Colorado = Security Podcast

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59 - 3/19 - Andre Durand, CEO and Founder of Ping Identity Mar 18, 2018

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In this episode: Andre Durand, CEO & Founder at Ping Identity is our guest this week. News from: DigitalGlobe, Swimlane, Facebook, Women Who Code, InteliSecure, Convercent, LogRhythm, Security Pursuit ... and a lot more! Look Who's Poking Around Union Station Facebook. Get it? Poking? That used to be a thing on Facebook. Anywho... FB is opening a big new office in Denver. Where does Denver rate for women in tech? At least one school district is enabling their teachers to be educated on cyber. InteliSecure has new integrations. Convercent tells us how to react to ethical incidents. LogRhythm teaches us about the big memcache DDoS. And Security Pursuit gives us the low-down on GDPR. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Thank you to Chris Abbey and Andre Gaeta for supporting us on Patreon! Trivia: Congratulations to James W. for getting the answer this week. Did you catch this week's trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Facebook leases 23,000 SF at Union Station How does Denver rank as a city for working women? "Women who code" try to build a more diverse and inclusive Denver tech community Teachers get schooled - GenCyber Colorado 2018 InteliSecure Announces Netskope and Digital Guardian Partnerships The worst thing you can do is nothing: The case for reactivity in the workplace LogRhythm blog - Detecting Memcached DDoS Attacks Targeting GitHub Security Pursuit blog: What Is GDPR? And is Compliance Required? Ping Identity blog - How IAM balances innovation and security for financial services Job Openings: Cognizant - Director, Corporate Security – Cyber Security Audit NBCUniversal - Broadcast Cyber Security Officer LogRhythm - Manager Compliance Research Ping Identity - Infrastructure Security Specialist Ping Identity - GRC Analyst Ping Identity - Application Security Engineer Pearson - Senior Cloud Security Engineer, DevOps CHI - Enterprise Architect - Security Swimlane - Sales Development Rep (SDR) Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: CSA - March Chapter Meeting - 3/20 LadyCoders – Personal Branding: Branding Yourself for a Pivot - 3/20 DenSec - March Meetup - 3/21 ISSA Denver - Happy Hour - 3/22 SecureSet - Capture the Flag: Hackathon - 3/23 SecureSet - Career Conversations: Karen Worstell - 3/27 GDPR MeetUp - GDPR & The Legal Basis for Processing: Is consent really required? - 3/27 ISSA COS - 5th Annual Cyber Focus Day - 3/29 Other Notable Upcoming Events Women in Security Denver - 4/24 Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 BSides Denver - 5/11-12 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

58 - 3/12 - James Johnson, President of ISSA Denver Chapter Mar 11, 2018

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In this episode: James Johnson, President of ISSA Denver is our guest this week. News from: RedCanary, Webroot, Amazon, Automox, Root9b, GTRI ... and a lot more! Boozy Benefits Did you know that until this week it was illegal to auction alcohol for charity? So all of those wine baskets and bottles of booze you won to help support the local PTA could have landed you in some hot water. Well, lucky for you, Governor Hickenlooper signed a law at the beginning of March to make this practice legal. I guess that means it is time to double down on charitable donations. Also, Amazon is opening a physical bookstore at Park Meadows. We have a couple stories on high school STEM education. RedCanary is wondering if we're going to see criminals move from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners as their primary methods for making money. Webroot is still having double digit growth. Automox has received $2M in funding and GTRI partners with Root9B Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Thank you to Chris Abbey and Andre Gaeta for supporting us on Patreon! Trivia: Congratulations to James W. for getting the answer this week. Did you catch this week's trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Charity booze auctions now legal! Amazon to open physical bookstore in Colorado Top 20 Colorado STEM High Schools Fort Collins High with Science Bowl Will cryptocurrency miners overtake ransomware? Webroot drives 4 years of double digit growth Automox secures $2M in funding GTRI and Root9B partner Job Openings: Ping Identity - GRC Analyst Ping Identity - Application Security Engineer Coalfire - Director, Healthcare Cognizant - Sr. Manager, Corporate Security - GRC ProLogis - IT Risk, Governance, & Compliance Manager Coalfire - Principal, Service Organization Controls Practice Staples - Senior Application Security Engineer ProtectWise - DevOps Engineer CenturyLink - Information Security Engineer I DirectDefense - LogRhythm Security Analyst Pearson - Senior Cloud Security Engineer, DevOps LenderLive - Information Security Analyst Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA Denver March Meetings - 3/13-14 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 ISACA - March Meeting - Combatting Fraud and Corruption with Data Analytics - 3/15 SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series: Chris Roberts, Acalvio - 3/15 ISC2 Denver - March Meeting - 3/15 ISACA Denver - Certification Training - 3/17 CSA - March Chapter Meeting - 3/20 DenSec - March Meetup - 3/21 ISSA Denver - Happy Hour - 3/22 SecureSet - Capture the Flag: Hackathon - 3/23 Other Notable Upcoming Events Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 BSides Denver - 5/11-12 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

57 - 3/5 - Kris Kistler, CISO at Centura Health Mar 04, 2018

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In this episode: Kris Kistler, CISO at Centura Health is our guest this week. News from: Firmspace, CDOT, ProtectWise, Coalfire, Ping Identity and a lot more! #10 overall, but #1 in your hearts Whatever formula ranks North Dakota over Colorado has some serious issues huh? But don't miss out that Colorado does rank as the strongest economy. And luxury co-working is on the way to make it even better. Election security is top of mind, and CDOT is still struggling with their ransomware attack. Lots more stories as well. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Trivia: Nobody knew that the Colorado = Security podcast has had no sponsors yet. You guys let Andre Gaeta off the hook last week. Did you catch this week's trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel U.S. News & World Report: Colorado #1 for economy, #10 overall U.S. governors worry about cyberattacks during fall elections Luxury co-working coming to Denver Ransomware strikes CDOT for second time even as agency still recovering from first attack Colorado Leads and Grows as Cybersecurity Hotbed Table of Experts: Cybersecurity/Fraud Analysis of Active Satori Botnet Infections Coalfire blog: New SEC Cyber Risk Disclosure Guidance: What Does It Mean for Public Companies? Job Openings: Ping Identity - GRC Analyst Ping Identity - Application Security Engineer PDC ENERGY - Director, Information Security Crowe Horwarth - IT Audit and Consulting Senior Manager CenturyLink - Senior Information Security Engineer Polycom - Senior Security Analyst Spectrum - Security Engineer I Western Union - Information Security Analyst Home Advisor - Information Security Engineer NREL - Cyber-Physical Systems Security & Resilience Coalfire - Director, Healthcare Blackstone Technology Group - Tier 3 Managed SOC Analyst Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: DenSec - South Meetup - 3/5 CTA - Daybreak Education Series: The Business of IoT - 3/6 SnowFroc - 3/8 ISSA Denver March Meetings - 3/13-14 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 ISACA - March Meeting - Combatting Fraud and Corruption with Data Analytics - 3/15 SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series: Chris Roberts, Acalvio - 3/15 ISC2 Denver - March Meeting - 3/15 Other Notable Upcoming Events Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 BSides Denver - 5/11-12 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

56 - 2/26 - Patrick Quinlan, CEO & co-Founder of Convercent Feb 25, 2018

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In this episode: Patrick Quinlan, CEO and co-founder of Convercent is our guest this week. News from: CDOT, Google, CryptoKitties, Riot Blockchain, Vista Equity Partners, BSides Denver, Overwatch.id, ManagedMethods, Ping Identity, Secure64 and a lot more! In Soviet Russia, election votes you Mueller's Russia investigation touches Colorado. And so does SamSam ransomware (sorry CDOT!). Google shows off their new digs in Boulder. Cyprokitties play with cryptocurrency in Denver, and Riot Blockchain looks a bit wobbly. And a lot more news this week. Trivia: Congrats to Justin Brenneman who knew that the world's most secure seed vault is in Colorado. Did you catch this week's trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Colorado targeted by Russians indicted in Robert Mueller probe indictment says SamSam ransomware variant hits Colorado transportation agency and demands bitcoin Google shows off new Boulder campus, funds K-12 computer science CryptoKitties paving way to understanding blockchain, including at Denver Ethereum hackathon Riot Blockchain's stock tumbles 30% after CNBC investigation into former biotech firm that changed to trendy name Billionaire Robert Smith left his hometown of Denver years ago, but now he’s growing a tech empire here BSides CFP Open Overwatch.Id $3.22 million Fundraising Operation Cyber Blanket ManagedMethods Wins Gold 2018 Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Best Cloud Security Product Ping Identity Takes the Gold Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Second Consecutive Year Secure64 blog - How to Stop Bots from Exploiting Social Media Sites Job Openings: Fast Enterprises - Information Security Officer Gates - Sr Security Engineer City and County of Denver - Information Security Specialist Ping Identity - SRE - Security Operations CHI - Security Engineer III - AV, Encryption CoreSite - Senior Information Security Engineer Cigna - Cyber Threat Responder and Malware Analysis Lead Black Knight - Threat Intelligence Analyst II First Data - Senior Application Analyst Netizen - Cybersecurity Engineer III Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: GDPR Meetup - An Overview of GDPR - 2/27 SecureSet - Hacking 10 Workshop: AppSec - 2/27 ISSA COS - Women in Security - 2/27 DenSec - South Meetup - 3/5 CTA - Daybreak Education Series: The Business of IoT - 3/6 SnowFroc - 3/8 Other Notable Upcoming Events C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

55 - 2/19 - Joe Murdock, Red Rocks Community College Feb 18, 2018

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In this episode: Joe Murdock from Red Rock Community College is our guest this week. News from: Digital Globe, CenturyLink, BurstIQ, LogRhythm and a lot more! Colorado = Security, for an un-romantic Valentine's Day Valentine's Day has come and gone but we tell how you to plan to be even more unromantic next year. DigitalGlobe was purchased last year and now their parent company is moving its HQ to Denver. Colorado is piloting a digital driver's license. We're pretty good at election security in Colorado (good job Rich Schliep). LogRhythm can now sell to the government. Plus much more! Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel 10 Ways to Have and Unromantic Valentine's Day in Denver DigitalGlobe parent moves 800-job HQ to Colorado Colorado among states participating in digital driver's license pilot program ATM jackpotting comes to Colorado CenturyLink's COO worries about personal data privacy, too, he says at Boulder conference “Colorado receives kudos”: State gets highest mark among U.S. peers for election security Denver healthcare blockchain data company BurstIQ is raising money LogRhythm Gets DHS Certification to Offer Cybersecurity Platforms Job Openings: NBC Universal - Enterprise Cyber Security Officer Redwood Trust - Technology Risk & Compliance Analyst Logicworks - Sr. Cloud Security Engineer Leiods - Senior Insider Risk Consultant (Remote) Lares Security Consulting - Sr AppSec Research Engineer Salesforce - Lead Security Engineer (Remote) Arrow - Security Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Arrow - IT Auditor CableLabs - Security Engineer CableLabs - Principal Security Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: CSA - February Meeting - 2/20 Lady Coders - Negotiate Like a Boss ISSA COS - February Meetings - 2/20-21 ISSA Denver - Happy Hour - 2/21 CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21 GDPR Meetup - An Overview of GDPR - 2/27 SecureSet - Hacking 10 Workshop: AppSec - 2/27 SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 3/2 Other Notable Upcoming Events SnowFROC - 3/8 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

54 - 2/12 - Cam Williams, Founder & CTO at OverWatchID Feb 12, 2018

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In this episode: Cam Williams, Founder & CTO at OverWatchID is our guest this week. News from: Google, Xactly, Gates, Red Canary, LogRhythm and a lot more! Colorado = Security is always a bull market Google is hiring in Colorado (Xactly too). In the blockchain Colorado trusts. Time to mentor. Gates IPO went pretty well. Red Canary's founder hits Forbes. A blog from LogRhythm. And a spotlight on our friend Gail Coury. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Google to hire thousands in 9 states (including Colorado) Colorado eyes blockchain to secure government data, legal pot New Cybersecurity Bill - "CONCERNING THE USE OF CYBER CODING CRYPTOLOGY FOR STATE RECORDS" Invest in You: Are you ready to be a mentor? Silicon Valley software firm Xactly expands in Denver Gates says IPO raised nearly $800 million As Featured in Forbes: CEO Brian Beyer on 2018 Cyber Security Trends Integrating Threat Intelligence to Keep up with Today’s Cyberthreats Gail Coury featured in ISSA Journal this month (page 12) Job Openings: Holland & Hart - Information Security Officer BP - Security Architect Arrow - Security Architect - Applications QEP Resources - IT Security Analyst Red Sky Solutions - Senior Systems Engineer Burwood Group - Sr. Network Security Consultant Kivu - Associate Director Kivu - Analyst SecureSet - Vice President of Educational Products and Programming Optiv - Director Content Strategy CyberGRX - Content Marketing Manager Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Nederland Library - Cyber Security for the Individual - 2/13 ISSA Denver - February Chapter Meetings - 2/13-14 SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series: Chris Roberts, Acalvio - 2/15 DenSec - North Meetup - 2/15 ISACA - February Meeting - Active Defense: Why Duck when you can Hit back? - 2/15 OWASP Boulder - Automating Offensive and Defensive CyberOps with John Grigg - 2/15 ISSA COS - Mini seminar - 2/17 CSA - February Meeting - 2/20 ISSA COS - February Meetings - 2/20-21 ISSA Denver - Happy Hour - 2/21 CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21 Other Notable Upcoming Events SnowFROC - 3/8 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

53 - 2/5 - Steve Wostal, Director of Security at Starz Entertainment Feb 04, 2018

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In this episode: Steve Wostal, Director of Security at Starz Entertainment is our guest this week. News from: DISH, Catalyst Accelerator, ProtectWise, CyberGRX, Swimlane, Threat-X, Colorado Matters, Red Canary, Kroll, LogRhythm, Webroot, Optiv, Virtual Armour, zvelo and a lot more! We are Colorado's A-Team of security - or - 'Colorado = Security Stadium' anyone? First Invesco Field, then Sports Authority, next... Colorado = Security Stadium? Works for us. DISH buys ParkiFI, Catalyst Accelerator launches a cohort, Colorado has some great startups (including several in security), Debbi Blyth was on the radio!, GDPR is coming to Colorado, Red Canary partners with Kroll, LogRhythm & Webroot team-up, and a whole lot more! Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Former Denver Mayor Webb wants to bring back the Mile High Stadium name Dish Network buys Denver parking startup ParkiFi Catalyst Accelerator launches first cohort ChickTech Denver Hopes to Attract More Women to STEM Careers 50 Colorado Tech Startups to Watch Debbi Blyth on Colorado Matters podcast on 1/29 European data-privacy changes send Colorado tech businesses ‘scrambling’ Kroll Announces Exclusive Partnership With Red Canary SecurityBrief NZ - LogRhythm SIEM gets a boost with Webroot threat intelligence & IP reputation services Optiv Blog - Cloud Critical Controls Virtual Armour Blog - Cyber Threats: How Finance Directors Should Prepare zvelo Blog: IoT Cyber Security Is Reaching A Tipping Point Job Openings: Schwab - Director, Risk Analytics Camping World - Director IT Systems and Security Arrow Electronics - Security Architect Convercent - IT Security Engineer Salt Lending - Security Analyst Kudelski Security - Principal Advisor - Strategy & Governance Stroz Friedberg - Vice President, Enterprise Sales Coalfire - Sales Executive - Cloud and Technology Services Cylance - Enterprise Sales Manager - Denver StealthBits - Account Executive Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Cybersecurity Reception with British Government - 2/5 DenSec - South Meetup - 2/5 Women in Security - 2/6 CTA 101 - 2/7 CTA - Actionable Analytics - 2/7 SecureSet - Career Conversations: Elaine Marino Of Equi.Li - 2/8 CTA - Skill Works: Skills-Based Hiring & Training - 2/8 CTA - Go Code Colorado Kick-Off - 2/8 CTA - Startup Weekend Women Denver - 2/9-11 ISSA Denver - February Chapter Meetings - 2/13-14 SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series: Chris Roberts, Acalvio - 2/15 DenSec - North Meetup - 2/15 ISACA - February Meeting - Active Defense: Why Duck when you can Hit back? - 2/15 ISSA COS - Mini seminar - 2/17 Other Notable Upcoming Events: CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21 SnowFROC - 3/8 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

52 - 1/29 - Andre McGregor, Director of Security at Tanium Jan 28, 2018

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In this episode: Andre McGregor, Director of Security at Tanium is our guest this week. News from: NCC, Red Canary, Optiv, Swimlane, root9B and a lot more! One year over, and what do we have to show for it? Colorado = Security is a year old, and did you buy us anything? Of course not, nobody thinks to get gifts for a podcast - but you could have at least got us a card. You can make up for it with a 5-star rating on iTunes. Anyway... we could all do with a bit less traffic on I-70, amiright? We got a bit more detail on the NCC $8m roof. Big news from Red Canary. Optiv hires a big wig in Europe. Swimlane slacks. And root9B has a couple interesting stories. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver testing smart technology to ease traffic congestion Red Canary and CrowdStrike: Birds Join Forces Optiv Security Names Simon Church as General Manager and Executive Vice President, Europe Swimlane ChatOps via Slack Integration root9B expands executive team 3 Educational Offerings Unique to Colorado Job Openings: Xactly - IT Security Analyst - SOX Compliance Optiv - Practice Manager - Attack & Pen SCL Health - Security Analyst I NCAR - Cybersecurity Program Office (CPO) Student Assistant III Xcel Energy - Electric EMS/SCADA Programmer III Job Visa - Sr. Software Engineer - Application Security FirstBank - Information Security Senior Analyst QEP Resources - IT Security Analyst Bank or America - Information Security Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: Intro to Social Engineering - 1/30 Cybersecurity Reception with British Government - 2/5 DenSec - South Meetup - 2/5 Women in Security - 2/6 CTA 101 - 2/7 SecureSet - Career Conversations: Elaine Marino Of Equi.Li - 2/8 CTA - Skill Works: Skills-Based Hiring & Training - 2/8 Other Notable Upcoming Events: CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21 SnowFROC - 3/8 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

51 - 1/22 - Bret Fund, CEO & Founder of SecureSet Academy Jan 21, 2018

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In this episode: Bret Fund, CEO & Founder of SecureSet Academy is our guest this week. News from: Amazon, Red Robin, ViaWest, SendGrid, Fast Enterprises, Red Canary, Webroot and a lot more! HQ2 - So you're saying there's a chance! Denver made the final 20 cities for Amazon's HQ2. Will they pick us? Do we want them to? Even if Amazon doesn't pick us, more and more retirees are. And Red Robin's going to stick around. ViaWest is now Flexential. SendGrid and Fast Enterprises are still great places to work. Plus we've got research from Red Canary and Webroot. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver makes the final 20 for Amazon HQ2 For Amazon's HQ2, here's how Denver stacks up against the 19 other finalists vying for Amazon's second headquarters Denver says no thanks to Apple's proposed second campus Colorado moves up on 'best states to retire' list Red Robin recommits to Denver for its headquarters ViaWest, now part of Peak 10, is no more as combined company changes name to Flexential Two Colorado tech companies on Fortune's 'great place to work' list - Denver Business Journal National Cybersecurity Center opens for business in Colorado Springs Credential Harvesting on the Rise How to Keep Your Cryptocurrency Secure Job Openings: Woodward (Ft Collins) - MANAGER OF INFORMATION SECURITY OppenheimerFunds - Sr. Network Engineer Arrow - Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer Vail Health - IT Security Analyst MITRE (Colorado Springs) - Lead Cyber Operations Engineer Flatiron - Cybersecurity Policy & Compliance Analyst BSI - Auditor - Information Security (ISO 27001) Black Knight - Senior Penetration Testing Analyst IV LeaderQuest HQ - Cyber Security Curriculum Designer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Lady Coders – Workplace Sexual Harrassment: It happens. What do you do next? - 1/23 Red Canary - Micro brew tour - 1/26 SecureSet - Capture the flag - 1/26 SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: Intro to Social Engineering - 1/30 Other Notable Upcoming Events: CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21 SnowFROC - 3/8 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

50 - 1/15 - Chris Calvert, Co-Founder & VP Product Respond Software Jan 14, 2018

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In this episode: Chris Calvert, Co-Founder & VP Product Respond Software is our guest this week. News from: Left Hand Robotics, Rachio, Gates, Red Robin, Optiv, Convercent, Ping Identity, LogRhythm, Intelisecure and a lot more! I will never shovel snow again So much news this week I don't know where to start. A robot that will clear my snow? Yes please. Colorado received a lot of venture funding in 2017 (I've got numbers to prove it). Speaking of funding... a local smart sprinkler company soaked up (get it? 'soaked up') 10m in funding. Gates announced an IPO, while Red Robin is laying off folks from corporate and restaurants. Colorado gets involved with GirlsGoCyberStart, Optiv hires a new CTO, Convercent's CEO wrote for Forbes.com, Ping security team talks about how to do MFA the right way, James from LogRhythm talks about CISO pain-points, and a couple new CISOs named in town. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Colorado VC investment was highest in 16 years in 2017 Left Hand Robotics' snow clearing robot Smart-home tech startup raises a new VC round Denver-based Gates files for IPO Red Robin corporate and restaurant layoffs Colorado to partner in GirlsGoCyberStart, an innovative cybersecurity program for high school girls Optiv Security names Stu Solomon chief technology and strategy officer Disrupting the Employee Experience - by Patrick Quinlan PingID Security Hardening: Your Guide to Achieving Five-Star MFA Security 7 Common CISO Pain Points and How to Overcome Them Mischa Danaceau is the new CISO at InteliSecure Job Openings: TeleTech - Director, Information Security Catholic Health Initiatives - Manager, IT Security Risk Kivu Consulting - IT Manager Comcast - Security Operations Center Lead Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineering, Security Operations DCP Midstream - IT Security Analyst V Colorado State University (Denver) - Senior Cyber Security Engineer Optiv - Consultant - Attack & Penetration Arrow Electronics - IT Risk Intern Vail Resorts - Information Security, Compliance, and Risk Internship Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: CSA - January Meeting - 1/16 ISSA COS - January meetings - 1/16-17 DenSec - North Meeting - 1/18 Optiv - 2018 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18 ISACA - General Data Protection Regulation - 1/18 SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series - 1/18 Red Canary - Micro brew tour - 1/26 SecureSet - Capture the flag - 1/26 Other Notable Upcoming Events: CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21 SnowFROC - 3/8 C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15 Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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