About the Reviewer

Kenneth R. van Wyk is an internationally recognized information security expert and the author of three popular books, Enterprise Software Security, Secure Coding, and Incident Response. In addition to providing consulting and training services through his company, KRvW Associates, LLC (http://www.KRvW.com), he currently holds the following positions: member of the board of directors of SecAppDev (http://www.secappdev.org) and monthly columnist for Computerworld (http://www.Computerworld.com). Ken is also the project leader of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) iGoat project (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_iGoat_Project), and is a distinguished engineering alumnus of Lehigh University (http://www.lehigh.edu/engineering/about/alumni/vanwyk.html).

Ken has 25 years of experience as an IT Security practitioner in commercial, academic, and military sectors. He has held executive and senior technologist positions at Tekmark Group, Para Protect Services Inc., Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), U.S. Department of Defense, Carnegie Mellon University, and Lehigh University.

At Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, Ken was one of the founders of the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT?). He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Lehigh University and is a frequent speaker at technical conferences. He has presented tutorials and technical sessions for CSI, ISF, USENIX, FIRST, AusCERT, and others.

Ken is a dual citizen of the EU (England) and USA, and currently holds a U.S. Department of Defense TOP SECRET clearance.

In his spare time, Ken enjoys mountain biking, hiking, jogging, and wine tasting. He is an NRA distinguished expert and pistol instructor.