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Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.  Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University.  Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies.

Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies.

Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM Chief Security Officer for Cisco Collaborative Software Group (WebEx) Cisco Systems, Inc.

Dr. James Ransome is Senior Director, Secure Unified Wireless and Mobility Solutions with Corporate Security Programs (CSPO) and Global Government Solutions (GGSG) at Cisco. He provides leadership as well as technical and operational expertise to the company’s assessment of existing and emerging technologies, vendors, tools, devices, architectures, applications, and strategies that support the continuous integration of the most appropriate technology to meet the current security challenges of Cisco’s commercial enterprise and global government customers. He has a particular focus on enterprise and infrastructure level security solutions and unified data, voice, video wireless security for fixed and mobile IP solutions.

Ransome is a recognized security practitioner and author. Prior to joining Cisco, he served as Senior Vice President of Commercial managed and Professional Security Services at SecureInfo Inc. Ransome spent 23 years in government service before entering private industry. This includes ten years as a computer scientist, national security and imagery analyst for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in support of the national intelligence community, DOE NEST Team, DoD, and federal law enforcement.