Steve Simske, professor at Colorado State University is our feature guest this week. News from: Charles Schwab, Chipotle, Stack Hawk, Optiv, Webroot, Ping Identity and a lot more!

Happy New Year, you filthy animals

Read about Colorado’s failed attempt to land Charles Schwab’s HQ. Colorado’s National Guard is recruiting security experts. Erie got scammed out of a cool million. An Air Force cadet wins big. Chipotle reaches settlement for their breach. Stack Hawk makes the list of startups to watch in 2020. Optiv and Webroot bring predictions for the new year. Ping talks API visibility and security.

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This week’s news:

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Business confidence bounces back in Colorado

Inside Colorado’s failed ‘$20-25 million’ pitch to Charles Schwab to move its HQ to Lone Tree

The Military Needs More Cybersecurity And Space Experts. The Colorado National Guard Is A Key Player To Recruit Them | Colorado Public Radio

Erie sent $1M to scammers posing as construction company behind bridge project

AF Academy cadet wins big at cyber competition

Chipotle Data Breach Settlement Approved by Colorado Judge

20 Colorado Startups to Watch in 2020

Optiv Announces Cybersecurity Predictions for 2020

Cybersecurity Predictions for 2020: What Our Experts Have to Say | Webroot

Tapping NGINX for AI-powered API Traffic Insights

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Sr Director, Cloud Operations

Ping Identity - Security Intern

Charter / Spectrum - Sr Manager - Network Security Operations

Twilio - Senior Information Security Compliance Analyst

Arrow Electronics - Information Security Intern (Sophomore's only)

Colorado Judicial Branch - Network Security Engineer

Dish - Information Security Business Partner

SugarCRM - Senior Information Technology and Compliance Director

HomeAdvisor - IT Risk & Compliance Manager

Huron - Manager, Software Security Architect - Healthcare

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

SecureSet - All Levels: Capture the Flag - 1/8

SecureSet - Intro to Data Visualization - 1/14

ISSA Denver - January Chapter Meetings - 1/14-15

C.Springs - Cybersecurity Summit & Industry Day - 1/15

DenSec / CitySec - January Meetup - 1/15

ISACA Denver - January Chapter Meeting - 1/16

Other Notable Upcoming Events

RIMS 2020 - 5/3-6

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