About the Authors

About the Authors

Greg Hoglund is a largely self-taught computer hacker who, like many others of his generation, stepped into the industry at the right time and place to make a career out of it. Because a decade ago computer security was so new, there was no formal curriculum for teaching software exploit. In fact, direct, deeply technical discussion of attacks remains rare to this day. Hoglund found he had a special skill in structuring and explaining complex information about attacks and attack patterns so that other people can understand it. Success in this area led naturally to training and writing.

An entrepreneurial spirit combined with a strong ...

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