Kartik Bhatnagar - Cisco Security (One Off)

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I owe many thanks to my family for being patient with me while I was authoring this book.

I would also want to thank Anita Sastry and Sripriya at NIIT for showing complete trust in me. The valuable input they provided while reviewing the book and their constant guidance was very helpful to my successful completion of the book.

I extend my sincere thanks to Karen Swartz and Bill McManus for editing the chapters so well.Without their help, the book would not have been in its present form. I also extend my thanks to Kathleen and Caroline for ensuring a smooth coordination between the editors and me. I extend my special thanks to Stacy Hiquet for entrusting NIIT with this project.

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Kartik Bhatnagar is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) with an MBA in systems. He is currently employed as a development executive with NIIT. His work involves designing, developing, testing, and implementing instructor-led training courses and textbooks. Kartik has developed several ILT courses: Macintosh OS 9.0, Cisco Security, and Windows 2000 Server. He has done extensive research and implementation of Cisco Security,Windows 2000 security, and Oracle applications. Kartik has also authored books on Public Key Infrastructure and PHP.

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