Verlaine Muhungu is a self-taught tech enthusiast, DevNet advocate, and aspiring Cisco Press author, focused on network automation, penetration testing, and secure coding practices. He was recognized as a top talent in sub-Saharan Africa during the 2016 Cisco NetRiders IT Skills Competition. Muhungu has over a decade of experience in IT. Muhungu is fluent in three languages, and he enjoys reading, listening to lo-fi music on sunny days, and learning German in his spare time.