Michael is an experienced UK based security consultant, with a specialism in the penetration testing of web applications and the testing of compiled code bases and DB environments to destruction. As well as the day job, Michael has been published in a range of journals and magazines, including heise, Network Security, Inform IT and Security Focus, and is currently preparing his first book length technical manuscript. To date, Michael has worked for NGS Software, CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation), and a host of freelance clients throughout the globe. When not breaking things, Michael enjoys loud music, bad movies, weird books and writing about himself in the third person.