Dr. Lauren E. Provost is an ethical hacker, author and professor. She directs The Ethical Hackers Cybersecurity organization, a virtual community for educators and industry providing comprehensive planning and risk management updates, network and cloud security knowledge and information on other cybersecurity topics such as general penetration testing and compliance readiness. Her publications span these areas. Her current research and practice focuses on ethical hacking. She earned her doctorate in mathematics from the University of New Hampshire after an undergraduate degree in computer science at the University of Texas at Austin.