Who Wrote This Book?

Hi, I'm Harvey Berman. I wrote Cross Site Scripting: XSS Defense Made Easy, and I built this site so readers could download source code from the book.

My Story

I live in Atlanta, where I earned a bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Psychology, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

After graduation, I spent nearly two decades applying math and statistics skills to real-world problems, mainly in the areas of market research and strategic planning.

In my spare time, I play golf and bridge - both poorly.

How the Book Happened

In 2000, I retired and, with time on my hands, developed Stat Trek, an educational website that helps people teach themselves statistics. The site prospered, but there was a problem.

A concerned visitor alerted me to a cross site scripting vulnerability on the website. I looked online for a solution and found many helpful resources, each contributing to my understanding of best practices in XSS defense. In the end, I learned what I needed to know; but my path to enlightenment was littered with time-consuming twists and turns.

If only there were a book that clearly explained the ins and outs of cross site scripting and illustrated key points with real-world working code . . .