Securing Cisco IP Telephony Networks (Networking Technology: IP Communications)
Akhil Behl, CCIE No. 19564, is a Senior Network Consultant in Cisco Services, focusingon Cisco Collaboration and Security Architectures. He leads collaboration and securityprojects worldwide for Cisco Services and the Collaborative Professional Services (CPS)portfolio for the commercial segment. Prior to his current role, he spent ten years workingin various roles at Linksys as a Technical Support Lead, as an Escalation Engineer atCisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), and as a Network Consulting Engineer in CiscoAdvanced Services. Akhil has a bachelor of technology degree in electronics and telecommunications fromIP University, India, and a master’s degree in business administration from SymbiosisInstitute, India. He is a dual Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Voice andSecurity. He also holds many other industry certifications, such as Project ManagementProfessional (PMP), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) professional,VMware Certified Professional (VCP), and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).Over the course of his career, he has presented and contributed in various industryforums such as Interop, Enterprise Connect, Cloud Connect, Cloud Summit, ComputerSociety of India (CSI), Cisco Networkers, and Cisco SecCon. He also has several researchpapers published to his credit in various international journals.