Books by Bill Ferguson

Diane Barrett (MCSE, CISSP, CCNA, A+, Net+, iNet+, and Security+) has spent the last 11 years in the IT profession. She works at a local college where she taught in the computer networking program for two years before becoming a director. She teaches online classes that include networking, security, and virus protection, and is the president of a security awareness corporation that specializes in training. Diane has also co-authored other security and networking books and is currently volunteering on ISSA's Generally Accepted Information Security Principles Project in the ethical practices working group.

Bill Ferguson (MCT, MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, CCSI, CCNA, A+, Network+, Server+, Security+) has been in the computer industry for more than 15 years. Originally in technical sales and sales management with Sprint, Bill made his transition to Certified Technical Trainer in 1997 with ExecuTrain. Bill now runs his own company as an independent contractor from Birmingham, Alabama, teaching classes for most of the national training companies and some regional training companies. In addition, Bill writes and produces technical training videos for Virtual Training Company, Inc. and Specialized Solutions, Inc. His videos include A+, Network+, Windows 2000 Management, Windows XP Management, Windows Server 2003 Management, Windows 2000 Security, Server+, and Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices. Bill keeps his skills sharp by being a technical reviewer for books and sample tests for Que Certification and McGraw Hill Technical. He authored the 70-298 Exam Cram 2 for Que Publishing and produced a training video for the 70-296 MCSE Skills Upgrade test for Virtual Training Company. Bill says, "My job is to understand the material so well that I can make it easier for my students to learn than it was for me to learn."

Don Poulto (A+, Network+, MCSA, MCSE) has been involved with computers since the days of 80-column punch cards. After a career of more than 20 years in environmental science, Don switched careers and trained as a Windows NT 4.0 MCSE. He has been involved in consulting with a couple of small training providers as a technical writer, during which time he wrote training and exam prep materials for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

In addition, he has worked on programming projects, both in his days as an environmental scientist, and more recently with Visual Basic to update an older statistical package used for multivariate analysis of sediment contaminants.

When not working on computers, Don is an avid amateur photographer who has had his photos displayed in international competitions and published in magazines such as Michigan Natural Resources Magazine and National Geographic Traveler. Don also enjoys traveling and keeping fit.

Don lives in Burlington, Ontario with his wife Terry.