Ben Williams is a Senior Security Consultant for NCC Group in the UK where his time is split between penetration testing and research. He has escalated vulnerabilities in software products and appliances to a wide range of vendors, including exploitable flaws in security products from various well-known companies including: Websense, Citrix, Cisco, McAfee, Symantec, Sophos, Trend Micro, Barracuda Networks among others. Ben has presented his research previously at several major security conferences (especially on the subject of "Hacking Security Appliances").