About the Authors

Willie L. Pritchett has a Master's in Business Administration. He is a seasoned developer and security enthusiast who has over 20 years of experience in the IT field. He is currently the Chief Executive at Mega Input Data Services, Inc., a full service database management firm specializing in secure, data-driven, application development, and staffing services. He has worked with state and local government agencies as well as helping many small businesses reach their goals through technology. Willie has several industry certifications and currently trains students on various topics including ethical hacking and penetration testing.

I would like to thank my wife Shavon for being by my side and supporting me as I undertook this endeavor. To my children, Sierra and Josiah, for helping me to understand the meaning of quality time. To my parents, Willie and Sarah, I thank you for providing a work ethic and core set of values that guide me through the roughest days. A special thanks to all of my colleagues, associates, and business partners who gave me a chance when I first started in the IT field; through you a vision of business ownership wasn't destroyed, but allowed to flourish. Finally, I would like to thank all of the reviewers and technical consultants who provided exceptional insight and feedback throughout the course of writing this book.

David De Smet has worked in the software industry since 2007 and is the founder and CEO of iSoftDev Co., where he is responsible for many varying tasks, including but not limited to consultant, customer requirements specification analysis, software design, software implementation, software testing, software maintenance, database development, and web design. He is so passionate about what he does that he spends inordinate amounts of time in the software development area. He also has a keen interest in the hacking and network security field and provides network security assessments to several companies.

I would like to extend my thanks to Usha Iyer for giving me the opportunity to get involved in this book, as well as my project coordinator Sai Gamare and the whole team behind the book. I thank my family and especially my girlfriend Paola Janahaní for the support, encouragement, and most importantly the patience while I was working on the book in the middle of the night.