Hacking For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

Author's Acknowledgments

First, I'd like to thank Melody Layne, my acquisitions editor at Wiley, for originally contacting me with this book idea and providing me this great opportunity, again.

I'd like to thank my project editor, Jean Rogers. You've been more than a pleasure to work with. I'd also like to thank Andy Hollandbeck, my copy editor, for keeping my focus (and English) in line. Also, many thanks to my technical editor, business colleague, and co-author of Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies, Peter T. Davis. Again, I'm honored to be working with you on this project.

Thanks to Ira Winkler, Jack Wiles, Philippe Oechslin, David Rhoades, Laura Chappell, Matt Caldwell, Thomas Akin, Ed Skoudis, and Caleb Sima for your original case study contributions and for advancing the field of information security.

Much gratitude to Kim Dinerman and Tracy Simmons with SPI Dynamics; Tom Speros with Application Security; Chia-Chee Kuan with AirMagnet; Ronnie Holland with WildPackets; Vladimir Katalov with Elcomsoft; Tony Haywood and Matt Foster with Karalon; Victoria Muscat Inglott with GFI Software; Stu Sjouwerman, Alex Eckelberry, and Wendy Ivanoff with Sunbelt Software; Tamara Borg with Acunetix; Jeff Cassidy with Core Security Technologies; Kyle Lai with KLC Consulting; Jim Taylor with NGSSoftware; Mickey Denny with Northwest Performance Software; David Vest with Mythicsoft; Thiago Zaninotti and Sabrina Martins with N-Stalker; Mike Andrews and Chris Neppes with Port80 Software; G.C. with ...