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Boulder is the nation’s best tech hub. BLM gives land back to Colorado. CenturyLink is bringing fiber expansion to Denver. Red Canary gives us a holiday treat. Ping Identity adds board members. root9B knows bad passwords. Swimlane announces level-up. Optiv measures security ROI.

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Bureau of Land Management to give land to Colorado to settle debt dating back to 1876 – The Colorado Sun

Why Denver's Spire Digital decided to be acquired after 21 years of operation - Denver Business Journal

Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

10 Hackers Hacking: A Holiday Countdown of Retail Cybersecurity Threats - Red Canary

Ping Identity adds two new board members

Verifiably Bad Passwords – R9B

Swimlane Launches Level-Up Initiative with Inaugural RSA… | Swimlane

Optiv blog - Measuring Cybersecurity ROI Part 1: The Value of Mitigating Risk

Job Openings:

Pulte Financial Services - CISO

Red Canary - Technical Support Engineer (Remote)

City of Boulder - Security Systems Administrator Level I

Charter/Spectrum - Security Engineer IV - Risk and Threat Management

Western Union - Lead, Cyber Security - Application Security

Mental Health Center Of Denver - HIPAA Privacy And Information Security Officer

B of A - Cyber Crime Prevention Analyst

HomeAdvisor - Application Security Engineer

Caterpillar - Security Specialist

NGL Energy Partners - IT Security Compliance Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA & ISACA Holiday Bash - 12/10

CSA - 2019 Holiday Party - 12/10

SecureSet - Capture the Flag! - 12/10

ASIS DENVER - ELECTION AND CHRISTMAS GATHERING - 12/12

SecureSet - Hacking 101: Intro to PowerShell - 12/12

ISC2 Pikes Peak - December Chapter Meeting - 12/13

Other Notable Upcoming Events

RIMS 2020 - 5/3-6

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