Meathead’s areas of professional expertise includes penetration testing, exploitation research, and network defensive technologies. He also has 7 years’ experience in the network security field. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in Information Technology Meathead was selected as a data communications and satellite transmissions Officer. He is also a published author in the field of computer security his certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GPEN), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Security +, and Network +.