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Published inApr 2024
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Debra Baker
Debra Baker
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Debra Baker

Debra Baker has 30 years of experience in Information Security. As CEO of TrustedCISO, Debra provides strategic cybersecurity CISO Advisory Services. She has an AI first startup aiming to power through the pain of Third Party Vendor Assessment and Compliance. Previously, Debra was CISO at RedSeal where she led the security program successfully getting SOC2 Type 2. Previously, she served as Regulatory Compliance Manager at Cisco. While at Cisco she founded the cryptographic knowledge base, CryptoDoneRight in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. Debra was named one of the top 100 Women in Cybersecurity, "Women Know Cyber: 100 Fascinating Females Fighting Cybercrime."
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Antivirus/anti-malware

I’m sure you are familiar with antivirus and anti-malware. Every laptop, computer, and server should have a good antivirus installed, including every Apple MacBook. An antivirus is essentially a program that is installed on your laptop or server and scans your computer periodically for any virus or malicious software. Today, there is a new name for the latest antivirus and anti-malware software. It is called EDR or endpoint protection platform (EPP) software. Essentially, EDR software provides antivirus, anti-malware, and response capabilities. Let me explain; the best EDRs have levels of service that you can purchase along with the software. If you purchase the full capabilities with 24/7 customer support, then you will have access to an incident response (IR) help desk that will respond in case of an infection or attack. For example, with CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Bitdefender, Carbon Black, and Malwarebytes, if you purchase...

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Debra Baker

Debra Baker has 30 years of experience in Information Security. As CEO of TrustedCISO, Debra provides strategic cybersecurity CISO Advisory Services. She has an AI first startup aiming to power through the pain of Third Party Vendor Assessment and Compliance. Previously, Debra was CISO at RedSeal where she led the security program successfully getting SOC2 Type 2. Previously, she served as Regulatory Compliance Manager at Cisco. While at Cisco she founded the cryptographic knowledge base, CryptoDoneRight in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. Debra was named one of the top 100 Women in Cybersecurity, "Women Know Cyber: 100 Fascinating Females Fighting Cybercrime."
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