Pete Davis has been working with computers and networks since he was able to walk. By age 15, he was one of the youngest professional network engineers and one of the first employees at an Internet service provider. Pete implemented and maintained the systems and networks behind New England’s largest consumer Internet service provider, The Internet Access Company (TIAC). In 1997, Pete joined Shiva Corporation as product specialist. Since 1998, Pete has been with Altiga Networks, a VPN concentrator manufacturer in Franklin, Massachusetts, that was acquired by Cisco in 2000. As product-line manager, Pete is responsible for driving new VPN-related products and features.

Randy Ivener, CCIE No. 10722, is a security specialist with the Cisco Systems Applied Intelligence Engineering team. He is a CISSP and ASQ CSQE. Randy has spent many years as a network security consultant helping companies understand and secure their networks. Before becoming immersed in information security, he spent time in software development and as a training instructor. Randy graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master’s degree in business administration.