Assassin! - Paperback

David Bayne has spent almost 35 years teaching IT, both at the high school and community college levels, and has prepared hundreds of students for careers in IT. He currently works for the State of California as an IT specialist where he oversees technical training and special projects, and is an adjunct professor in the Business department at Woodland Community College. He holds CCNA and CompTIA A+ certifications, as well as a Master's degree in educational technology. When David is not working, he reads (mostly mysteries and sci-fi) and spends time with family. He lives near Sacramento, California, with his wife and daughters and their three cats. John Pickard is an associate professor at East Carolina University in the College of Engineering and Technology, with more than 21 years of experience teaching information and cybersecurity technology. He also works as a subject matter expert and content developer in support of the Cisco Networking Academy. Through his career he has held various IT certifications, including Cisco Certified Network Professional, Microsoft Certified Professional, IPv6 Forum Certified Trainer, CompTIA Network +, and CompTIA A+. John is also a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor. John received his PhD in technology management at Indiana State University. Mark Smith has been teaching for the past 24 years. He has been computing since 1986 when he first started with his Commodore 128. He started his IT business in 1997, which is still going strong today. Ten years ago, he started a CTE IT Pathway at the high school in his district offering Python programming, IT Essentials, CCNA 1, CCNA 2, and Red Hat Linux. In addition, he runs a top-ranking regional cybersecurity club. Additionally, he is an adjunct at a local community college in the CIS department. He also sits on the Red Hat Academy Advisory Board as well as California State University, San Bernardino's IDT Advisory Board. Mark earned his master's in instructional design and technology and has CompTIA ITF+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CCST: IT Support, CCST: Networking, and CCST: Cybersecurity certifications. When not working, he enjoys traveling domestically and internationally.