Episode #131: Security in the Cloud with Merritt Baer and Megan O'Neil

About Merritt Baer
Merritt Baer is an emerging tech and infosec expert. She builds strategic initiatives for security and emerging technologies. She currently is a Principal Security Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she provides technical cloud security guidance to complex, regulated organizations like the Fortune 100, and advises the leadership of AWS' largest customers on security as a bottom line proposition. 

Recently, Merritt served as the Lead Cyber Advisor to the Federal Communications Commission. She also wrote and implemented civilian cybersecurity strategy at the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, the nation's cyber firehouse.

Merritt is a double Harvard graduate with experience in all three branches of government and a strong publication record. She is a leader in computer security, an Internet law and business expert, and a technology entrepreneur.

• Twitter: @MerrittBaer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merrittbaer/
• Personal website: https://www.merrittrachelbaer.com/

About Megan O’Neil
Megan is a Principal Security Solutions Architect at AWS. In her more than four years with AWS, she has had experience in threat detection and incident response, as well as in enabling customers to implement sophisticated, scalable, and secure solutions that solve their business challenges.

Megan’s expertise also includes collaborating with internal teams to design and develop secure solutions across multiple technologies and platforms, as well as providing strategic direction on enterprise security architecture and the implementation of appropriate safeguards and controls. She is also well-versed in assessing current and planned applications and systems, identifying security architecture issues and designing solutions for gaps.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-o-neil-aa147311/