Laurie Hill McQuillan, CISSP, has been a technology consultant for 25 years, providing IT support services to commercial and federal government organizations. Ms. McQuillan is director of Network Security Services for Network Designs, Inc. and a co-founder of KeyCrest Enterprises, a national security consulting company. She has a master's degree in technology management and teaches graduate-level classes on the uses of technology for research and the impact of technology on culture. Ms. McQuillan is a founder and treasurer of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). She can be reached at lmcquillan at netdes.com.