Victor Oppleman Victor is an accomplished author, speaker, and teacher in the field of network security and a specialized consultant to some of the worlds most admired companies. Victors open source software has been distributed to hundreds of thousands of compuers worldwide and some is used in graduate-level college curricula to demonstrate advanced networking techniques. Early in his career as an engineer, Victor developed portions of the backbone systems infrastructure for Genuity, the first Internet data center company. Later, as a senior architect for BBN and GTE Internetworking, Victor developed security-related products and services centered on public key infrastructure (PKI). A great deal of Victor's professional career has been dedicated to tactical engineering and consulting for global telecom operators and critical infrastructure organizations in industries such as power and water, financial services, and defense. Some of the largest global companies frequently call upon Victor to perform advanced vulnerability assessments, provide expert counsel, and navigate complex regulatory issues concerning information security. An accomplished executive and engineer in network security, data hosting services, and software development, Victor also holds US intellectual property patents in distributed adaptive routing and wireless consumer applications. Read More Read Less