About Tony Northrup, Martin GrasdalTony Northrup, CISPP, MCSE, and MVP, is a consultant and author living in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Tony spent seven years as Principal Systems Architect at BBN/Genuity, where he was responsible for the reliability and security of hundreds of Windows servers and dozens of Windows domains -- all connected directly to the Internet. Needless to say, Tony learned the hard way how to keep Windows systems safe in a hostile environment.
Tony has authored and co-authored many books on Windows and networking, from NT Network Plumbing in 1998 to the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Performance and Troubleshooting Guide. He has also written several papers for Microsoft TechNet covering firewalls, ASP.NET, and other security topics.
Martin Grasadal is an experienced authority in the area of network security. He has written an number of books and created other types of content (online and otherwise), including MCSE Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Self-Study Guide (Syngress), ISA Server 2000 Sharepoint Pointer Server Deployment Kit, and demo scripts for TechNet security presentations. He has also held a number of technical positions in industry, including CTO/Director of Websites at Brainbuzz.com. |
