First and foremost, we offer our deepest appreciation to our spouses, children, and families. Their support and understanding during the long hours of writing and review gave us the time necessary to create this book. This book would not have been possible without our wonderful families.

We would also like to express our appreciation to (ISC)² for providing the CCSP certification and these certification preparation materials. We are excited to be part of this transformative growth and development of secure cloud computing in the world today.

We would also like to thank John Wiley & Sons, and associate publisher Jim Minatel for entrusting us with the role of creating this study guide. We wish to thank Aaron Kraus for his review and input on the work of other sections, and our technical editor Raven Sims, whose attention to detail made this book so much better. Thanks also goes to project editor Kelly Talbot, content refinement specialist Saravanan Dakshinamurthy, copy editor Kim Wimpsett, and the entire team at Wiley for their guidance and assistance in making this book. We'd also like to thank all of our colleagues and experts who consulted with us while writing this book. You are too many to name here, but we are grateful for your suggestions and contributions.

More than anyone else, we would like to thank our readers. We are grateful for the trust you have placed in us to help you study for the exam.

—The Authors