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Colorado is the best state for female entrepreneurs. Encana is moving their HQ to Denver, with a new name. Colorado has some great places to work. It also has a new CTO. Privacy rules are an opportunity for many companies. DarkOwl talks internet freedom in Russia. Swimlane reminds us that Windows 7 is end of life. Red Canary educates us. What should we do about nation state threats. Optiv teams up with Veracode for a new service.

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This week’s news:

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British artist Simon Beck creates giant snow mural in Silverthorne

Colorado is the top state for women entrepreneurs

Encana shareholders approve company's new name and Denver headquarters

100 Best Places To Work In Colorado 2020 | Built In Colorado

Colorado names Alex Pettit new chief technology officer - Denver Business Journal

Project HOPE Suggests No Hope for Internet Freedom in Russia — DarkOwl - Darknet Big Data

You don’t have Windows 7 in your environment, do you? | Swimlane

Uncompromised: An AutoIT worm living off the land

Automox - State-Sponsored Cyber Attack Risk: What You Need to Know in 2020

Optiv - Optiv and Veracode to Bolster Application Security at Development Stage with Software Assurance as-a-Service

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Sr Director, Cloud Operations

Ping Identity - Security Intern

ShapeShift - Security Engineer

Conga - Information Security Risk & Compliance Specialist

Nelnet - CyberSecurity Engineer

Western Union - Detection Engineer, Cyber Security

Bank of America - Adaptive Threat Replication Engineer

Funding Circle - Security Risk & Assurance Specialist

Sunflower Bank - IT Risk Management Specialist

City and County of Broomfield - IT Security Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

CSA - January Chapter Meeting - 1/21

ISSA C.Springs - January Chapter Meetings - 1/21-22

ISC2 Pikes Peak - January Chapter Meeting - 1/22

SecureSet - Capture the Flag for Beginners - 1/24

ISSA C.Springs - Mini Seminar - 1/25

CTA - SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK (SAFE®) DEVOPS: IMPROVING TIME-TO-MARKET WITH THE SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK - 1/27

REGIS CYBER SUMMIT: STRONGER TOGETHER - 1/28

Denver IAPP KnowledgeNet Social Event - 1/29

SecureSet - Movie Night: Hackers! - 1/31

Other Notable Upcoming Events

RIMS 2020 - 5/3-6

View our events page for a full list of upcoming events

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