Yusuf Bhaiji

Yusuf is currently the Director of Certifications leading global certification programs CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCDE, and the new DevNet certification programs. Prior to this, he was the Product Manager for the Cisco CCIE Security certification and CCIE Proctor in Cisco Dubai and Sydney Labs. Before joining the CCIE program team, he was Technical Lead for Cisco TAC in Sydney for the Security and VPN team. Yusuf’s passion for Security technologies and solutions has played dominant role in his 30 years of industry experience, from as far back as his initial Master’s Degree in Computer Science, and since reflected in his numerous certifications. He prides himself in his knowledge sharing abilities, evident in the fact that he has mentored many successful candidates, as well as having designed and delivered a number of Network Security solutions, around the globe. Yusuf co-chairs the Cisco CCIE Advisory council and is advisory board member of several non-profit organizations for the dissemination of technologies and promoting indigenous excellence in the field of internetworking through academic and professional activities. Yusuf also chairs the Networkers Society of Pakistan (NSP) and IPv6 Forum Pakistan chapter. Yusuf Bhaiji, CCIE #9305 (R&S and Security), has been with Cisco since January 2001. Yusuf has authored Four Cisco Press books: • Network Security Technologies and Solutions – ISBN: 1-58705-246-6 • CCIE Security Practice Labs 1st Edition – ISBN: 1-58705-134-6 • CCIE Security v3.0 Configuration Practice Labs, Second Edition – ISBN: 1-58714-026-8 • CCIE Security Flash Cards – ISBN: 1-58714-217-1 In addition to authoring, he has also been a technical reviewer for several Cisco Press books, published articles, white papers, and presentations on various technologies and Cisco Certification programs. He is a frequent lecturer and well-known speaker presenting at several conferences and seminars worldwide.