Charles L. Brooks (Watertown, MA) first encountered the Internet in the late 1970s and has never strayed far from it. Charles began his career as a software developer in network management and network performance analysis: later projects included distributed computing and web research. He developed his current passion for security while building a managed VPN service in early 2000s. Since then, Charles has provided network security consulting services to SOHO businesses while working as a course developer and instructional designer for several security courses, including securing storage-area