Eric Cole (scientist)

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Dr Eric Cole served as chief technology officer at McAfee and chief scientist at Lockheed Martin Corporation. He is the author of several books, including Advanced Persistent Threat; Hackers Beware; Hiding in Plain Sight; Network Security Bible, 2nd Edition; Insider Threat; and his most recent book, Online Danger: How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From the Evil Side of the Internet. He graduated from New York Institute of Technology. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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