Eberhard von Faber is Chief Security Advisor, IT Services, at T-Systems and a part-time professor for IT security at Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Prior to this, he had worked in various fields in security engineering, consulting and evaluation of products and solutions, and as head of staff of a business unit of an IT group specializing in IT security services. He is the author of several books and more than 170 publications and conference contributions. His special focus is on the efficient execution of IT security, the implementation in complex delivery networks and the relationship between customers and IT service providers.