Alva 'Skip' Duckwall has been using Linux back before there was a 1.0 kernel and has since moved into the information security arena doing anything from computer/network auditing, to vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. Skip currently holds the following certs: CISSP, CISA, GCIH, GCIA, GCFW, GPEN, GWPT, GCFA, GSEC, RHCE, and SCSA and is working on getting his GSE. Skip currently works for Northrop Grumman as a Sr. Cyber Something or other.