Affiliations

We are a Category B member of the Accredited Standards Committee X9.  Jeff and Ralph have been active with ASC X9 for over 15 years; Ralph Poore is a past X9A10 working group chair and is active on the X9F1 and X9F6 working groups; and Jeff Stapleton is the current X9F4 Cryptographic Protocols and Application Security working group chair since 1998.

ASC X9 is the secretariat and the US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the ISO Technical Committee 68 Financial Services; Jeff Stapleton is a past liaison for MasterCard and former US expert to TC68 subcommittees and working groups.

Jeff Stapleton is the Founder and President; and Ralph Poore is the Treasurer of the Information Assurance Consortium; a not-for-profit organization of professionals promoting security awareness and best practices of security technologies and standards.

Ralph Poore is on the (ISC)² CBK® (Common Body of Knowledge); a compendium of industry best practices for information security, including those for the CISSP, SSCP, CAP certifications; and was a past international president. 

Ralph Poore is a member of the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS), which was established by the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute (ACFEI), the world’s largest forensic membership association, in response to the President of the United States’ call for action following 9/11.

Ralph Poore is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world's premier provider of anti-fraud training and education.

Ralph Poore is a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) designed to encourage, promote, aid and affect the voluntary interchange of data, information, experience, ideas and knowledge about methods, processes, and techniques relating to investigations and security in advanced technologies.

Ralph Poore is a member of ISACA; a global organization for information governance, control, security and audit professionals.

Ralph Poore and Jeff Stapleton are members of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)®; a not-for-profit organization of information security professionals and practitioners.

Ralph Poore is a member of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR); a non-profit scientific organization whose purpose is to further research in cryptology and related fields.

ASIS is the preeminent organization for security professionals worldwide, ASIS International offers members a wealth of resources—from leading-edge educational programs to coverage of emerging trends to specialized industry reports—that help security practitioners excel in their jobs and improve their company's bottom-line.

ATMIA is an independent, non-profit trade association, their mission is: to promote ATM convenience, growth and usage worldwide; to protect the ATM industry's assets, interests, good name and public trust; and to provide education, best practices, political voice and networking opportunities for member organizations.

Founders

Ralph Poore CFE, CISA, CISSP, CHS-III, QSA, CTGA

Chief Cryptologist

Mr. Poore has over thirty years of information technology experience with emphasis on financial and fusion intelligence, information forensic investigations, cyber terrorism, transnational border data flows, information assurance, audit, and control in electronic commerce, enterprise systems, and enabling technologies.

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Jeff Stapleton QSA, CTGA

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Mr. Stapleton has over twenty years of experience in the security, financial and healthcare industries.  His areas of expertise include payment systems, cryptography, PKI, biometrics, authentication and trusted time stamps.  He has participated in developing X9 and ISO standards and is the current chair of the X9F4 Cryptographic Protocols and Application Security working group since 1998.

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