Chris Cowger

Chris Cowger writes on Internet crime and security issues for IRMI.com.

He is an IT security professional with many years of experience in the IT industry. Employed by Total Risk Management, a subsidiary of Clarkson Construction, Total Risk handles the IT security and communications needs of Clarkson Construction and its subsidiaries, including Total Risk Management, Superior-Bowen Asphalt LLC, Everett Quarries, Long Shoal Marina, and Micro-Lite LLC. Total Risk also handles all of the safety, EEO, insurance, communications, and risk management needs of Clarkson Construction and its subsidiaries. Mr. Cowger maintains the Wide Area Network that connects Clarkson to its subsidiaries as well as the supporting servers that the subsidiaries access. He also handles the security concerns of the networks and the planned wireless segment of their network.

Previously, Mr. Cowger worked with ITI as a network engineer and with many local and state law enforcement agency's records management systems, jail administration, and computer-aided dispatch systems. Along with the software end, he also implemented and supported mobile solutions in this market. Vehicle location through GPS, mobile data, wireless alarm systems, and other mobile solutions.

Mr. Cowger has always worked in the IT industry and covered many different aspects of this field. WAN (wide area network), LAN (local area network), SAN (storage area network), wireless solutions, Cisco IP/IPX routing, VLAN (virtual local area network), Windows NT/2000/9X/ME, Novell Netware & Zenworks, Cisco PIX firewalls, SNA services, and Linux/Unix/Free BSD are just a few of the systems and mediums he has implemented and supported. On top of that he enjoys writing customized software for his clients with C++ and/or Visual Basic.

Articles on IRMI.com

Risk Management: Internet Crime and Security

Preventing Denial of Service (DOS) Attacks (December 2001)

Securing Your Online Communications (October 2001)

Wireless Networks: The Next Best Thing or a Whole New Headache? (June 2001)