About the Authors

Jazib Frahim, CCIE No. 5459, has been with Cisco Systems for more than 6 years. Having a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, he started out as a TAC engineer in the LAN Switching team. He then moved to the TAC Security team, where he acted as a technical leader for the security products. He led a team of 20 engineers as a team leader in resolving complicated security and VPN technologies. He is currently working as a Senior Network Security Engineer in the Worldwide Security Services Practice of Cisco's Advanced Services for Network Security. He is responsible for guiding customers in the design and implementation of their networks with a focus in network security. He holds two CCIEs, one in Routing and Switching and the other in Security. He has written numerous Cisco online technical documents and has been an active member on Cisco's online forum, NetPro. He has presented at Networkers on multiple occasions and has taught many onsite and online courses to Cisco customers, partners, and employees. He is also pursuing masters of business administration (MBA) from North Carolina State University.

Omar Santos is a Senior Network Security Engineer in the Worldwide Security Services Practice of Cisco's Advanced Services for Network Security. He has more than 12 years of experience in secure data communications. Omar has designed, implemented, and supported numerous secure networks for Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government, including the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Department of Defense (DoD). He is also the author of many Cisco online technical documents and configuration guidelines. Prior to his current role, he was a technical leader of Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC), where he taught, led, and mentored many engineers within the organization. He is an active member of the InfraGard organization. InfraGard is a cooperative undertaking between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants that is dedicated to increasing the security of the critical infrastructures of the United States of America. Omar has also delivered numerous technical presentations to Cisco customers, partners, and other organizations.