About the author:
Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a former Police Sergeant and Police
Academy Instructor, turned IT professional. She and her husband, Dr.
Thomas W. Shinder, have provided network consulting services to businesses
and municipalities, conducted training at colleges and technical
training centers, and spoken at seminars around the country. Deb specializes
in networking and security, and she and Tom have written numerous
books, including the best selling Configuring ISA Server 2000 (Syngress
Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-29-6), and Deb is the sole author of
Computer Networking Essentials. Deb also is the author of over 100 articles
for print publications and electronic magazines such as TechProGuild,
CNET, 8Wire, and Cramsession. Deb is a member of the editorial board of
the Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations and the advisory board of the
Eastfield College Criminal Justice Training Center.