by Kevin Beaver, CISSP
Hacking
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About the Author
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, expert
witness, professional speaker, and author with Atlanta-based Principle
Logic, LLC. He has two and a half decades of experience and specializes in
performing information security assessments for corporations, security
product vendors, independent software developers, universities, government
agencies, and nonprot organizations. 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, Entrepreneur, 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. Kevin has been a top-rated speaker,
giving hundreds of presentations and panel discussions for IT and security
seminars, conferences, and webcasts over the past decade.
Kevin has authored/coauthored 10 information security books, including
Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies, Implementation Strategies for
Fullling and Maintaining IT Compliance (Realtimepublihers.com), and The
Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (Auerbach). Kevin
has written more than 30 whitepapers and 600 articles and is a regular
contributor to SearchCompliance.com, SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com, and
Security Technology Executive magazine. Kevin is the creator and producer
of the Security On Wheels audiobooks, which provide security learning for
IT professionals on the go (securityonwheels.com), and the Security On
Wheels blog (securityonwheels.com/blog). He also covers information
security and related matters on Twitter (@kevinbeaver) and YouTube
(PrincipleLogic). 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
obtained his CISSP certication in 2001 and also holds MCSE, Master CNE,
and IT Project+ certications.
Kevin can be reached through his website, www.principlelogic.com,
and you can connect to him via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/
kevinbeaver.
