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CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS
210-255 Official Cert Guide
Omar Santos, CISSP No. 463598
Joseph Muniz, CISSP No. 344594
800 East 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS 210-255 Official Cert Guide
Omar Santos, CISSP No. 463598
Joseph Muniz, CISSP No. 344594
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About the Authors
Omar Santos is an active member of the cybersecurity community, where he leads several industry-wide initiatives and standards bodies. His active role helps businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of their critical infrastructures.
Omar is the author of more than a dozen books and video courses, as well as numerous white papers, articles, and security configuration guidelines and best practices. Omar is a principal engineer of the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), where he mentors and leads engineers and incident managers during the investigation and resolution of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Additional information about Omars current projects can be found at omarsantos.io, and you can follow Omar on Twitter @santosomar.
Joseph Muniz is an architect at Cisco Systems and security researcher. He has extensive experience in designing security solutions and architectures for the top Fortune 500 corporations and the U.S. government. Josephs current role gives him visibility into the latest trends in cybersecurity, from both leading vendors and customers. Examples of Josephs research include his RSA talk titled Social Media Deception, which has been quoted by many sources (search for Emily Williams Social Engineering), as well as his articles in PenTest Magazine regarding various security topics.
Joseph runs The Security Blogger website, a popular resource for security, hacking, and product implementation. He is the author and contributor of several publications covering various penetration testing and security topics. You can follow Joseph at www.thesecurityblogger.com and @SecureBlogger.
Dedications
I would like to dedicate this book to my lovely wife, Jeannette, and my two beautiful children, Hannah and Derek, who have inspired and supported me throughout the development of this book.
I also dedicate this book to my father, Jose, and to the memory of my mother, Generosa. Without their knowledge, wisdom, and guidance, I would not have the goals that I strive to achieve today.