Simson Garfinkel is a freelance writer and the author of six books, mostly about computer security. Garfinkel writes a weekly column called Simson Says that appears in The Boston Globe (both print and online). The column specializes in information that's useful to ordinary computer users. Garfinkel is a frequent contributor to Wired Magazine. His articles have appeared in more than 50 publications including ComputerWorld, Forbes, The New York Times, and Technology Review. Garfinkel lives in Cambridge and on Martha's Vineyard, where he is the founder and part-owner of Vineyard.NET, the Vineyard's premiere Internet Service Provider.