Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Joey Muniz for accepting to co-author this book with me. I really enjoyed working with Joey on this book and also on the CCNA Cyber Ops SECFND book as well. I would also like to thank the technical editors, Jeremy McGuinn and Justin Poole, for their time and technical expertise. They verified our work and contributed to the success of this book. I would also like to thank the Cisco Press team, especially Mary Beth Ray, Denise Lincoln, and Christopher Cleveland, for their patience, guidance, and consideration. Their efforts are greatly appreciated. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Cisco Security Research and Operations teams, Cisco Advanced Threat Analytics, and Cisco Talos. Several leaders in the network security industry work there, supporting our Cisco customers, often under very stressful conditions, and working miracles daily. They are truly unsung heroes, and I am honored to have had the privilege of working side by side with them in the trenches while protecting customers and Cisco.

—Omar Santos

I would first like to thank Omar for including me on this project. I really enjoyed working with him and hope we can do more in the future. I also would like to thank the Cisco Press team and technical editors, Jeremy McGuinn and Justin Poole, for their fantastic support in making the writing process top quality and easy for everybody.

I would also like to thank all the great people in my life who make me who I am.

Finally, a message for Raylin Muniz (age 7): Hopefully one day you can accomplish your dreams like I have with this book.

—Joseph Muniz