Our featured guests this month are Matt Sharp , Ian O’Neill and Jason Godley at Xactly Corp, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Inspirato, Optiv, Lares, Ping Identity, Red Canary and a lot more!

The Security Triad: Turning Risk into Revenue: Step inside the boardroom to see how top-tier leadership turns cybersecurity from a "no" into a "go." In this high-energy conversation, Jason Godley (CFO), Ian O'Neill (Legal Counsel), and Matthew Sharp (CISO) pull back the curtain on the "Security Triad"—the collaborative engine driving Xactly’s massive business transformations. Discover how they’ve shifted security from a perceived bottleneck to a revenue powerhouse with a staggering 80%+ revenue attachment rate on enterprise deals. This is a masterclass in navigating the legal liabilities of Generative AI, mastering the "Speed of Trust," and using a best-in-class security posture to outpace the competition and win in the enterprise market.

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This week’s news:

Colorado’s First Treehouse Hotel Is Open (and Gorgeous)

Local travel company acquiesces to $59 million purchase offer

President Trump signs executive order in bid to block state AI regulations, including Colorado’s

Colorado courts’ fragmented system for sharing evidence needs statewide fix, task force finds

2025 Industry Threat Profile

Audit Success vs Operational Resilience: Understanding the Gap

What Is Human-in-the-Loop AI and Why It Matters for Identity

When adversaries bring their own virtual machine for persistence

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ISSA COS - January Chapter Meeting - 1/13

ISSA Denver - CTI Revolution Starts Now: Building a Business-Centric Intelligence Program - 1/14

ISACA Denver - SheLeadsTech 2026 Climb and Carry (7 CPE) - 1/23

ISSA COS - January Workshop - 1/24

ISC2 Pikes Peak - 1/28

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Our featured guest this month is Shane Cox, Director Cyber Fusion Center at MorganFranklin Cyber, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Denver Summit FC, EchoStar, Atom Computing, Quantinuum, Ibotta, Optiv, FusionAuth, Swimlane, Red Canary and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

Denver Summit FC to debut at Empower Field at Mile high, eyes attendance record

EchoStar founder Charlie Ergen returns as CEO amid $19.6B SpaceX spectrum deal

Ibotta celebrates new downtown Denver headquarters

Two Denver-area tech firms advance in $300M quantum competition

Cyberattack on CodeRED forces Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to seek new alert network

Threat Modeling of AI Applications Is Mandatory

The Authentication Rabbit Hole: What I Learned From Vibe-Coding Auth with AI

92% Breaches Preventable with AI Automation

Stay on top of GitHub vulnerabilities with Dependabot Configurator

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ISACA Denver - HOLIDAY PARRRTAAAAYYY - 12/11

Colorado = Security Gives Back - 12/13

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Our featured guest this month is Chazz Gifford, VP Information Security @ Intrado, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Palantir, Lumen, the State of Colorado, Red Canary, Optiv, and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

Checkr, Chevron decisions push downtown vacancy up again in third quarter

Palantir enters $200M partnership with telco Lumen to offer enterprise AI services

Colorado plans to fully digitize paper and analog land records, some dating back to the 1860s, by next year

Police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of package theft. She had her own evidence

Governor Polis Proclaims October 2025 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month “Stay Safe Online”

AWS down: How a single network outage rippled through businesses, institutions and the economy

Colorado attorney general sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ relocation to Alabama

Privacy Protections for Children's Online Data

Navigating the Vast AI Security Tools Landscape

Commanding attention: How adversaries are abusing AI CLI tools

Upcoming Events:

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Denver ISSA - AI: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - 11/12

ASIS - That's a Wrap End of the Year Happy Hour Party - 11/12

ISC2 Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 11/19

ISACA Denver - November Chapter Workshop with ISC2 - 11/20

ISC2 Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 12/5

ISACA Denver - HOLIDAY PARRRTAAAAYYY - 12/11

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* Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Our featured guest this week is Greg Foss, Manager - Threat Detection @ Datadog, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Echostar, Space Command, DenAI Summit, CU Boulder, Webroot, Red Canary, Zvelo, Optiv, Ping Identity, and a lot more!

You can find Greg and Frank at the following events if you’d like to see them in purpose:Greg:

Lunch keynote at the CSA Fall Summit 2025 October 29th

Frank:

BSides Colorado Springs - "Pyramid of Pain - Defenders Edition" October 25th

SnowFROC 2026 - March 26 and 27

University of Michigan CyberSecurity Symposium - Challenges of Training the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals - October 30th

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This week’s news:

EchoStar unloads wireless spectrum to Musk’s SpaceX for $17 billion

Will Colorado lose 30,000 jobs when Space Command moves to Alabama?

CU Boulder ranked No. 1 for launching startups based on university discoveries

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Node problem: Tracking recent npm package compromises

SaaS Risk Management for Vendors in the Age of AI

Cybersecurity Capabilities for Maturing Your TPRM Programs

Complying with NIST SP 800-63-4 Standards: Identity as the Roadmap

Redefining incident response in the age of AI

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ISSA Denver - Denver ISSA Chapter Meeting at Secure World: How I Got Caught: A Deep Dive Into a 800K Fraud - 10/9

ISACA Denver - October Chapter Meeting - 10/16

ASIS Denver - ASIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRADE SHOW and NETWORKING - 10/21

ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 10/22

CSA - CSA Fall Summit - 10/29

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* Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Our feature guest this week is Jason Hayes, President of Colorado CSA, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Elitch Gardens, Xcel, EchoStar, Palantir, DaVita, Swimlane and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

New Colorado area code rolls out for dozens of counties

After years of doubt, Elitch Gardens may stick around for a while

Space Case: Donald Trump's Rocky Relationship With Colorado

Xcel says it needs to spend $22 billion to keep up with potential demand from Colorado data centers by 2040

Englewood-based EchoStar gives up wireless network independence for enough cash to survive

Palantir is Colorado’s highest-valued company — and at center of controversy — five years after move to Denver

How They Got In — DaVita Inc.

Colorado Adds AI-Generated Deepfakes to Revenge Porn, Child Exploitation Laws

Colorado Delays AI Act Compliance: What Lawyers and Business Leaders Need to Know

When the Government Can See Everything: How Palantir Is Mapping the Nation’s Data

Swimlane Announces Strategic Leadership Appointments to Accelerate Push to Agentic AI Security Operations

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Denver CSA - CCZT - Study Group - Session 2 (Virtual) - 9/10

ISSA Denver - September Chapter Meeting - 9/10

Denver CSA - Beyond Patching - Prioritizing Cloud Workload Risk with Exposure Management - 9/16

Denver OWASP - Why you should hack your own APIs - 9/17

ISACA Denver - Full Day! September Chapter Meeting - 9/18

ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 9/24

Deciphering human behavior to Get Security Done (GSD): Understanding yourself and others to win at security - 9/25

ISACA Denver - ISACA CommunITy Day 2025 - 10/4

ISSA Denver - Denver ISSA Chapter Meeting at Secure World: How I Got Caught: A Deep Dive Into a 800K Fraud - 10/9

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* Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Our feature guest this week is Josh Peltz, VP of the West for Zero Networks. News from Eldora, COOP Rideshare, Red Canary, Optiv, zvelo and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

New Colorado area code rolls out for dozens of counties

Nederland to buy Eldora Mountain Resort with support of ski industry heavy hitters

Time to buy? Denver housing market hits highest inventory in 14 years

Colorado Driver-Owned Ridershare App Relaunches With Improved Service, Same Benefits for Drivers

More shady QR codes found on Denver parking meters

Colorado among states to pass privacy laws protecting brain data collected by devices

Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan and New Executive Orders Offer Strategic Opportunities and Legal Risks for Private Businesses

Understanding the threat landscape for MCP and AI workflows

Cybersecurity Leadership in 2025: The Strategic Role of CISOs in an AI-Driven Era

Addressing Legacy Phishing Detection Failure

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ISSA Denver - August Chapter Meeting - 8/13

Colorado = Security Picnic - 8/23

ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 8/27

ISSA Denver - AI/ML SIG: Agentic AI - 8/27

ISSA Denver - Women in Cyber: From Crisis Response to Boardroom: Becoming a CISO the Unconventional Way - 9/3

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Our feature guest this week is Rob Lee, Chief of Research and Chief AI Officer at SANS Institute, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from United Airlines, Brad Feld, Swimlane, Lares, Red Canary, Ping Identity and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

And the Rhino's Name Is...

New dinosaur unearthed from Colorado rock formation, more discoveries possible

Roman holiday: Denver now has a nonstop flight to the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and pasta galore

When will Colorado’s new battery collection and recovery system start? Here’s a primer.

Brad Feld on ‘Give First’ and the art of mentorship (at any age)

Colorado's post-COVID tech startup scene looks a lot like it did 20 years ago

Swimlane Raises $45 Million for Security Automation Platform

Stop Over-Scoping. Start Pressure Testing.

Red Canary Expands AI Innovations

Understanding Separation of Duties in Cybersecurity

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ISSA COS - July Meeting - 7/15

ISSA COS - July Mini Seminar - 7/19

Let's Talk Software Security - Is Cybersecurity Training Necessary in the Age of AI? - 7/23

ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 7/23

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Our feature guest this week is Kyle Mickey, Founding Machine Philosopher at Corewood. We’re also trying something new with our interviews and Kyle will be doing an Ask Me Anything in the #AMA channel on Slack. Head on over there to ask him any questions you might have! News from and a lot more!

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This week’s news:

A Rhino in RiNo! It's Up to You to Name the New, 22,000-Pound Sculpture

A Mall No More: Looking Back at the Real 16th Street

Attempt to tweak Colorado’s controversial, first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence law is killed

Colorado’s quantum Tech Hub partners with IBM to train 3,500 workers

ZScaler acquires Red Canary for boost in AI-driven security operations

Zscaler's Buyout of Red Canary Shows Telemetry's Value

Mobile security matters: Protecting your phone from text scams

Rethinking The Supply Chain Risk You Can’t Ignore: Third-Party Access

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Denver ISSA - SIG: The Colorado AI Act and Its Impact on US Consumer Privacy Rights - 6/11

ISSA COS - Mentoring Matters - 6/12

Let's Talk Software Security - Is There Real ROI in Security Conferences - 6/17

Denver OWASP - A Web CTF for Everyone - 6/18

ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 6/25

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Our feature guest this week is Jason Haddix, CEO/Hacker @ Arcanum Information Security. We’re also trying something new with our interviews and Jason will be doing an Ask Me Anything in the #AMA channel on Slack. Head on over there to ask him any questions you might have! News from and a lot more!

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Denver airport seeks $150M contract for new consolidated rental car facility

Metro Denver a leader nationally for how fast unsold homes are piling up

Centennial-based Boom Technology chooses Adams County as test site for its supersonic jet engines

Denver coding school to close

Denver dialysis giant DaVita hit with ransomware attack

Davita 8-K (ransomware attack)

Proposed changes to Colorado's AI regulation draw mixed reactions from business leaders

Cybersecurity metrics that matter (and how to measure them)

The New Security Model: A Blueprint for Successful SASE Deployment

Protecting Your Business – Ransomware Prevention and Recovery Best Practices

Why Strong Digital Identity is Essential—With or Without Executive Order 14144

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ASIS Denver - Colorado Corporate Security Symposium - 5/7

ISSA COS - May Chapter Meeting - 5/13

Let's Talk Software Security - Is Using AI Really That Insecure? - 5/14

ISSA Denver - ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Exam Preparation - 5/17/-5/18

LIFT - Hike #1 - 5/20

ISC2 Denver - Enhancing Privacy and Security in the Age of AI-Driven Social Engineering - 5/27

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference (RMISC) - 5/28-30

ISC2 Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 5/28

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Our feature guest this week is Nipun Mahajan, EVP at ISACA Denver. News from and a lot more!

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Boulder, Colorado Named New Host of Sundance Film Festival Beginning in 2027

Popular grocery chain plans expansion into the Denver-metro area

Denver sporting goods maker expands more than threefold

Denver-based Angi Inc. completes spin-off, becomes independent

Ball Corp. offloads product line to new joint venture

Denver cryptocurrency company is being bought by a major industry player

Five Critical Insights from the State of Trust Summit

What does Google’s $32B acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz mean for security operations? | Red Canary

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ISSA Denver - Insider Threats: A Hacker's Perspective - 4/9

CSA Colorado - Securing the Cloud - Attack Vectors - 4/15

Denver OWASP - The Attacker’s Distributed Supercomputer: Your Browser - 4/16

ISACA Denver - Annual General Meeting - 4/17

Let's Talk Software Security - Can't We Just Automate Application Security? - 4/17

ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 4/23

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* Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at [email protected]. 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