Preface

In mid-2010, Dr. Zhang Chunyu, editor of IT sector from www.broadview.com, asked me if I could write a book on cloud computing. While the concept of cloud computing is very popular, there is not enough written material on how to handle this. Though I have kept myself up to date with this technology, I declined Zhang’s request as the prospects in the field were not clear and instead wrote this book on web security.

MY JOURNEY INTO THE SECURITY WORLD

My interest in security got kindled when I was a student, after I got a book on hacking with no ISBN from the black market. The book had a teaching course on coolfire, which intrigued me. Ever since, I have been hooked to hacking and have taken much interest in practicing the techniques covered ...

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