows security and ethical hacking/penetration testing. He is the author of several books and courseware sets on security certification, Microsoft topics, and network administration. More information about Michael can be found at his website: www.impactonline.com.

Ed Tittel is a full-time freelance writer, trainer, and consultant specializing in matters related to information security, markup languages, and networking technologies. He is a regular contributor to numerous TechTarget websites (and keeps updating his security certification survey for SearchSecurity.com), teaches online security and technology courses for HP, and enjoys his occasional gigs as an expert witness on Web technologies from the mid-1990s when he was lucky enough to write a raft of books in that arena. Ed’s professional bio and other information are available at www.edtittel.com.

Mike Chapple,CISSP, PhD, is an IT professional with the University of Notre Dame. In the past, he was chief information officer of Brand Institute and an information security researcher with the National Security Agency and the U.S. Air Force. His primary areas of expertise include network intrusion detection and access controls. Mike is a frequent contributor to TechTarget’s SearchSecurity site and the author of several information security titles including The GSEC Prep Guide from Wiley and Information Security Illuminated from Jones and Bartlett Publishers.