About the Authors

Stephen Gates, edge security evangelist and SME at Oracle Dyn, brings more than 25 years of computer networking and information security experience to his role at Oracle Dyn. He helps service providers, hosting providers, and enterprises solve their DDoS and web application security problems. He has an extensive background in the deployment and implementation of on-premises and next-generation cloud security solutions.

He has a Master’s Degree in Information Security and Technology Management and is in demand as a thought leader and presenter at RSA, Black Hat, SecureWorld, SANs, Infosecurity, IANS, ISSA, InfraGard, ISACA, among other industry events.

Allan Liska has more than 15 years’ experience in the world of cybersecurity. Mr. Liska has worked both as a security practitioner and an ethical hacker, so he is familiar with both sides of the security aisle and, through his work at Symantec and iSIGHT Partners, has helped countless organizations improve their security posture using more effective intelligence.

In addition to security experience, Liska also authored the books The Practice of Network Security (Pearson) and Building an Intelligence-Led Security Program (Syngress), coauthored the book DNS Security (Syngress), and contributed the security-focused chapters to The Apache Administrators Handbook (Pearson).