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Hacking

FOR

DUMmIES

‰

3 RD EDITION

by Kevin Beaver

Foreword by Stuart McClure

Hacking For Dummies, 3rd Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2009942371

ISBN: 978-0-470-55093-9

Manufactured in the United States of America

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About the Author

Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, expert

witness, keynote speaker, and author with Atlanta-based Principle Logic,

LLC. He has over two decades of experience and specializes in performing

information security assessments for Fortune 1000 corporations, security

product vendors, independent software developers, universities, govern-

ment agencies, nonpro t organizations, and small businesses. Before starting

his information security consulting practice in 2001, Kevin served in various

information technology and security roles for several healthcare, e-commerce,

nancial, and educational institutions.

Kevin has appeared on CNN television as an information security expert and

has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Women’s

Health, and Inc. magazine’s technology site IncTechnology.com. Kevin’s work

has also been referenced by the PCI Council in their Data Security Standard

Wireless Guidelines. Over the years, Kevin has been a top-rated keynote

speaker and seminar leader and has presented at shows for IDC, RSA, CSI, IIA,

ISSA, ISACA, and SecureWorld Expo more than 100 times. Additionally, he has

performed over three dozen webcasts for TechTarget, Ziff-Davis, and other

publishers.

Kevin has authored/co-authored seven information security books,

including Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies , Securing the Mobile

Enterprise For Dummies , Laptop Encryption For Dummies , The Deﬁ nitive

Guide to Email Management and Security (RealtimePublishers.com), and

The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (Auerbach).

Kevin has written 18 whitepapers and more than 350 articles and is a regu-

lar contributor to SearchCompliance.com, SearchSoftwareQuality.com,

SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com, SearchWindowsServer.com, SearchWinIT.

com, and Security Technology Executive magazine. He has also written for

CSOonline.com, Computerworld.com, and Information Security magazine.

Kevin is the creator and producer of the audio series Security On Wheels

providing security learning for IT professionals on the go (SecurityOn

Wheels.com) and its associated blog (SecurityOnWheels.com/blog). He

also rants about information security on Twitter at www.twitter.com/

kevinbeaver . Kevin earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Technology from Southern College of Technology and his master’s degree in

Management of Technology from Georgia Tech. He has been a CISSP since

2001 and also holds MCSE, Master CNE, and IT Project+ certi cations. Kevin

can be reached through his Web sites at www.principlelogic.com and

http://securityonwheels.com .

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