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Ms. Arruda is the CEO and Founder of the ARRUDA Group (AG), a consulting firm that focuses on investigations and training. Our client list ranges from Fortune 500 companies, to local governments to individuals with investigative and training requirements.  Our investigators are all retired FBI agents with extensive fraud investigation experience. Ms. Arruda was recently appointed as a Senior Fellow for the Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida).

Ms. Arruda retired from the FBI in 2018.  During her 22 year career, she held a wide range of operational and leadership roles in the Field and at FBI Headquarters.  She is credited with drafting the FBI’s response to electronic attack in the International arena, as well as boosting the FBI’s computer crime and cybersecurity investigative capabilities.  She directed numerous computer intrusion investigations spanning the globe, including denial-of-service attacks, bank and corporate breaches, and state sponsored intrusi

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Ms. Arruda is the CEO and Founder of the ARRUDA Group (AG), a consulting firm that focuses on investigations and training. Our client list ranges from Fortune 500 companies, to local governments to individuals with investigative and training requirements.  Our investigators are all retired FBI agents with extensive fraud investigation experience. Ms. Arruda was recently appointed as a Senior Fellow for the Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida).

Ms. Arruda retired from the FBI in 2018.  During her 22 year career, she held a wide range of operational and leadership roles in the Field and at FBI Headquarters.  She is credited with drafting the FBI’s response to electronic attack in the International arena, as well as boosting the FBI’s computer crime and cybersecurity investigative capabilities.  She directed numerous computer intrusion investigations spanning the globe, including denial-of-service attacks, bank and corporate breaches, and state sponsored intrusions.  Ms. Arruda has over 20 years of experience in Cyber and Counterintelligence matters.

Ms. Arruda lectures on a variety of Cyber related topics at leading universities and serves as a keynote speaker at major cyber security conferences around the world. She is a SME on the link between Social Media and Cyber Crime.  Ms. Arruda is on the Board of Directors for the National Credit Union-Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (NCU-ISAO), as well as the State of Florida-ISAO.

Ms. Arruda earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Florida, and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Florida International University (FIU). She recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Leadership and Strategy from FIU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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