Each of the authors would like to thank the staff at McGraw-Hill Education. In particular, we would like to thank Meghan Manfre and Mary Demery. You really kept us on track and helped us through the process. Your dedication to this project was truly noteworthy. Thanks.
Daniel Regalado le gustaría agradecer primero a Dios por permitirle conocerlo y cambiar su vida, a mi esposa Diana por aguantar tantas noches sin su esposo en la recamara, por su paciencia y ternura recibida, te amo! A mis hijos Fercho y Andrick por enseñarme que la vida es bella y finalmente pero no menos importante a la Familia Regalado Arias: Fernando, Adelina, Susana Erwin y Belem que desde que empecé este libro soñé con dedicárselos y que aunque disto mucho de ser el mejor profesional ellos me hacen sentir como tal, los amo y que Viva México!
Shon Harris would like to thank the other authors and the team members for their continued dedication to this project and continual contributions to the industry as a whole. Shon would also like to thank the crazy Fairbairn sisters—Kathy Conlon, Diane Marshall, and Kristy Gorenz for their lifelong support of Shon and her efforts.
Allen Harper would like to thank his wonderful wife, Corann, and daughters, Haley and Madison, for their support and understanding. It is wonderful to see our family grow stronger in Christ each year. I love you each dearly. In addition, Allen would like to thank the members of his Church for their love and support. In particular, Ronnie Jones, Bob Poole, and Donovan Smith have been true brothers in the Lord and great friends.
Chris Eagle would like to thank all his students past, present, and future for keeping him motivated to do what he loves.
Jonathan Ness would like to thank Jessica, his amazing wife, for tolerating the long hours required for him to write this book (and hold his job, and his second job, and third “job,” and all the side projects). Thanks also to the experts who freely contributed insights for the book: Didier Stevens for the generous PDF analysis help (and for providing the free PDF analysis tools at http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools), Terry McCorkle for the web vulnerabilities guidance and advice, and John Lambert for his insight into the Windows security model. Finally, Jonathan would like to thank the mentors, teachers, coworkers, pastors, family, and friends who have guided him along his way, contributing more to his success than they’ll ever know.
Branko Spasojevic would like to thank his mother, sisters, and grandparents for all the support and knowledge they passed on. Another big thanks goes to the friends and all the people who share their knowledge for free to benefit everyone. Some people who deserve special mention are: Sandra, Lina, Toni, Luka, Bojan, Leon, Ante, Hrvoje, Aleksandar, Franjo, Domagoj, Daniel, Santi, Keith, Piotr, and Andrea.
Ryan Linn would like to thank Heather for her support, encouragement, and advice as well as his family and friends for their support and for putting up with the long hours and infrequent communication while the book was coming together. Thanks also go out to Ed Skoudis for pushing me to do awesome things, and to HD, Egypt, Nate, Shawn, and all the other friends and family who have offered code assistance, guidance, and support when I’ve needed it the most.
Stephen Sims would like to thank his wife, LeAnne, and daughter, Audrey, for their ongoing support with the time needed to research, write, work, teach, and travel. Stephen would also like to thank his parents, George and Mary, and sister, Lisa, for their support from afar. Finally, a special thanks to all of the brilliant security researchers who contribute so much to the community with publications, lectures, and tools.
We, the authors, would also like to collectively thank Hex-Rays and Nicolas Falliere for the generous use of their tools IDA Pro and JEB.