Mark Russinovich is Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Azure and he has a PhD and bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Mark is a popular speaker at industry conferences such as IPExpo, Microsoft Ignite and Build, and RSA Conference. He has also authored several nonfiction and fiction books, including the Microsoft Press Windows Internals book series, as well as fictional cyber security thrillers Zero Day, Trojan Horse, and Rogue Code.