About the Author

Yusuf Bhaiji, CCIE No. 9305 (Routing and Switching and Security), has been with Cisco for seven years and is currently the program manager for the Cisco CCIE Security Certification and CCIE proctor in Cisco Dubai Lab. Prior to this, he was technical lead for the Sydney TAC Security and VPN team.

Yusuf’s passion for security technologies and solutions has played a dominant role in his 17 years of industry experience, from as far back as his initial master’s degree in computer science, and has since been reflected in his numerous certifications.

Yusuf prides himself in his knowledge-sharing abilities, which are evident in the fact that he has mentored many successful candidates, as well as having designed and delivered a number of Network Security solutions around the globe.

Yusuf is an advisory board member of several nonprofit organizations for the dissemination of technologies and promotion of indigenous excellence in the field of internetworking through academic and professional activities. Yusuf chairs the Networkers Society of Pakistan (NSP) and IPv6 Forum Pakistan chapter.

Yusuf has also authored a Cisco Press publication titled CCIE Security Practice Labs (ISBN 1587051346), released in early 2004. He has been a technical reviewer for several Cisco Press publications and written articles, white papers, and presentations on various security technologies. He is a frequent lecturer and well-known speaker presenting in several conferences and seminars worldwide.

About the Technical Reviewers

Nairi Adamian, CCIE Security No. 10294, has been with Cisco since 1999 and currently is a technical support manager at Cisco, Australia. She leads a team of customer support engineers at the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). She holds a bachelor’s degree in computing science from University of Technology, Sydney, and has an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

Kevin Hofstra, CCIE No. 14619, CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, manages a network engineering unit within the Air Force Communications Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. Mr. Hofstra is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing DoD networks and has deployed as a civilian engineer to Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Hofstra has a computer science degree from Yale University and a master of engineering degree in telecommunications and a master of engineering management degree from the University of Colorado.

Gert DeLaet, CCIE No. 2657, is a product manager for the CCIE team at Cisco. Gert was a contributing author to CCIE Security Exam Certification Guide and CCDA Exam Certification Guide from Cisco Press. He resides in Brussels, Belgium.