Max Kilger

Max Kilger received his doctorate from Stanford University in Social Psychology in 1993. He is a behavioral profiler for the Honeynet Project and contributes additional efforts in the areas of statistical and data analysis. Max has written and co-authored research articles and book chapters in the areas of influence in decision-making, the interaction of people with technology, the motivations of malicious online actors and understanding the changing social structure of the computer hacking community. He was the lead author for the Profiling chapter of the Honeynet Project's book Know Your Enemy (second edition) which serves as a reference guide for information security professionals in government, military and private sector organizations. He also coauthored a chapter examining the vulnerabilities and risks of a cyberattack on the U.S. national electrical grid. His most recent published work is a book chapter on social dynamics and the future of technology-driven crime. He currently is working on two chapters dealing with cyberprofiling for a book on cyber-counterintelligence to be published in early 2012. Max was a member of the National Academy of Engineering's Combating Terrorism Committee, which was charged with recommending counterterrorism methodologies to the Congress and relevant federal agencies. He is a frequent national and international speaker to law enforcement, the intelligence community and military commands as well as information security forums.

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