Jerry Rayome, BS/MS Computer Science, CISSP, has been employed as a member of the Cyber Security Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for over 20 years, providing cybersecurity services that include software development, penetrative testing, incident response, firewall implementation/administration, firewall auditing, honeynet deployment/monitoring, cyber forensic investigations, NIST 800-53 control implementation/assessment, cloud risk assessment, and cloud security auditing.

Chris Craytonis a technical consultant, trainer, author, and industry-leading technical editor. He has worked as a computer technology and networking instructor, information security director, network administrator, network engineer, and PC specialist. Chris has authored several print and online books on PC repair, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, and Microsoft Windows. He has also served as technical editor and content contributor on numerous technical titles for several leading publishing companies. He holds numerous industry certifications, including CISSP, MCSE, CompTIA S+, N+, A+, and many others. He has also been recognized with many professional and teaching awards, and he has served as a state-level SkillsUSA final competition judge.

Aaron Kraus,CISSP, CCSP, is an information security practitioner, instructor, and author who has worked across industries and around the world. He has spent more than 15 years as a consultant or security risk manager in roles with government, financial services, and tech startups, including most recently in cyber risk insurance, and has spent 13 years teaching, writing, and developing security courseware at Learning Tree International, where he is also dean of cybersecurity curriculum. His writing and editing experience includes official (ISC)² reference books, practice exams, and study guides for both CISSP and CCSP.