Computer Security Handbook, Fifth Edition

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Mani Akella, Director (Technology), has been actively working with information security architectures and identity protection for Consultantgurus and its clients. An industry professional for 20 years, Akella has worked with hardware, software, networking, and all the associated technologies that service information in all of its incarnations and aspects. Over the years, he has developed a particular affinity for international data law and understanding people and why they do what they do (or do not). He firmly believes that the best law and policy is that which understands and accounts for cross-cultural differences, and works with an understanding of culture and societal influences. To that end, he has been actively working with all his clients and business acquaintances to improve security policies and make them more people-friendly: His experience has been that the best policy is that which works with, instead of being anagonistic to, the end user.

Rebecca Gurley Bace is the President/CEO of Infidel, Inc., a strategic consulting practice headquartered in Scotts Valley, California. She is also a venture consultant for Palo Alto–based Trident Capital, where she is credited with building Trident's investment portfolio of security product and service firms. Her areas of expertise include intrusion detection and prevention, vulnerability analysis and mitigation, and the technical transfer of information security research results to the commercial product realm. ...