Author Biography

Schaffer, Jean

 

 

Biographical Notes

As Director of the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS), Jean Schaffer manages the U.S. national program for the evaluation of information technology products for conformance to the International Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. The CCEVS Validation Body approves participation of NVLAP-accredited security testing laboratories in the scheme in accordance with its established policies and procedures. During the course of an evaluation, the Validation Body provides technical guidance to those testing laboratories, validates the results of IT security evaluations for conformance to the Common Criteria, and serves as an interface to other nations for the recognition of such evaluations.

Ms. Schaffer has held numerous technical positions in the Information Assurance arena focusing on secure interoperability of high-grade cryptographic equipment as well as an assignment as the NSA liaison to the Joint Chiefs of Staff/Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Direcorate (J6).

Ms. Schaffer holds a Masters Degree from Johns Hopkins University and is a Computer Science graduate from Louisiana State University.