James C. Foster, President and Chief Scientist at Ciphent, Inc., has contributed to his 18th book, focusing on Application and Software Intrusion Detection. “Snort: IDS and IPS Toolkit” was published by Syngress Publishing, copyright 2007. This comprehensive book, which includes a CD and Web toolkit, explores topics ranging from an introduction to Intrusion Detection Systems to implementing Honeydrops in Snort.

Prior to his tenure with Ciphent, Mr. Foster resided as the Deputy Director of Global Security Development for Computer Sciences Corporation where he led the task of developing and delivering managed, educational, informational, consulting, and outsourcing security services. Prior to joining CSC, Foster was the Director of Research and Development for Foundstone Inc. and was responsible for all aspects of product and corporate R&D including corporate strategy and international market expansion. Preceding Foundstone, Foster was a Senior Advisor and Research Scientist with Guardent Inc. (acquired by Verisign in 2004 for $135 Million) and an adjunct author at Information Security Magazine (acquired for an undisclosed amount by TechTarget in 2003.) He is commonly asked to comment on pertinent security issues and has been cited in USAToday, Information Security Magazine, Baseline, Computer World, Secure Computing, and the MIT Technologist. James is a seasoned speaker and has presented through North America at conferences, technology forums, security summits, and research symposiums.

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