About the Author

James Michael Stewart, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, and Security+ has been working with technology for nearly thirty years. His work focuses on security, certification, and various operating systems. Recently, Michael has been teaching job skill and certification courses, such as CISSP, ethical hacking/penetration testing, computer forensics, and Security+. He is the author of numerous publications, books, and courseware.

Mike Chapple Ph.D., CISSP, is Senior Director for IT Service Delivery at Notre Dame overseeing information security, data governance, IT architecture, project management, strategic planning and product management functions and teaches undergraduate courses on Information Security. Mike spent 4 years in the information security research group at NSA and served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. He is a technical editor for Information Security Magazine and has written several books.

Darril Gibson is the CEO of YCDA, LLC and regularly writes and consults on a wide variety of technical and security topics and holds numerous certifications including MCSE, MCDBA, MCSD, MCITP, ITIL v3, Security+, and CISSP. He has authored or coauthored more than 30 books.

David Seidl CISSP, GPEN, GCIH is the Senior Director for Campus Technology Services at the University of Notre Dame. As the Senior Director for CTS, David is responsible for central platform and operating system support, database administration and services, identity and access management, application services, and email and digital signage. During his 18 year IT career, he has served in a variety of technical and information security roles including leading Notre Dame's information security team as Notre Dame's Director of Information Security. He currently teaches a popular course on networking and security for Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.