Christopher Ross McNab (born March 10, 1980) is an author,

computer hacker A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term ''hacker'' has become associated in popu ...

, and founder of AlphaSOC. McNab is best known for his ''Network Security Assessment'' books, which detail practical

penetration test A penetration test, colloquially known as a pen test or ethical hacking, is an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system; this is not to be confused with a vulnerability assessment. T ...

ing tactics that can be adopted to evaluate the security of networks in-line with CESG CHECK,

PCI DSS The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard used to handle credit cards from major card scheme, card brands. The standard is administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council a ...

, and NIST SP 800-115 standards. He is not to be confused with Chris McNab, Welsh author, survivalist and military expert. During 2012 and 2013, McNab undertook

incident response An incident is an event that could lead to loss of, or disruption to, an organization's operations, services or functions. Incident management (IcM) is a term describing the activities of an organization to identify, analyze, and correct hazards ...

work on behalf of organizations in

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

and

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

targeted by Alexsey Belan (currently on th
FBI Cyber’s Most Wanted
list). In 2011, McNab worked closely with the Attorney General of Guatemala under a

United States Agency for International Development The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 b ...

(USAID) project to secure the computer networks that underpin the legal system within the country.

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