Colorado = Security Podcast

In this episode: David McGuire, Director of Security at QEP Resources is our feature interview this week. News from: Amazon, Crocs, Red Canary, PasswordPing, Convercent, Intelisecure, Coalfire, Optiv, ThreatX and a lot more!

Crocs CFO croaks

I would never have written that if he actually died, what kind of monster do you think I am?... She's just resigning effective 4/1/19. But you've gotta admit that's a strong tabloid headline. Also... Denver is growing (did you already know that?). Amazon keeps teasing us. Red Canary signs on a new EDR technology. PasswordPing hires a new CEO. Convercent gives us the low-down on GDPR's impacts thus far. Intelisecure, Coalfire, Optiv and ThreatX wow us with their blog posts. 

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Colorado identity theft risk second-highest in the country

Denver's a bigger 'boomtown' than Seattle or Dallas, says new report

Is downtown becoming Denver's new tech hub?

Amazon.com Inc. could release another HQ2 short list this month, report says

Crocs to close all its manufacturing facilities; CFO resigning

Red Canary and Endgame Announce Partnership

Cyber-security startup hires Greene as chief executive

Convercent - Lessons Learned from GDPR (part 1,  part 2, part 3 and part 4)

Intelisecure - The Proper Role of Cyber Insurance in Enterprise Risk Management

Coalfire: Our Analysis: Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Risk Management, 2018

Optiv Security Announces Integrated Suite of Services that Allows Clients to See Themselves through the Eyes of the Enemy; Further Helps Organizations Rationalize and Optimize Cyber Security

ThreatX - USING ANDROID PROXY BROWSERS - CONVENIENCE WITHOUT WEB APPLICATION SECURITY

Job Openings:

TeleTech - Cybersecurity Principal Engineer and GRC Specialist -- Nationwide / Telecommute

FINRA - Examiner - Member Regulation Sales Practice

Coalfire - Consultant, Penetration Tester

CBIZ - Risk & Advisory Services - Senior IT Audit Associate

Proofpoint - Web Security Solutions Architect - West

Webroot - Field Marketing Program Manager

ThreatX - Account Executive

Carbon Black - Competitive Research Analyst

Water for People - Director of Technology

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

SecureSet - Career Convos: Reuben Booker - 8/14

ISSA Denver - August Chapter Meetings - 8/14-15

DenSec - 8/15 - Wynkoop

CTA - General Assembly @ RiNo Industry Station - 8/15

SecureSet - Expert Series: Cody Cornell, Swimlane CEO - 8/16

ISSA Denver - Women in Security - 8/21

ISSA COS - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

SecureSet - Career Convos: Scott Bowman, CSM & Alex Reed, SSA Alum - 8/22

ISSA Denver - Happy Hour - 8/23

Other Notable Upcoming Events

C-Suite Awards Celebration 2018 - 9/25

CTA - Apex Awards - 11/7

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 [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

In this episode: Brad Bussie, Managing Principal of Security Services at Trace3 is our feature interview this week. News from: Molson Coors, Propeller Aero, DISCON, GTRI, Aegis, Webroot, SecureSet, Ping Identity, Red Canary, ThreatX and a lot more!

A six pack of what now?

Pot infused beer - because you're way too sober right now. I-70 is being transformed. Drones are coming to Denver. Blockchain has already made it. Girls are learning science in the Colorado wilderness. GTRI makes an acquisition. Webroot's CEO gets recognized. SecureSet a new program. Blogs from Ping, Red Canary and ThreatX.

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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Colorado DOT takes first steps to turn I-70 into connected roadway

Molson Coors makes cannabis-infused beverage deal in Canada

Drone company makes final approach to Denver

Boulder DISCON: Blockchain’s role in transforming real estate likely hot topic

Girls on Rock gives teenage girls from across the country a chance to learn science in Colorado's backcountry

GTRI, now Zivaro, Inc., Acquires Assets and Contracts of Aegis Identity Software, Inc.

Webroot CEO Mike Potts Recognized on CRN's Annual Top 100 Executives List

SecureSet Academy Launches SecureSet Foundation to Promote Cybersecurity Career Education

Ping blog: How Azure AD Connect and PingFederate work together

Red Canary blog: SANS Endpoint Survey: Too Many Tools and Alerts

ThreatX blog: 5 Negative Impacts of Misaligned Security Strategies

Job Openings:

Cognizant - Director of Cloud Security & Operations

Pinkerton - Security Manager

Comcast - Security Investigator

Alteryx - Application Security Engineer

Sunrun - Sr. Information Security Analyst

Intelisecure - Security Platform Engineer SIEM

DigitalGlobe - Industrial Security Analyst Lead

Ibotta - IT Security Analyst

Jeffco Public School - Analyst - Information Security

Arrow Electronics - Communications Specialist, Security

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

SecureSet - Hacking 101: AppSec - 8/7

NCC - Cybersecurity Simplified - 8/7

CSA - CCSK Training - 8/10-11

SecureSet - Career Convos: Reuben Booker - 8/14

ISSA Denver - August Chapter Meetings - 8/14-15

CTA - General Assembly @ RiNo Industry Station - 8/15

SecureSet - Expert Series: Cody Cornell, Swimlane CEO - 8/16

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode: Nolan Mondrow, CEO of Lockstate is our feature interview this week. News from: Target, NCC, LogRhythm, OverWatchID, ProtectWise (x2), Red Canary, CyberGRX, and Webroot and a lot more!

Denver, Still Chasing Austin in the Rankings

We now have a Target on the 16th street mall, which means we have arrived. Denver is one of the top places to live and we have a lot of great tech talent. The NCC is helping small businesses improve their cybersecurity. LogRhythm customers like them and they told Gartner so. OverWatchID has a new solution for PAM on websites. ProtectWise is partnering with CrowdStrike and Director of Threat Research, James Condon was on a podcast (not ours). Red Canary has advice on choosing a MDR provider. CyberGRX knows what modern vendor risk management programs do. Webroot has advice for service providers on incident response.

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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Target comes to the 16th street mall

Denver ranks as one of the top cities to live in

Denver in top 10 for tech talent

Cyber classes to teach protection to small businesses

LogRhythm recognize as a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for SEIM

OverWatchID introduces Dynamic WebUI engine for PAM

ProtectWise joins CrowdStrike's elevate partner program

James Condon on the Future Tech Podcast

3 areas to consider when choosing a Managed Detection and Response provider

The one thing all modern third party cyber risk management programs do

6 steps to build an incident response plan

CISO of the year voting

Job Openings:

S&P Global - Director, Information Security - IAM product manager

Digital Globe - Director, Cyber Security Operations and Engineering

KPMG - Manager, Cyber Security Services - Privacy

Lockheed Martin - Embedded Cyber Hardware Researcher

Aetna - Sr. Information Security Compliance Consultant

Amazon - Security Transformation Consultant

Cherwell Software - IT Security Architect

Tri-State Generation and Transmission - EMS Cyber Security Analsyt I, II, III or Senior

Nelnet - Security Operations Center Analyst

Sumo Logic - Enterprise Sales Engineer - Security

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

SecureSet COS - Hacking 101: AppSec - 7/31

SecureSet - Beginner’s Intro to CTF – Extended Mix - 8/3

SecureSet - Hacking 101: AppSec - 8/7

NCC - Cybersecurity Simplified - 8/7

CSA - CCSK Training - 8/10-11

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode: Brett Wentworth, Director of Global Security at CenturyLink is our feature interview this week. News from: Denver Startup Week, System76, Conga, Galvanize, CSU, OverwatchID, Red Canary, SecureSet, LogRhythm and a lot more!

Aurora, People Want to Live There

It must be official because Denver Startup Week has a schedule. Conga and Galvanize are growing. The Secretary of State race is going to hinge on cybersecurity. CSU gets $1.2M from recent cybersecurity legislation. OverwatchID gets a new headquarters. And blogs from LogRhythm, SecureSet, and Red Canary.

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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Denver Startup Week schedule announced

Aurora ranked one of the fastest growing suburbs

System76 shows off their new manufacturing facility

Conga announces Broomfield as global HQ

Galvanize acquires Hack Reactor and announces $32M in funding

Colorado Secretary of State's race includes cybersecurity

CSU to receive $1.2M from new Colorado law

OverwatchID moves into a new HQ

Build vs Buy: Not mutually exclusive

Formalizing cyber threat intelligence planning: part 1

Enrich your security data with LogRhythm and Kibana

CISO of the year voting

Job Openings:

Cognizant Healthcare - Associate Director Healthcare Security Architecture, Corporate Security Leader

Coalfire - Director, Cyber Risk Services

Western Union - Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Marketo - Manager, Security Operations

US Bank - Senior Cyber Defense Engineer

Spectrum - Security Engineer III - Senior Security Risk Assessor & Consultant

Medkeeper - Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Jeffco Public Schools - Analyst - Information Security

Denver Public Schools - INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR II

GBProtect - Security Operations Center (SOC) Operator

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

GDPR Meetup - Hosting.com: GDPR and Compliance as a Service - 7/24

SecureSet - Expert Series: Douglas Brush - 7/26

SecureSet COS - Expert Series Matthew Titcombe - 7/26

ISSA COS - CISSP Exam Prep (1 of 5) - 7/28

SecureSet COS - Hacking 101: AppSec - 7/31

SecureSet - Beginner’s Intro to CTF – Extended Mix - 8/3

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode:

Mark Weatherford, first CISO of Colorado, and current Chief Cybersecurity Strategist for vArmour is our feature interview this week. News from: Shark Tank, CNBC, Denver International Airport, CTA, Coalfire, zvelo, Webroot and a lot more!

Swim With Sharks In Denver

What could be better than the Sharks coming to town? How about 25 awesome ice cream parlors? Denver is moving up the list of best states for business, and DEN (hard not to say DIA) is getting a massive overhaul. CTA gets a new CEO. Coalfire has TWO blogs so good I couldn't help but include them both this week. And blogs from zvelo and Webroot.

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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Shark Tank Open Casting Call in Denver

25 Best Ice Cream Shops in Denver

Colorado moves up on CNBC's 'top states for business' list

Denver International Airport's terminal is in for more than 3 years of construction -- here’s how it will play out

Colorado Technology Association names Frannie Matthews new CEO

Coalfire blog - Expanded Privacy Protections Granted to California Residents: The California Consumer Protection Act

Coalfire blog - Transitioning to the New SOC 2 Criteria – What You Need to Know

Securely Logging & Tracing HTTP Requests in Go | zvelo

3 Cyber Threats IT Providers Should Protect Against | Webroot

CISO of the year voting

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

Ping Identity - Director of IT

Denver Health - Security Analyst 3

LogRhythm - Manager, Security Operations

NCC - Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Pearson - Lead Enterprise Security Architect - Identity

Arapahoe Community College - Cybersecurity Faculty

NREL - Cybersecurity Research Engineer

NBCUniversal - Cyber Security Architect

DirectDefense - Security Analyst Team Lead

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

CSA - July Meeting - 7/17

ISSA COS - July Meetings - 7/17-18

DenSec - Meetup - 7/18

SecureSet - Career Convos: Alison Lawrence Daley - 7/19

ISC2 – Data Protection: Industry Practices to Identify and Protect Sensitive Information - 7/19

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 7/21

NCC - AFA CyberCamp - 7/23

GDPR Meetup - Hosting.com: GDPR and Compliance as a Service - 7/24

SecureSet - Expert Series: Douglas Brush - 7/26

ISSA COS - CISSP Exam Prep (1 of 5) - 7/28

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode: Karen Worstell, former CISO for Microsoft, Russell Investments, AT&T, and now Managing Principal and Founder at W Risk Group, is our feature interview this week. News from: Bird, Lime, Sphero, Amazon, National Cybersecurity Center, Google, Ping Identity, SecureSet, Intelisecure and a lot more!

I hope I look this good when I turn 242 years old

Happy birthday America! I hope you like fireworks. Denver makes a scooter program. Tariffs might hit Colorado. Will HQ2 come to Denver? We are the Silicon Valley for Blockchain. Google has news. Ping makes a big acquisition. So does SecureSet. It's not to late to vote for the CISO of the year!

Visit Karen's website at: karenworstell.com

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Denver unveils pilot program for electric scooters

Denver leads U.S. in small-business job growth in June 2018, No. 3 for wage growth per Paychex report

Why this Denver tech firm is concerned about tariffs and trade wars

Denver ranks No. 4 for Amazon HQ2 in GeekWire reader survey

Colorado will be 'Silicon Valley for blockchain technology,' National Cybersecurity Center CEO says

Google announces $2.8M in grants, office space to Boulder tech education

Ping Identity acquires stealthy API security startup Elastic Beam

SecureSet Acquires HackEd to Bring Immersive Cybersecurity Education to Washington D.C. Metro Region

Intelisecure - The Economics of Data and Information

CISO of the year voting

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

Ping Identity - Director of IT

Kaiser Permanente - Executive Director, Cyber Risk Defense Center & Deputy CISO

PDC Energy - Director, Information Security

Jacobs Entertainment - Corporate IT Security Manager

GB Protect - Senior Information Security Analyst

Department of Homeland Security - IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

Centura Health - Security Analyst

Comcast - Security Engineer, Incident Response

Gaming Labs - Security Specialist

CU Boulder - Incident Response Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver July Meetings - 7/10-11

CTA - CTA 101 - 7/11

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 7/13

CSA - July Meeting - 7/17

ISSA COS - July Meetings - 7/17-18

DenSec - Meetup - 7/18

SecureSet - Career Convos: Alison Lawrence Daley - 7/19

ISC2 – Data Protection: Industry Practices to Identify and Protect Sensitive Information - 7/19

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 7/21

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode: Cole Wist, Colorado Representative for District 37, is our feature interview this week. News from: The Colorado Sun, Denver Post, Viaggi, University of Colorado, EKS&H, Plante Moran, Ping Identity, Webroot, ProtectWise, SecureSet, Security Pursuit and a lot more!

Blockchain is the new newspaper?

Can you believe it? Alex tracked down Cole Wist, the Colorado Representative who co-authored Colorado's new cybersecurity bill. Also, the Sun rises in Colorado, "Everywhere WiFi" in Denver, CU is going to find cyberbullies. EKS&H is merging with Plante Moran. Ping Identity is a Leader again. And news from Webroot, Protectwise, SecureSet and Security Pursuit. 

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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Goodbye, Denver Post. Hello, Blockchain

5 ways downtown Denver is working to stay competitive

Viaggi expands 'Everywhere Wi-Fi' to Denver, other cities

CU researchers launch “cyberbullying detector” program for social media

EKS&H announced Friday that it is merging with accounting firm Plante Moran

Ping Identity Named a Leader in Gartner's 2018 Magic Quadrant for Access Management

Webroot: Parsing the Distinction Between AI & Machine Learning

Top 4 Ways to Find the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent

SecureSet: How to Stand Apart in Your InfoSec Job Search

Security Pursuit: 5 Online Business Banking Best Practices

CISO of the Year Nominations Open

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

Ping Identity - Director of IT

CPI Card Group - IT Director for Info/Cyber Security

Western Union - Information Security Manager, Compliance

Western Union - Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Charles Schwab - Technical Director, Cyber Threat Risk Management

PDC Energy - Sr. Information Security Engineer

VMWare - DevOps/Automation Security Engineer

Twitter - Security Engineer

Google - Security and Compliance Cloud Consultant

Denver Health - IS Security Analyst III

Internet 2 - Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

OverWatchID - Java Software Engineer, Sr C/C++ Software Engineer

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

NCC - Beyond Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain for Beginners - 6/26

SecureSet - Career Convos: Hilary Constable of Constable HR; Make your resume SHINE - 6/26

ISSA Denver - June Healthcare Special interest Group - 6/27

SecureSet - Expert Series: Bryan Becker - 6/28

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 6/29

OWASP Boulder - Digital Identity & Blockchain with Zak Wolff - 7/5

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode: Benjamin Edelen, CISO of the city of Boulder, is our feature interview this week. News from: Denver International Airport, VictorOps, Splunk, Apex Awards, Coalfire, LogRhythm, Red Canary, Regis, Colorado Christian University and a lot more!

I got 99 problems but a ain't one

We've got news! Denver's got an airport (and it's big). Denver's got a tech scene (and it's big). VictorOps sold to Splunk. CISO of the year nominations are open. Optiv hires a couple of C-levels. Coalfire, LogRhythm, and Red Canary have some news. And two local schools add security degrees.

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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The top U.S. airports compared to their international rankings

Is Denver a New Kind of Tech Town? Positively.

Boulder's VictorOps selling to San Francisco firm for $120 million

CISO of the Year Nominations Open

Optiv Security Names COO, CFO

Coalfire - How I Found CVE-2018-8819: Out-of-Band (OOB) XXE in WebCTRL

LogRhythm blog - Time to Reset Your Router? Understanding and Removing VPNFilter Malware

Introducing the Next Chapter of Atomic Red Team Tests

Regis adds cybersecurity undergraduate degree

Colorado Christian University created a new Masters in Cyber Security

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

EDUCAUSE - Director of Cybersecurity Program

KPMG - Manager, IT Security Risk Assessment

Carbon Black - Threat Researcher - Reverse Engineer

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association  - Network Security Specialist

Staples - Microsoft Cloud Security Consultant

Guild Education - Security Engineer

Aetna - Information Security - 3rd Party Risk Assessment

Swimlane - Enterprise Sales Engineer - Security Operations

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA COS - June Meetings - 6/19-20

CSA - June Chapter Meeting - 6/19

ISSA Denver - June Happy Hour - 6/20

AI for GDPR Compliance: In Conversation with Darktrace - 6/21

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 6/23

NCC - Beyond Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain for Beginners - 6/26

SecureSet - Career Convos: Hilary Constable of Constable HR; Make your resume SHINE - 6/26

ISSA Denver - June Healthcare Special interest Group - 6/27

SecureSet - Expert Series: Bryan Becker - 6/28

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 6/29

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode:

Mike Morris, CTO of root9B, is our feature interview this week. News from: SALT Lending, Regis University, National Cybersecurity Center, LogRhythm, Thoma Bravo, Intelisecure, RockCyber, Zayo and a lot more!

Demystifying root9B

This week we learn a lot about root9B, as Alex sits down with their CTO Mike Morris. But first we get all kinds of news. Summary: Colorado is an awesome place to live and work. Also, people like to victim blame in breaches. Lots of other news too.

Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.

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WalletHub: Colorado ranks No. 5 on list of best overall state economies

Denver a top moving spot for Californians, says Trulia

SALT Lending nonprofit partners with Regis University to offer blockchain class

Cybersecurity startups gathering in Colorado Springs as part of program to help them grow

Aaron Lafferty's Data Breach Survey Results

With Thoma Bravo, LogRhythm Innovation Accelerates | LogRhythm

Intelisecure - Theft of Intellectual Property Costs More than you Think

Summary - Colorado Governor Signs New Cyber Security Bill Into Law

RockCyber cybersecurity company launching in June - Digital Colorado

Gail Coury Received ISACA's Prestigious Chair Award

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

eFolder - Security and Compliance Analyst

Cherry Creek HS - Security Specialist - High School

University of Colorado - Security Analyst

Firstbank Holding Company - Information Security Project Analyst

S&P Global - Director, Security Architecture

Carbon Black - Senior Threat Researcher

Fireeye - Industrial Response Security Consultant

Optiv - Vice President & General Manager of Emerging Services

OverwatchID - Sr C/C++ Software Eng and Java Software Eng

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver June Meetings - 6/12-13

SecureSet - Hacking 101: Powershell - 6/14

ISC2 Secure Summit Denver - 6/15

ISSA COS - June Meetings - 6/19-20

CSA - June Chapter Meeting - 6/19

ISSA Denver - June Happy Hour - 6/20

AI for GDPR Compliance: In Conversation with Darktrace - 6/21

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 6/23

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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

In this episode: Eddie Mize, CSO at Pinnacle Group, Faces of DefCon Artist, and a much more, is our feature interview this week. News from: Lime, Boom Technologies, Amazon, Innovation Pavilion, LogRhythm, Ping Identity, Coalfire and a lot more!

LogRhythm makes a big splash

Those green scooters all around downtown Denver aren't just trash, they're HIPSTER trash. Boom Technologies can you get you there faster. Smart pavement is real, and it's spectacular. HQ2 is still a possibility. Accusations fly around the Innovation Pavilion. Colorado has it's very own security law. LogRhythm gets bought by Thoma Bravo, and the fun only starts for them. Finally, Ping and Coalfire team up for IAM. 

Check out the Defcon documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctQOmjQyYg

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Yes, you can get a DUI on a Lime scooter

Denver based Boom Technologies can take you LA to Shanghai in 5 hours

U.S. 285 using "smart pavement" technology in safety trial

New Amazon HQ2 report puts Denver No. 6 when it comes to housing, quality of life

Founder of Denver tech-company accused of sexual assault by former employees

Colorado governor signs law requiring more protection of consumer data

Here is the bill itself

Thoma Bravo to Acquire Majority Interest in LogRhythm

Ping Identity to provide SSO and MFA for cyber risk firm Coalfire

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment - Information Security Director

DirectDefense - Security Analyst Team Lead

Optiv - Senior Advisor, SecOps

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University - Security Engineer

PWC - Cybersecurity Cloud Director

Staples - Archer System Administrator

SecureSet - Cybersecurity Lead Instructor

Transamerica - Sr Paralegal-Privacy

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

NCC- Cyber Careers: What Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Should Know - 6/5

ISSA COS - Annual Cybersecurity & Technology Day at Fort Carson - 6/7-8

Women in Technology Conference - 6/8

ISSA Denver June Meetings - 6/12-13

SecureSet - Hacking 101: Powershell - 6/14

ISC2 Secure Summit Denver - 6/15

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF) - 8/22

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 [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