Wes Higaki is the Director of Certifications Strategy at Apex Assurance Group. Prior to joining Apex, Wes was the director of Product Certifications at Symantec Corporation where he oversaw all of the company's Common Criteria, FIPS-140, and ICSA certifications. Wes also managed the team responsible for the secure development of software products. He is the co-founder of the Common Criteria Vendors' Forum (CCVF), an informal group of vendors dealing with Common Criteria evaluation issues, and he is the author and publisher of Successful Common Criteria Evaluations: A Practical Guide for Vendors.Ray Potter is the Managing Director of Apex Assurance Group and is responsible for the operations… and delivery of the firm's consulting and program management services. He was formerly the Manager of the Security Assurance Program at Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for the direction, strategy, and operations of Cisco's global security certification and assurance initiatives, including the FIPS 140, Common Criteria, and ICSA programs. He was the single point of contact for standards bodies, Cisco's customers, and product teams.