About the Authors

Greg Hoglund has been a pioneer in the area of software security. He is CEO of HBGary, Inc., a leading provider of software security verification services. After writing one of the first network vulnerability scanners (installed in over half of all Fortune 500 companies), he created and documented the first Windows NT-based rootkit, founding www.rootkit.com in the process. Greg is a frequent speaker at Black Hat, RSA, and other security conferences. He coauthored the bestselling Exploiting Software: How to Break Code (Addison-Wesley, 2004).

James Butler, Director of Engineering at HBGary, has a world-class talent for kernel programming and rootkit development and extensive experience in host-based intrusion-detection systems. ...

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