Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS 640-554) Foundation Learning Guide (2nd Edition) (Foundation Learning Guides)
Catherine Paquetis a practitioner in the field of internetworking, network security, and security financials. She has authored or contributed to ten books thus far with Cisco Press. Catherine has in-depth knowledge of security systems, remote access, and routing technology. She is a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and a CCNP Security. Catherine is also a Cisco IronPort Certified Security Instructor (CICSI) and a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI) with Cisco’s largest training partner, Global Knowledge, Inc. She also works on IT security projects and implementations for different organizations on a part-time basis. Following her university graduation from the Collège Militaire Royal de St-Jean (Canada), Catherine worked as a system analyst, LAN manager, MAN manager, and eventually as a WAN manager. Later, she received a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) with a specialty in management information systems (MIS) from York University. Catherine has lectured for the Computer Security Institute and for Cisco Systems (Emerging Markets) on the topic of the business case for network security. In 2002 and 2003, she volunteered with the U.N. mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, to train Afghan public servants in the area of networking. Catherine lives in Toronto with her husband. They have two children, who are both attending college.