Network Security Auditing

Acknowledgments

Writing a book is not an easy task. Gene Fowler summed up the writing process with the following quote: “Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”

There is simply no way this book would exist without the many people who have helped me along the way. Most of what I know about auditing and security comes from the fine people at the SANS institute, who provide the very best in vendor-neutral security training. Thanks to Tanya Baccam in particular for educating me about the art of auditing networks for fun and profit.

I am very lucky to have a strong support network at Cisco of the brightest and most talented engineers and hackers in the world. Todd Reagan helped with ...