Brian Baskin

Bio

Brian Baskin [MCP, CTT+] is a researcher and developer for Computer Sciences Corporation, on contract to the Defense Cyber Crime Center's (DC3) Computer Investigations Training Program (DCITP). Here, he researches, develops, and instructs computer forensic courses for members of the military and law enforcement. Brian currently specializes in Linux/Solaris intrusion investigations, as well as investigations of various network applications. He has designed and implemented networks to be used in scenarios, and has also exercised penetration testing procedures.

Brian has been instructing courses for six years, including presentations at the annual DoD Cyber Crime Conference. He is an avid amateur programmer in many languages, beginning when his father purchased QuickC for him when he was 11, and has geared much of his life around the implementations of technology. He has also been an avid Linux user since 1994, and enjoys a relaxing terminal screen whenever he can. He has worked in networking environment for over 10 years from small Novell networks to large, mission-critical, Windows-based networks.