Pranshu Bajpai (MBA, MS) is a computer security professional specializing in systems, network, and web penetration testing. He is in the process of completing his Master's in Information Security at the Indian Institute of Information Technology. Currently, he is also working as a freelance penetration tester on a counter-hacking project with a security firm in Delhi, India, where his responsibilities include vulnerability research, exploit kit deployment, maintaining access, and reporting. He is an active speaker with a passion for information security. As an author, he writes for PenTest, Hackin9, and ClubHack Magazine (among others). In his free time, he enjoys listening to classic rock while blogging at www.lifeofpentester.blogspot.com.
Aamir Lakhani is a leading cyber security and cyber counter-intelligence architect. He is responsible for providing IT security solutions to major commercial and federal enterprise organizations. He leads projects that implement security postures for Fortune 500 companies, the US Department of Defense, major healthcare providers, educational institutions, and financial and large media organizations. He has designed offensive counter-defense measures for defense and intelligence agencies and has assisted organizations in defending themselves from active strike-back attacks perpetrated by underground cyber groups. Aamir is considered an industry leader in support of detailed architectural engagements and projects on topics related to cyber defense, mobile application threats, malware, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) research, and dark security. Additionally, he has extensive experience in high-performance data centers, complex routing protocols, cloud computing, and virtualization.
Aamir has been either author or contributor to several books, including Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux and Instant XenMobile MDM from Packt Publishing. He has been featured in Pen Test Magazine and Hacking Magazine on numerous occasions. He has also appeared on Federal News Radio as an expert on cyber security and is a frequent speaker at security conferences around the world, including RSA, Hacker Halted, and TakeDownCon.
Aamir writes for and also operates one of the world's leading security blogs at http://www.DrChaos.com. In their recent list of 46 Federal Technology Experts to Follow on Twitter, FedTech magazine described him as "a blogger, infosec specialist, superhero, and all round good guy."
Joseph Muniz is a CSE at Cisco Systems and also a security researcher. He started his career in software development and later managed networks as a contracted technical resource. Joseph moved into consulting and found a passion for security while meeting with a variety of customers. He has been involved with the design and implementation of multiple projects ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to large federal networks.
Joseph runs TheSecurityBlogger.com, a popular resource for security and product implementation. You can also find him speaking at live events as well as involved with other publications. He was recently speaker for Social Media Deception at the 2013 ASIS International Conference and speaker for the Eliminate Network Blind Spots with Data Center Security webinar. He is the author of Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux, Packt Publishing, and has also written an article: Compromising Passwords, PenTest Magazine - Backtrack Compendium, Hakin9 Media Sp. z o.o. SK, July 2013.
Outside of work, Joseph can be found behind turntables scratching classic vinyls or on the soccer pitch hacking away at local club teams.
Rohit Patel is from Jabalpur, MP, India. In 2011, he received his bachelor's degree in Information Technology from GRKIST Engineering College. He is a cool techie who is interested in learning new things that leverage his skills and power of knowledge. Currently, he works with Directi, Bangalore, as a Senior Web Hosting Engineer.
Rohit is interested in various things, some of which are networking; Linux; programming languages, such as HTML, Shell Scripting, and Perl; Linux Distros, such as BackTrack (Penetration Testing OS), Kali Linux (Advanced Penetration testing OS), and WifiWay (Wireless Penetration Testing OS); Linux OSes, such as Redhat, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian; Windows, such as Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012; and Windows Client OSes, such as Windows XP 2, XP 3, Vista, 7, and 8. He has undergone training for certifications such as CCNA (twice), RHCE Linux, MCSE 2003, and MCITP 2008 Server.
He is a blogger by interest and a penetration tester by choice. His websites include http://www.rohitpatel.in/, http://www.rohitpatel.biz/, http://www.rohitpatelgrkist.in/, http://www.rohitpatelgrkist.co.nr/, http://www.rohitpatel.net/, and http://www.rohitpatel.co.nr/.