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Kevin is the founder and principal consultant of Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC, an independent information security firm specializing in vulnerability and penetration testing, security operations reviews, and virtual CISO services. He serves on the Industry Advisory Board for Computer Engineering at Kennesaw State University – Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. With nearly four decades of hands-on experience, Kevin has held senior information technology and security roles across healthcare, e-commerce, financial services, education, and consulting organizations. He has also served as an expert witness in information security cases. In addition, Kevin is a prolific writer and recognized industry voice, having authored more than 1,400 articles and 12 books on information security, including the best-selling Hacking For Dummies.

• Vulnerability Management
• Application & Network Security
• Incident Response Planning & Testing 
• Cyber Insurance
• Security Leadership & Careers

• Author of Hacking For Dummies (2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2025) – currently in its eighth edition and having been translated into nine different languages, is one of the all-time best-selling books on information security
• Co-Author of Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies (2011), Laptop Encryption for Dummies (2007), PCI Cardholder Data Protection for Dummies (2010), Identity & Access Management for Dummies (2011), Next-Generation IPS for Dummies (2013), Point-of-Sale Security for Dummies (2015), Securing the Mobile Enterprise for Dummies (2006)
• Co-Author of The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (2004, 2014)
• Referenced by the PCI Security Standards Council in their Data Security Standard Wireless Guidelines
• Contributor to various Informa TechTarget sites
• Professional speaker who has given hundreds of security talks to tens of thousands of people
• Appeared as a security expert on CNN Television and CBS Radio
• Quoted as a security professional in Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Fortune Small Business, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Woman’s Day, and Inc. Magazine’s IncTechnology.com
• Keynote speaker who has given hundreds of security talks to tens of thousands of people around North America and Europe

• MS, Management of Technology – Georgia Tech | Dupree College of Business
• BS, Computer Engineering Technology – Southern College of Technology
• CISSP – (ISC)2

For fun, Kevin enjoys playing guitar and riding dirt bikes.

Kevin Beaver, an IANS Faculty member since 2016, provides deep, subject-matter expertise to our clients across the following cybersecurity domains: application & network security, incident response, compliance & governance, cyber insurance, security leadership.