Merritt Baer, CiSo j.d.

Reco AI

Merritt is the CISO to Reco and Advisor to a handful of young companies including Expanso, Andesite, Enkrypt AI and Level 6 Cybersecurity. 

Previously, Merritt served in the Office of the CISO at Amazon Web Services for over five years. She used this experience to provide security expertise to significant AWS customers. In 2022, she moved over $2B of deals across the line where security was a blocker.

She has also worked in security in all three branches of the US government and the private sector, including the Federal Communications Commission, the US Department of Homeland Security, the Office of US Senator Michael Bennet, and the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Before joining the government, Merritt started a business advisory for emerging tech companies.

Summary:

In this episode of 'The Art of Intelligence' podcast, the host interviews Merritt Baer, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Reco. Merritt shares her extensive background in cybersecurity across U.S. government branches, private sectors including AWS, and her advisory roles with several companies like Andesite, Expanso, Enkrypt AI, and Level 6 Cybersecurity.

The discussion explores various aspects of AI usage in cybersecurity, including the challenges and opportunities with generative AI applications, the implications of using AI from companies like DeepSeek, and the broader security concerns surrounding AI.

Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rturM2sT7fAD5cgAj67a5?si=8ZKQbq1hSdeE9EpGgPwbVA