Eric Cole is the best-selling author of Hackers Beware (New Riders, 2001), and he is the highest-rated speaker on the SANS training circuit, earning rave reviews for his ability to educate and train network security professionals worldwide. An information security expert for more than 10 years, Eric holds several professional certifications and helped develop several of the SANS GIAC certifications and corresponding courses. Eric, who obtained his MS in computer science at the New York Institute of Technology, has created and directed corporate security for several large organizations, built numerous security consulting practices, and worked for more than 5 years at the Central Intelligence Agency. He is a former adjunct professor at New York Institute of Technology and is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Eric is also a contributing author to Know Your Enemy: Revealing the Security Tools, Tatics, and Motives of the Blackhat Community (Addison Wesley, 2001).