About the Technical Editor ogers (CISSP CISM,IAM,IEM,HonScD),author of the popular Hack ork(Syngress,ISBN1-):cauthor of multiple other books including the best-selling Stealing the Network:How to Own a Continent (Syngress,ISBN 1-931836-05-1),Network Security Evaluation Using the NSA IEM (Syngress,1-597490-35-0),and former editor-in-chief of The Security Journal;is currently a penetration tester for a federal agency and the cofounder and chief executive officer of Peak Security,Inc.,a veteran-owned small business based in Colorado Springs,CO.He has been involved in information technology since 1980 and has ent the last 20 vears wo orking professionally as both an Ir and INFOSEC He has worked with thenited States ir F Force (USAF) Nat nal Se ecurity Agency (NSA)Defense Information Systems Agency(DISA), and other federal agencies.He is a globally renowned security expert,speaker and author who has presented at conferences around the world including Amsterdam,Tokyo,Singapore,Sao Paulo,Abu Dhabi,and cities all over the United States. Russ has an honorary doctorate of science in information technology from the sity of Advancings degree in cor ivers n systems from the Un nd,and an as degree in applied communications technology from the Community College of the Air Force.He is currently pursuing a bachelor of science in electri- cal engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.He is a member of ISSA and ISC2 (CISSP).He also teaches at and fills the role of pro- fessor of network security for the University of Advancing Technology (http:// www.uat.edu). Russ would like to thank his children,his father,and Tracie for being so sup- McOmie,Curtis Letson,and Eddie Mize.xi Russ Rogers (CISSP, CISM, IAM, IEM, HonScD), author of the popular Hacking a Terror Network (Syngress, ISBN 1-928994-98-9); coauthor of multiple other books including the best-selling Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent (Syngress, ISBN 1-931836-05-1), Network Security Evaluation Using the NSA IEM (Syngress, 1-597490-35-0), and former editor-in-chief of The Security Journal; is currently a penetration tester for a federal agency and the cofounder and chief executive officer of Peak Security, Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Colorado Springs, CO. He has been involved in information technology since 1980 and has spent the last 20 years working professionally as both an IT and INFOSEC consultant. He has worked with the United States Air Force (USAF), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and other federal agencies. He is a globally renowned security expert, speaker, and author who has presented at conferences around the world including Amsterdam, Tokyo, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Abu Dhabi, and cities all over the United States. Russ has an honorary doctorate of science in information technology from the University of Advancing Technology, a master’s degree in computer systems management from the University of Maryland, a bachelor of science in com￾puter information systems from the University of Maryland, and an associate degree in applied communications technology from the Community College of the Air Force. He is currently pursuing a bachelor of science in electri￾cal engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He is a member of ISSA and ISC2 (CISSP). He also teaches at and fills the role of pro￾fessor of network security for the University of Advancing Technology (http:// www.uat.edu). Russ would like to thank his children, his father, and Tracie for being so sup￾portive over the years. Thanks and shout-outs go out to Chris Hurley, Mark Carey, Rob Bathurst, Pushpin, Paul Criscuolo, Ping Look, Greg Miles, Ryan Clarke, Luke McOmie, Curtis Letson, and Eddie Mize. About the Technical Editor