Sion Retzkin is an IT and security professional with over 20 years' experience in various technical and business roles. Sion was born in New York City, and has lived, studied, and worked internationally. Sion also delivers training to other professionals on the topics he's mastered, sharing his passion for security, ethical hacking, and information systems. With multiple certifications under his belt, Sion feels comfortable both in the boardroom, meeting customers, and working hands-on.
Today, he works at Pcysys, as director of customer success, which allows him to continue to do what he loves.
I would like to thank Meytal, my wife and love of my life, for putting up with long nights of writing and thinking (sometimes out loud) how I can make this book effective and interesting. To my sons, who loaned their father to this book, and for whom I wrote it, I love you. Also, thanks to my reviewer Rishalin Pillay for helping me, and to my editors in Packt, who offered ideas, improvements and encouragement, during my writing.
Rishalin Pillay, with in excess of 11 years of cybersecurity experience, has acquired a vast number of skills consulting for Fortune 500 companies while participating in projects performing tasks in network security design, implementation, and vulnerability analysis. He holds many certifications that demonstrate his knowledge and expertise in the cybersecurity field, such as CISSP, CCNP Security, CCSPA, MCSE, MCT, A+ and Network+
Rishalin currently works at a large-scale software company as a senior cybersecurity engineer.
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