About the Technical Reviewers

Chris McCoy is a technical leader in the Cisco Advanced Security Initiatives Group (ASIG). He has more than 20 years of experience in the networking and security industry. He has a passion for computer security, finding flaws in mission-critical systems, and designing mitigations to thwart motivated and resourceful adversaries. He was formerly with Spirent Communications and the U.S. Air Force. Chris is CCIE certified in the Routing & Switching and Service Provider tracks, which he has held for more than 10 years. You can follow Chris on Twitter@chris_mccoy.

Benjamin Taylor is a security researcher currently working in the Cisco Security and Trust Organization. He has worked in the security industry for more than 10 years. His work spans numerous architectures and operating systems. His background and experience include security evaluations, penetration testing, security architecture reviews, product security compliance, digital forensics, and reverse engineering.