[Syngress] E-Mail Virus Protection Handbook - Global Knowledge

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Contributors

Philip Baczewski is the Associate Director of Academic Computing Services at the University of North Texas Computing Center. He serves as project manager for university student Internet services, and works with client server implementations of IMAP, IMSP, SMTP, and LDAP protocols. Philip also provides technical consultation support in the areas of mainframe and UNIX programming, data management, electronic mail, and Internet services. Philip holds his Doctorate in Musical Arts, Composition from the University of North Texas.
Brian Bagnall is a Sun Certified Java Programmer and Developer. His current project is designing and programming a distributed computing effort for Distco.com. Brian would like to say thanks to Deck Reyes for his help with the material. He would also like to thank his family for their support. Contact Brian at bbagnall@escape.ca.
Chris O. Broomes (MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, CCNA) has over seven years of networking experience. He started his career as a con-sultant at Temple University, and has worked with organizations such as Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Temple University Dental School, and Dynamic Technologies, Inc. Currently, Chris works in Philadelphia as a Network Administrator at EXE Technologies, Inc., a global provider of business-to-business e-fulfillment solu-tions.
Patrick T. Lane (MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, CIW Foundations, CIW Server Administrator, CIW Internetworking Professional, and CompTIA Network+ and i-Net+) is a Content Architect for ProsoftTraining.com who assisted in the creation of the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) program. He holds a Master’s degree in Education. Lane began working with computers in 1984, and has developed curriculum and trained students across the com-puter industry since 1994. He is the author of more than 20 technical courses, the director of the CIW Foundations and CIW Internetworking Professional series, and a member of the CompTIA Network+ Advisory Committee. Lane’s work has been published in six languages, and he has been a featured speaker at Internet World.
Michael Marfino is the IS Operations Manager for EDS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. He has over a decade of technical industry experi-ence, working in hardware/software support, e-mail administra-tion, system administration, network administration, and IT management. His tenure includes positions at MCI Worldcom and Softbank.
Eriq Oliver Neale is a full-time computing technology profes-sional, part-time author and teacher, and occasional musician. He has worked in the computer support industry for over 13 years, and has been on the anti-virus bandwagon since before Michelangelo hit the national media. His recommendations for practicing “safe hex” have been presented in numerous articles and seminars. Eriq lives in the North Texas area with his wife and their two dogs, seven cats, and a school of Mollies that are reproducing faster than believed possible. Eriq has been known to teach the occasional class in web development and attend major league baseball games when not otherwise occupied.

Technical Editor

James Stanger (Ph.D., MCSE, MCT, CIW Security Professional) is a writer and systems analyst currently living in Washington State, where he works for ProsoftTraining.com’s research and development department. He also consults for companies such as Axent, IBM, DigitalThink, and Evinci concerning attack detec-tion and analysis. In addition to Windows 2000 and Linux secu-rity issues, his areas of expertise include e-mail and DNS server security, firewall and proxy server deployment, and securing Web servers in enterprise environments. He is currently an acting member of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), Linux+, and Server+ advisory boards, and leads development concerning the Certified Internet Webmaster security certification. A prolific author, he has written titles concerning network security auditing, advanced systems administration, network monitoring with SNMP, I-Net+ certification, Samba, and articles concerning William Blake, the nineteenth-century British Romantic poet and artist. When not writing or consulting, he enjoys bridge and cliff jumping, preferably into large, deep bodies of water.

Technical Reviewer

Stace Cunningham (CCNA, MCSE, CLSE, COS/2E, CLSI, COS/2I, CLSA, MCPS, A+) is a Systems Engineer with SDC Consulting located in Biloxi, MS. SDC Consulting specializes in the design, engineering, and installation of networks. Stace is also certified as an IBM Certified LAN Server Engineer, IBM Certified OS/2 Engineer, IBM Certified LAN Server Administrator, IBM Certified LAN Server Instructor, IBM Certified OS/2 Instructor. Stace has participated as a Technical Contributor for the IIS 3.0 exam, SMS 1.2 exam, Proxy Server 1.0 exam, Exchange Server 5.0 and 5.5 exams, Proxy Server 2.0 exam, IIS 4.0 exam, IEAK exam, and the revised Windows 95 exam. In addition, he has coauthored or technical edited about 30 books published by Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, and Syngress Media as well as contributed to publications from The SANS Institute and Internet Security Advisor magazine. His wife Martha and daughter Marissa are very supportive of the time he spends with his computers, routers, and firewalls in the “lab” of their house. Without their love and support he would not be able to accomplish the goals he has set for himself.