Acknowledgments

Nothing worthwhile in my life could be achieved without two very important people. A huge thank you to my beautiful wife, Carla, for her inexhaustible support and immeasurable inspiration. Though she is not mentioned on the cover, her hand has been involved in refining every word of this book. I also owe much to my hero and son, Owen. Without him continually showing that every life challenge is best confronted with a grin firmly planted from ear to ear, all obstacles would be so much greater.

I have also been lucky enough to work almost a decade with Rob Horton and Sherief Hammad. They have always been a source of continual encouragement, and have provided a supportive workplace that fostered creativity and lateral thinking. And of course, thanks to Michele and Christian for taking this literary journey with me.

— Wade Alcorn

I first met her while breaking systems in a bank, and without her unending patience I would not have been able to help write this book. To my wonderful wife Tenille, I thank you with all my heart, and to our daughter growing inside you—this book is for you (make sure you practice responsible hacking little one). I must also thank the rest of my family, to my mother Julia and father Maurice for providing me all the opportunities in life that have allowed me to participate in this amazing information security industry. To my sisters Hélène, Justine and Amy, you guys are inspiring, and your support has been very much appreciated. To my Asterisk Info Sec family, for letting me complain about how flipping hard this was, and for giving me the time to contribute to this book, thank you so much David Taylor, Steve Schupp, Cole Bergersen, Greg Roberts and Jarrod Burns. I must also thank all of the Australian and New Zealand hacker security crowd, all the friends that I've gotten to know over the Internet and at conferences, I love being part of this community with you guys, keep on rocking. And of course Wade and Michele, I have to thank you guys for inviting me into this monumental task, for your patience, for everything you've taught me, and for putting up with my crap!

— Christian Frichot

First of all I would like to thank my beloved Ewa for the moral support during the endless days and nights I've spent doing research and working on this book. Great devotion goes to my parents who always supported me and gave me the possibility to study and learn new things. Huge thanks to my good friends Wade Alcorn and Mario Heiderich for research inspiration and mind-blowing discussions. Without them this book wouldn't have reached the quality we were aiming for. Cheers to everyone who believed and still believes in Full Disclosure as the way bugs should be disclosed. Finally, but not lastly, a big hug to all my hacking friends and security researchers (you know who you are), who have shared with me exploits and conference hangovers.

— Michele Orrù

This book is the result of a team effort. First and foremost, we would like to acknowledge and thank our two contributing authors, Ryan Linn and Martin Murfitt. We are also indebted to the wider security community, particularly the cast of many who have contributed to BeEF over the years. Much of their effort has provided the foundation for what is presented in this book today.

The good people at Wiley and the book's Technical Editor are also due a very large thank you. Mario Heiderich, Carol Long, and Ed Connor must have special mention for their (unending) patience, support, and expertise.

Thanks to Krzysztof Kotowicz, Nick Freeman, Patroklos Argyroudis, and Chariton Karamitas for their expert contributions. Though we can't thank everyone individually, there are some that we would like to give a special mention. They are: Brendan Coles, Heather Pilkington, Giovanni Cattani, Tim Dillon, Bernardo Damele, Bart Leppens, George Nicolau, Eldar Marcussen, Oliver Reeves, Jean-Louis Huynen, Frederik Braun, David Taylor, Richard Brown, Roberto Suggi Liverani, and Ty Miller. Undoubtedly we have missed important people. If we have, the error is by omission, not intention.

— From all of us