John Chirillo

  Now a renowned superhacker, and author of Hack Attacks REVEALED, works on award-winning projects, assisting security managers everywhere. John Chirillo began his computer career at 12, when after a one-year self-taught education in computers, he wrote a game called Dragon's Tomb. Following its publication, thousands of copies were sold the the Color Computer System market. During the next five years, John wrote several other software packages including:

• The Lost Treasure (a game writing tutorial)
• Multimanger (an accounting, inventory, and finiacial management software suite)
• Sorcery (a RPG adventure)
• PC Notes (GUI used to teach math from algebra to calculus)
• Falcons Quest I and II (a graphical Diction-intensive adventure)
• Genius (a complete Windows-based point-and-click operating system)
• The PC Optimization Kit (increasing standard Intel 486 chip speeds up to 200 percent)

  John was equally successful in school. He recieved many scholarships including one to Illinois Benedictine University. After running two businesses (Software Now and Geniusware), John became a security consultant. He specialized in security and analysis, LAN/WAN design, implementation, and troubleshooting. During this period, John acquired numerous internetworking certifications including: Cisco's CCNA, CCDA, CCNP pending CCIE, Intel Certified Solutions Consultant, Compaq ASE Enterprise Storage, and Master UNIX, among others.

  He is currently a Senior Internetworking Engineer at a technology management company in Illinois. His consulting work includes breaking into Fortune 1000 company networks to evaluate their security policies and other award-winning projects assisting security managers. He is a frequent speaker at conferences such as Comdex, participates in IETF security work, and trains Microsoft and Cisco security candidates.

Note: This writeup was re-noded @ the request of Darksnake...damn quitter