Jerry Neil Schneider (born circa 1951) is a social engineer and security consultant.
While still in high school in 1968, Schneider started a company called "Creative Systems Enterprises" (CSE) and began selling his own invented electronic communication devices.
June, 1971: Schneider started a plan to acquire new telephone equipment from PTT, market it as "refurbished," and sell it through CSE, his own company.
[2] After plea bargaining, Schneider eventually pleaded guilty on May 15, 1972 to one count of grand theft of $5,000 worth of equipment.
1972: Schneider, at 21, formed a security consultancy that targeted companies wishing to protect themselves from computer criminals.