ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We, the authors of CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Edition, have many individuals who we need to acknowledge—individuals without whom this effort would not have been successful.

The list needs to start with those folks at McGraw Hill who worked tirelessly with the project’s multiple authors and led us successfully through the minefield that is a book schedule and who took our rough chapters and drawings and turned them into a final, professional product we can be proud of. We thank the good people from the Acquisitions team, Tim Green and Emily Walters. Tim made these journeys possible, and we are forever indebted for his trust and patience. From the Editorial Services team, we thank Janet Walden, and from the Production team, Thomas Somers. We also thank the technical editor, Chris Crayton; the project editor, Rachel Fogelberg; the copy editor, Bart Reed; the proofreader, Paul Tyler; and the indexer, Ted Laux, for all their attention to detail that made this a finer work after they finished with it.

We also need to acknowledge our current employers who, to our great delight, have seen fit to pay us to work in a career field that we all find exciting and rewarding. There is never a dull moment in security because it is constantly changing.

We would like to thank Art Conklin for again herding the cats on this one.

Finally, we would each like to individually thank those people who—on a personal basis—have provided the core support for us. Without these special people in our lives, none of us could have put this work together.

—The Author Team

To my wife Susan: your love and support are crucial to works such as this. Thank you.

—Art Conklin

I would like to thank my wife, Charlan, for the tremendous support she has always given me.

—Gregory B. White

Josie, Macon, and Jet: thank you for the love, support, and laughs.

—Chuck Cothren

Geena, all I am is because of you. Thanks for being my greatest support. As always, love to my powerful children and wonderful grandkids!

—Roger L. Davis

To my wife and best friend Leah for her love, energy, and support—thank you for always being there. To my kids—this is what Daddy was typing on the computer!

—Dwayne Williams