Jonathan Helmus - AWS Penetration Testing

Implement various security strategies on AWS using tools such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, and Nmap

Jonathan Helmus

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Jonathan Helmus is a penetration tester and adjunct professor with over 10 years of experience in a mixture of engineering, information security, and information technology. He resides in Seattle, WA, and works for Nordstrom as a pentester, helping Nordstrom's clients and customers execute successful penetration tests and red team engagements. As an educator, he works with various universities by teaching and educating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Jon currently holds a master's degree in cybersecurity with a focus on ethical hacking and pentesting, and he holds the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification. Known in the hacker community as Moos1e, Jon can be found on Twitter at @Moos1e_Moose.

I'd like to thank my family for supporting me in all my nerdy projects such as this book and for essentially being the purpose of everything that I do. There is no purpose to my drive without them and driving without purpose is essentially just nonsensical problem-solving. I'd also like to thank my leadership and the Packt Publishing team for being so understanding and supportive during this whole process y'all are the real rock stars!

Kelvin O. Medina (AWS-CSAA, CISSP, CISA, GCIH) is an information security practitioner with over 10 years of experience. Currently, he leads the security reviews initiative for AWS Professional Services. On nights and weekends, he enjoys educating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals as an adjunct professor for the University of Miami.

Prior to AWS, Medina helped dozens of clients globally as a principal security consultant for Trustwave, where he launched the web pentesting practice for payment applications while also providing other consulting services such as security assessments, forensic reviews, and creation of technical whitepapers. He holds a Master of Science degree from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering.

I'm grateful to God for all the talents vested upon me. Also, I would like to thank my family, specially my parents, and friends for their continuous support and love.

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