<strong>Matt Weir</strong> is a PhD student at Florida State University who is specializing in password cracking research. Before his journey back into academia he worked as a network security engineer for Northrop Grumman. The projects he's been a part of have ranged from providing first responders with wireless access, to assisting the Defense Department with computer forensics. Why he decided to go back to school no one knows (including him sometimes). It wasn't the pay that's for sure!