About the Author

Marco Alamanni has professional experience working as a Linux system administrator and information security administrator/analyst in banks and financial institutions.

He holds a BSc in computer science and an MSc in information security. His interests in information technology include, among other things, ethical hacking, digital forensics, malware analysis, Linux, and programming. He also collaborates with IT magazines to write articles about Linux and IT security.

I would like to thank Packt Publishing for giving me the precious opportunity to write my first complete book and the people who have worked with me on this project, especially Riddhi Tuljapurkar and Usha Iyer, for their valuable cooperation and support.

Special thanks go to my beloved family, my wife, and my two sons, to whom this book is dedicated.