Deborah Haralson (MaEd, BSIT, MCSE) has been a computer geek since elementary school, learning BASIC programming on her father’s Commodore VIC20. While going to school for engineering, she discovered that her true passion was for IT, and began working on Windows, DOS, and Macintosh network clients, quickly graduating to network servers and WAN technologies. She has more than 30 years’ experience in the IT and Cybersecurity fields, and has worked for companies such as Honeywell, MicroAge, and CB Richard Ellis. During her adventures, she’s worked on the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, several satellites, and has authored several IT books. She’s been a professor (both adjunct and full time) since 2001.