ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ric Messier is an author, consultant, and educator who holds GCIH, GSEC, CEH, and CISSP certifications and has published several books on information security and digital forensics. With decades of experience in information technology and information security, Ric has held the varied roles of programmer, system administrator, network engineer, security engineering manager, VoIP engineer, consultant, and professor. He is currently a Senior Information Security Consultant with FireEye Mandiant.

About the Technical Editor

Jessica Rocchio has been in the information technology industry for a decade and is currently a consultant at FireEye. She has spent most of her career as a blue teamer in the aerospace and defense industries. Over the last few years, she has worked in incident response, forensics, intelligence, insider threats, and vulnerability management. Jessica has worked on a wide range of incidents including espionage, cybercrime, fraud, data theft, and insider threats.