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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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Password complexity and NIST 800-63-3B

You may have heard about the “new” NIST 800-63-3B password requirements and guidelines. I will cover the highlights of the new guidance for authenticators, where they got it right, and where to be cautious. It is important to highlight the major changes that have taken place and what they mean for individuals and businesses that use passwords to secure their data.

The NIST 800-63-3B guidelines for password management are the most recent version of password security standards from NIST. NIST 800-63-3B is a complete turnaround to what we typically think of as a secure password. You’ll still hear people say the guidance is new, but it was released in June 2017. The IT Industry has been rather slow in implementing the new guidance into their products and applications. The guidelines provide more flexibility to users while maintaining security standards.

Traditionally, the longer and more complex a password, the harder it...

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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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