About the Author
Robert W. Beggs is the founder and CEO of Digital Defence, a company
that specializes in preventing and responding to information security incidents.
He has more than 15 years of experience in the technical leadership of security
engagements, including penetration testing of wired and wireless networks,
incident response, and data forensics.
Robert is a strong evangelist of security and is a cofounder of Toronto Area Security
Klatch, the largest known vendor-independent security user group in North America.
He is a member on the advisory board of the SecTor Security Conference as well as
on several academic security programs. He is an enthusiastic security trainer and
has taught graduates, undergraduates, and continuing education students courses
in information security at several Canadian universities.
Robert holds an MBA in Science and Technology from Queen's University and is
a Certied Information Systems Security Professional.
Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, I would like to thank the
developers and supporters of Kali Linux. Together, they have
produced one of the most signicant tools for securing networks
and data. I would like to thank the editors and reviewers at Packt
Publishing for their support and seemingly unending patience during
the writing of this book. I promise that the next one will go quicker!
I would also like to thank Brian Bourne and other members of
the Toronto Area Security Klatch. They've given me an incredible
opportunity to learn and share knowledge with the best-ever
community of security geeks.
Throughout the writing of this book, my family has given me both
incredible motivation and support. Thank you Sarah, Alex, and Annika.
And nally, a very special thank you to my mother and father—I can't
remember when I rst learned to read—with your encouragement, it
was always just natural to have a book in my hands.
Thank you.
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