Acknowledgments
There are so many to acknowledge. This feels like a speech at the Academy Awards, and I’m afraid I will leave out too many people.
Vivek Santuka, for not letting me give up and get out of writing this book and for keeping us all on time and on track.
Jamie Sanbower and Mason Harris for agreeing to coauthor this beast of a book with us. You guys are amazing!
James Weathersby, for your continued support, encouragement, and guidance. Most importantly, for believing in me even though I can be difficult at times. I could not have done any of it without you.
Christopher Heffner, security architect at Cisco and my “brother from another mother,” for convincing me to step up and take a swing at being an author and for twisting my arm to put “pen to paper” again.
I am honored to work with so many brilliant and talented people every day. Among those: Adam O’Donnell, Al Huger, Moses Hernandez, Steven Chimes, Andrew Benhase, Jeff Fanelli, Tim Snow, Andrew Ossipov, Mike Storm, Jason Frazier, Mo Sachedina, Eric Howard, Evgeny Mirolyubov, Matt Robertson, Brian McMahon, Ben Greenbaum, Dean De Beer, Paul Carco, Karel Simek, Naasief Edross, Eric Hulse, and Craig Williams. You guys truly amaze me—seriously.
Darrin Miller, Nancy Cam-Winget, and Jamey Heary, distinguished engineers who set the bar so incredibly high. You are truly inspirational people to look up to and aspire to be like, and I appreciate all the guidance you have given me.
Last, but not least: to all those at Pearson, especially Mary Beth Ray, Eleanor Bru, and Mandie Frank. Thank you and your team of editors for making us look so good. Apparently, it takes an army of folks to do so. I’m sorry for all the times you had to correct our English, grammar, and CapItaLizaTioN.
—Aaron
Thank you to my wonderful coauthors, Aaron, Jamie, and Mason, and our technical editor, Chad. Your efforts through professional and personal challenges are much appreciated.
To the wonderful people at Pearson—Mary Beth Ray, Eleanor Bru, Mandie Frank, and everyone else involved with this book—thank you for your tremendous work. Every time I opened an edited chapter, I couldn’t help but be astonished at the attention to detail that you put into this.
Steven Bardsley and Gary McNiel, thank you for believing in me and for all the support and guidance.
Nirav Sheth, my first manager at Cisco, thank you for encouraging me to submit my first book proposal all those years ago. My professional achievements are rooted in your mentoring.
Finally, thank you to all the wonderful people I work with and learn from. There are too many to name, but you help me grow every day.
—Vivek
I am grateful to all the great teachers I’ve encountered over the years. Thank you for your efforts as I now know learning is a journey and not a destination. I’d also like to give a shout-out to Michael Purcell, Chad Sullivan, and Tyler Pomerhn for pushing me to be a better CCIE and Dan Zatyko for his friendship, mentorship, and leadership. Those were the good old days!
I would also like to acknowledge Eleanor Bru and the fine folks at Pearson Education and Cisco Press. You have world-class patience, and for that I am grateful.
—Mason
First and foremost, for the coauthors, Aaron, Vivek, and Mason, for creating a behemoth of a security book together.
For Chad Mitchell, a great friend and tech editor. Thanks for challenging me over the years.
To Jamey Heary for encouraging me to write this book and the entire Global Security Architecture Team at Cisco, including Jeff Fanelli, Gary Halleen, Will Young, Mike Geller, Luc Billot, and last but not least, the man who keeps the ADD security experts in line, Randy Rivera. You all are inspiring, and together we cannot be beat. Seriously the best team at Cisco.
To Alex Golovin, my first mentor, who taught me what RTFM meant and how to keep learning and growing.
Finally, to all those at Cisco Press, especially Mary Beth Ray, Eleanor Bru, and Mandie Frank. Thank you and your team of editors for producing a quality product and making the authors look good. Volume II awaits.
—Jamie