Special Ops: Host and Network Security for Microsoft Unix and Oracle

Erik Pace Birkholz (CISSP) is a Principal Consultant for Foundstone, specializing in assessing Internet and Intranet security. He has performed nearly a hundred attack and penetration tests since he began his career in 1995. Most recently, he presented his research at the Black Hat Windows Security 2002 Briefings and presented Hacking Exposed: Live! to over 500 of Microsoft's Windows developers at their corporate headquarters in Redmond. Erik also serves asan instructor for Foundstone's "Ultimate Hacking: Hands On" and "Ultimate NT/2000 Security: Hands On" courses. Prior to joining Foundstone, Inc., he served as Assessment Lead for Internet Security System's (ISS) West Coast Consulting Group. Before ISS, Erik worked for Ernst and Young's eSecurity Services as a member of the company's National Attack and Penetration team. He also served as an instructor for E&Y's "Extreme Hacking" course. Erik also workedfor two years as a Research Analyst for the National Computer Security Association (NCSA, now TruSecure Corp).<br/><br/>Erik is a contributing author for the new "Hacking Exposed" titles: "Hacking Exposed: Windows 2000" and "Hacking Exposed, Third Edition." Previously, he was featured in the international best seller, "Hacking Exposed, Second Edition." He also has been published in The Journal of the National Computer Security Association and Foundstone's Digital Battlefield column. He has presented his research findings at multiple Black Hat Windows Security Briefings and The Internet Security Conference (TISC). In 2001, Erik was a panel member for the second annual Orange County Internet Security and Hacking Summit. Throughout his career, Erik has presented results of his research to members of the major federal government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency and all branches of the Department of Defense. He lives in Huntington Beach, California.