Colorado = Security Podcast

In this episode: Robb and Alex were interviewed by David Stauss from Ballard Spahr as the feature interview this week. News from: Chipotle, Amazon, Lennar, Lockstate, Red Canary, Secure64, Swimlane, Webroot and a lot more!

Chipotle: Guac-ing away from Colorado

Would you believe that this paragraph is the hardest thing to write each week? So... Something about Chipotle. Something about Lennar (and Amazon!). Something about low unemployment, Lockstate, Red Canary, Secure64 and others!

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

How legalized sports betting in Colorado could become a reality by 2019

Chipotle moving its headquarters out of Denver

Colorado’s dropping unemployment rate plunges into uncharted waters

Why Colorado joined in national “Operation Cryptosweep” to suss out fraudulent cryptocurrency offerings

Alexa, what are you doing in my house? Lennar Homes is building Amazon’s digital assistant into all its new homes, including a subdivision in Aurora

Denver places high on Best Cities for Young Entrepreneurs global list

Colorado smart-lock company Lockstate lands funding for expansion

Security Operations Lessons: What My Team Learned Building and Maturing a SOC - Red Canary

Secure64- What Every Company Should Know (and Do) About Data Exfiltration

Swimlane Announces New Orchestrator Application for the Palo Alto Networks Application Framework

Webroot 17th Quarter of Double Digit Growth

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

Arrow Electronics - IAM Manager

Webroot - Threat Research Analyst

Red Canary | CIRT Team

Raytheon - Cyber Automation Engineer

MITRE, Cyber Security Engineer

Western Union - IT Manager, Internal Audit

Coalfire - Consultant, Penetration Tester

Alchemy Security - Devops Engineer

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

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: Rich Schliep, CISO for the Secretary of State of Colorado is our feature guest this week. News from: Slack, Red Canary, Optiv, CyberGRX, Ping Identity, Coalfire and a lot more!

Yeah I've got a 6-pack. Somewhere under there

Denver is one of the fittest cities, believe it or don't. Also, we're maybe getting Slack's HQ2 (yeah, that's a word now). The cybersecurity 500 has a new number 1! Optiv, CyberGRX, Ping and Coalfire drop knowledge on us.

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Denver Startup Week - Starting a Security Company - VOTE NOW!

Denver remains as one of America's 'fittest cities'

A closer look at the Colorado Succeeds survey that quantifies education improvements

Slack eyes Denver for Second HQ - 550 jobs

Senior developers: Take a look inside the tech stacks of these 7 Colorado tech companies

Cybersecurity 500

Optiv Security Cyber-Intelligence Report Reveals State of the Cyber-Threat Landscape

Dear Board of Directors, It’s Time to Do the Right Thing and Elevate IAM

6 Security Controls You Need For General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Ping Identity Issues Best Practices in Recognition of Australia’s National Privacy Awareness Week

A Cyber Engineering Primer: Automated Tools for Compliance Auditing

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

AMR - CISO - VP of IT

Charles Schwab - Technical Director, Cyber Threat Risk Management

Fidelity Investments - IT Audit Director – Enterprise Cloud Computing

Denver Health - Security Analyst 3

Western Union - Information Security Manager, Compliance

CenturyLink - Sr Information Security Engineer, Firewall

NREL - Energy Security and Resilience Analyst

Spectrum - Principal Security Engineer I

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

GDPR in Effect: Trimble, a Test Case - 5/22

SecureSet - Career Convos: Kalia Garrido, Skylarq Digital - 5/22

ISSA COS - Women in Security - 5/22

The GDPR and Data Privacy in the US - 5/23

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 5/24

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Technology Conference - 6/8

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: Kris Merritt and Brian Concannon, co-founders of Vector8 are our guests this week. News from: RMISC, Ballard Spahr, ProtectWise, Denver Post, Red Canary and a lot more!

RMISC is over / We set so many great records / We need a long nap

Yes, that is a haiku. If you pronounce is R-misk at least. Which is a totally acceptable pronunciation. Anyway, the conference we awesome - I hope you didn't miss it. News this week about our amazing economy, Colorado politicians, GDPR's impact in Colorado, ProtectWise's survey, and Red Canary raising more money.

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Denver Startup Week - Starting a Security Company - VOTE NOW!

Colorado Springs unemployment rate declines in March to 9-month low

Colorado makes Chief Executive magazine's top 10 for 'Best States for Business'

Colorado woman among five military wives threatened by Russian hackers who posed as IS

Colorado politicians approve -- and then reject -- bill to distinguish blockchain tokens from securities

Ballard Spahr Interviews Two Leaders of the Colorado Information Security Community

Only 9 percent of millennials interested in cybersecurity careers, says survey by Denver's ProtectWise

Protectwise - Survey Suggests Younger Generations, Including Females, May Fill The Cybersecurity Talent Gap

Red Canary - SEC FORM D - 6.9M funding

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Site Reliability Engineer - Security Operations

Cognizant - Sr. Manager, CS - Application Security Architect

S&P Global - Director, Security Architecture

Centura Health - Security Architect

3D Systems - Security Engineer, Sr.

Department of Veterans Affairs - IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

BT - Regional Security Sales Specialist

Raymond James Financial - Cyber Threat Analyst

LogRhythm - Training Coordinator

GuidePoint - vSOC Cyber Threat Hunter

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA COS - May Meetings - 5/15-16

CSA - May Chapter Meeting - 5/15

DenSec Meetup - 5/16

ISC2 Denver - May Chapter Meeting - 5/17

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 5/19

GDPR in Effect: Trimble, a Test Case - 5/22

SecureSet - Career Convos: Kalia Garrido, Skylarq Digital - 5/22

The GDPR and Data Privacy in the US - 5/23

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 5/24

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Technology Conference - 6/8

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:

Brian Beyer, co-founder and CEO of Red Canary is our guest this week. News from:  Giordano's, SendGrid, CenturyLink, Denver Startup Week, Microsoft, LogRhythm, Threat X, Automox and a lot more!

Go VOTE the Colorado = Security panel at DSW!

In 'N Out is not the only chain that's going to make Colorado transplants swoon. SendGrid says mo' variety mo' money. CenturyLink decides to axe a bunch of people after all, to the surprise of nobody. Microsoft is expanding in the DTC. Plus updates from LogRhythm, Threat X, Automox, and more.  

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Legendary Chicago-based Giordano's Pizza chain finally coming to Denver

Researchers are hacking the human body in Colorado labs, from alcohol-sensing bracelets to color-changing diagnostic tattoos

SendGrid, a Denver tech company, had its best financial year ever at the same time it increased diversity

CenturyLink cutting hundreds of jobs, blames automation and Level 3 merger

Denver Startup Week - Starting a Security Company - VOTE NOW!

Microsoft opens "startup for big business" in Denver Tech Center

LogRhythm blog: Augmenting Your Cyber Resiliency Strategy with NextGen SIEM

New from Threat X - Enhanced Edge Caching, DDoS Mitigation & Bot Detection

Automox blog: WSUS or SCCM For Patch Management?

Mitch Tanenbaum blog: Logon Using Facebook ID? Understand the Devil’s Bargain You Made

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ardent Mills - Director of IT Security

Lares Consulting - AppSec Practice Lead

Reliaquest - Solutions Engineer

Twitter - Security Engineer, Tooling and Automation

CableLabs - Security Engineer

LogicWorks - Sr. Cloud Security Engineer

Xcel Energy - Associate Cyber Defense Center Analyst

Denver Health - IS Security Analyst III

One Neck IT Solutions - CYBER SECURITY ANALYST - I/II

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

CTA 101 - 5/9

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

ISSA COS - May Meetings - 5/15-16

CSA - May Chapter Meeting - 5/15

DenSec Meetup - 5/16

ISC2 Denver - May Chapter Meeting - 5/17

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 5/19

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Technology Conference - 6/8

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: Douglas Brush, local podcaster and Director at Kivu Consulting is our guest this week. News from: Denver Post, System 76, bext360, Optiv, Webroot, LogRhythm, Swimlane, Convercent and a lot more!

Stop being so wishy-washy internet - neutrality is for wimps

Colorado had the chance to enforce net neutrality at home, and failed to do so. But that's not stopping Denver from seeing massive population and new company growth. We're also seeing some manufacturing coming back to our state. 

Take a moment to fill out this survey on responsibility for a data breach. The results will be shared on the show: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3WRRVW2

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

The day net neutrality died, Colorado lawmakers put an extra nail in the coffin

Movin' on up: Denver population climbs the charts

Colorado new business filings hit record in 2018

System 76, Denver computer maker, moves manufacturing back to Colorado from China

Using blockchain, Denver company tracks exactly where your coffee came from

CISO Periodic Table

Enterprise employees are a threat to themselves: Kaseya and Webroot combine to protect endpoints

Defending Your Organization with User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) 

Swimlane Launches Version 3.0 of Automated Security Operations Management Platform

Webroot Blog: The STEM Pipeline: What Can You Do?

Convercent Blog: THE MORNING RISK REPORT: GDPR COMPLIANCE COULD HAMPER INTERNAL PROBES

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Arrow - Principal Security Architect - Applications

VMWare - Senior Analyst, Information Security Risk Management

VMWare - Senior Cloud Security Architect

VMWare - Information Security Engineer

OverwatchID - Sr Software Eng, AngilarJS Dev, DevOps Software Eng

Recurly - Director of Information Security

Carbon Black - Senior Threat Researcher

Coalfire - Associate Consultant, Penetration Tester

KPMG - Manager, Cyber Security Services - IAM

Great West Life - Threat and Vulnerability Management Intern

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

CTA - Insights Series - Turn Big Data Into Big Business - 5/3

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

CTA 101 - 5/9

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Technology Conference - 6/8

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 Glenn, CISO at CableLabs is our guest this week. News from: Denver Post, Amazon, Techstars, Ping Identity, Optiv, CyberGRX, DeepCam and a lot more!

It's getting expensive in here

Denver rent has gone up 48% since 2010, and we're still interested in HQ2 coming to town? Hmm. That said, VC's are still investing heavy in Colorado. TechStars brings in a Fed. Tamara Chung takes the Facebook data issues local. Ping Identity gets ISO certified. Optiv has their new digs. CyberGRX loves Deloitte. And DeepCam is local and has some cool tech.

Mike Glenn shared these videos showing the future of IoT:

The Near Future - A Better Place

The Near Future - Bring It On

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Denver Rent Up 48 Percent Since 2010, Only the Bay Area Is Worse

Who wants Amazon the most? Here's how residents in Denver and other HQ2 cities responded

Venture capitalists still high on Colorado state ranks 8th in the U.S. in funding

Techstars taps ex-Federal Reserve bank board chairman to run Techstars Foundation

Denver Post: Facebook’s data privacy fiasco has trickled down to Colorado companies who use the ad-based service. Now what?

Castle View HS students help protect the community from cyber security threats

What Ping Identity's ISO 27001 Certification Means For You

Optiv opens new Denver HQ, looks ahead to international growth - Denver Business Journal

CyberGRX and Deloitte Form Strategic Alliance

DeepCam, LLC, Longmont-based startup unveils product at security show

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Pulte Financial Services - Security Intern

Carbon Black - Product Security Engineer (appsec)

Peak Travel Group - Home-Based, Director Information Security and Compliance

RLH Corporation - Director of Information Security and Infrastructure

TTEC - Senior Information Security Engineer

Comcast - Senior Auditor, Technology

Department of the Interior/USGS - Security Specialist

First Bank - Cyber Security Analyst

CenturyLink - INTERN - Tech Planning & Security (Summer 2018)

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

Women in Security Denver - 4/24

CSA CO - April Meeting - 4/24

GDPR Meetup - Article 32 and the Elastic Stack - 4/25

DenSec Meet-up - 4/25

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 4/27

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 4/28

CTA - Insights Series - Turn Big Data Into Big Business - 5/3

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

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: Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash is our guest this week. News from: Denver Post, LogRhythm, GTRI, Secure64, Automox, Optiv, DirectDefense and a lot more!

C.Springs v. Denver deathmatch (but Austin wins)

Colorado takes two of the top three spots in best places to win. Blockchain is going to solve all our problems. Governments are getting serious about election security (about time). LogRhythm did a survey - we are not the most confident people. GTRI is now Zivaro. And other stuff!

Check out Zooko on RadioLabo in the Ceremony.

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Denver, Colorado Springs among U.S. News & World Report's 'best places to live' top rankings

Colorado Legislative Tech Caucus Delves into Blockchain Technology

Colorado among states engaged in “Cyber Storm” exercise to game out election-day threats

New Study Finds IT Professionals Lack Confidence in Their Ability to Detect and Contain Cyberbreaches

GTRI changing name to Zivaro Inc.

Secure64 Releases TunnelGuard™ to detect and block DNS tunnels

Automox blog: Real Time Patch Management

Optiv blog: Who is the Data Protection Officer?

DirectDefense blog: What’s in Your [Security] Wallet?

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Pulte Financial Services - Security Intern

Innovage - Vice President of Security

TIAA - Director - Fraud Detection

Brown and Caldwell - Sr. Manager, Information Security

Green House Data - Manager of Information Security

Lockheed Martin - Cyber-Architect-Sr-Staff

PSCU - Senior Security Administrator

Western Union - Information Security Engineer, SOC

S&P Global - Project Manager, Information Security

Akamai - Technical Project Manager - Security

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA COS - April Meetings - 4/17-18

SecureSet - Career Conversations: Kevin Ford, Cyber Risk And Security Specialist At CyberGRX - 4/19

ISACA - Annual meeting - 4/19

Women in Security Denver - 4/24

CSA CO - April Meeting - 4/24

GDPR Meetup - Article 32 and the Elastic Stack - 4/25

DenSec Meet-up - 4/25

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 4/27

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 4/28

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

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: Jay Prassl, founder and CEO at Automox is our guest this week. News from: Four Winds Interactive, Gusto, Healthgrades, HomeAdvisor, Ibotta, Ping Identity, SendGrid, Workday, Xero, Conga, CDOT, Threat X, Cherwell, Swimlane, Coalfire and a lot more!

Next DenSec meeting in Paris?

Denver has a new direct flight to Paris! Why wouldn't it, with all our small business growth and masses of tech jobs? Conga makes an acquisition, SamSam really played havic at the CDOT, and some local tech companies got paid this week.

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

New direct flight Denver - Paris

Denver tops in the nation for small-business growth, says new report

Silicon Valley tech workers, Denver wants you — says a new marketing campaign

Conga reveals another acquisition

SamSam ransomware estimated to cost up to $1.5 million so far as CDOT continues to recover

Threat X lands venture capital, aims to double in size this year

Cherwell Software of Colorado Springs adds $172M from existing investor KKR

Swimlane Selects Lastline to Augment its Automated Security Platform

RMISC 2018: The Biggest Security Conference in the Region

Coalfire Blog: Sleuthing the Cloud: The Challenges of Forensics in Cloud Environments

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - GRC Analyst

Pulte Financial Services - Security Intern

LogRhythm - Senior Engineer, Compliance Research

Splunk - Principal DFIR Analyst (Can Be Remote/US Location)

Cognizant - Associate Director, Corporate Security Architect

Prologis - IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager

Redwood Trust - IT Risk & Compliance Analyst

Optiv - Sr. Director, Office of the CEO

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver April Meetings - 4/10-11

NCC - Beyond Bitcoin: Crypto Currency & Blockchain for Beginners - 4/10

SecureSet - CYBERSECURITY CAREER TRENDS: Nadean Tanner, CISSP, MCITP From Rapid7 - 4/12

ISSA COS - April Meetings - 4/17-18

SecureSet - Career Conversations: Kevin Ford, Cyber Risk And Security Specialist At CyberGRX - 4/19

ISACA - Annual meeting - 4/19

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Security Denver - 4/24

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

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: Trent Hein, founder of Applied Trust is our guest this week. News from: Toastmasters, CDOT, CenturyLink, Amazon, Juniper Unmanned, Optiv... and a lot more!

"May the wave always die in your section"

That's my favorite toast. I'll drink to that. Toastmasters is hiring in Douglas County. Will CDOT get to use data from our vehicles? Former Level3 boss is taking over CenturyLink earlier than expected. Denver tech jobs surging. Amazon is expending in Denver (HQ2 or not). Drones are pretty popular. Other stuff 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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Toastmasters unveils new Douglas County headquarters, says it's hiring

Bill would allow CDOT to use technology with data from vehicles

Level 3's Jeff Storey to start CenturyLink CEO job eight months earlier than expected

Tech employment in state increases by 6,530 jobs

HQ2 or not, Amazon is already in Colorado — and rapidly expanding

Golden drone company raises $3.4 million

Kevin Mitnick was the FBI’s most wanted hacker in the ’90s. He was hiding in plain sight in Denver

Denver online, phone and computer communications downed by "software bug"

Optiv Security Earns Frost & Sullivan 2018 Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Infrastructure Security Specialist

Ping Identity - GRC Analyst

Staples - Microsoft Cloud Security Consultant

Kaiser Permanente - Sr Analyst Cyber Risk Defense

LogicWorks - Sr. Cloud Security Engineer

DISH Network - Sr. Security Engineer

NBCUniversal - Cyber Security Vulnerability Researcher

Amazon - Security Transformation Consultant

ClickBank - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Bank Of America - Sr. Information Security Officer

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: Intro To Threat Analysis - 4/3

Critical Infrastructure Hackathon - 4/6-8

ISSA COS - Security+ Exam Preparation Seminar - 4/7

ISSA Denver April Meetings - 4/10-11

SecureSet - CYBERSECURITY CAREER TRENDS: Nadean Tanner, CISSP, MCITP From Rapid7 - 4/12

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Security Denver - 4/24

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

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: Casey Smith, Director of Applied Research at RedCanary is our guest this week. News from: NCC, Coalfire, CyberGRX, Red Canary, Webroot, InteliSecure... and a lot more!

Let's blockchain this bad boy

Yeah, we knew Denver was a great place for start-ups, but now we've got proof. Colorado is starting to look for ways to use Blockchain, and that might actually be a good thing. Ransomware is a real business. Colorado has some good security news (Niwot cyber girls kicking butt) and bad news (audit finds issues in substance abuse treatment program's security). Coalfire has a new CEO. CyberGRX makes the sandbox at RSA. And blogs from Red Canary, Webroot and InteliSecure.

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.

Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected]

Local security news:

Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Denver a top 10 U.S. city for entrepreneurs, startups

Blockchain tech to protect state data? National Cybersecurity Center weighs in

Pay us bitcoin or never see your files again: Inside the highly profitable underworld of ransomware

Colorado audit of substance abuse treatment program reveals gap in state’s data security practices

Niwot High girls’ cybersecurity teams excel at national challenge

Coalfire names COO to be it new CEO

CyberGRX Selected as Finalist for 2018 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest

Red Canary blog: How an IT Service Provider and Red Canary Stopped a Malware Outbreak

Webroot Blog: Spectre, Meltdown, & the CLIMB Exploit

InteliSecure blog: Properly Framing the Cost of a Data Breach with Executives and Boards

Job Openings:

Ping Identity - Senior Security Analyst

Ping Identity - Infrastructure Security Specialist

Ping Identity - GRC Analyst

Red Robin - Director, Risk, Compliance and Security

City and County of Denver - Information Security Manager

Gates Corp - Senior Security Engineer

Guild Education - Security Engineer

Secureworks - Senior Security Program Manager

PwC - Cloud Security Manager

FireEye - Associate Security Consultant

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

SecureSet - Career Conversations: Karen Worstell - 3/27

GDPR MeetUp - GDPR & The Legal Basis for Processing: Is consent really required? - 3/27

ISSA COS - 5th Annual Cyber Focus Day - 3/29

SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: Intro To Threat Analysis - 4/3

Critical Infrastructure Hackathon - 4/6-8

ISSA COS - Security+ Exam Preparation Seminar - 4/7

Other Notable Upcoming Events

Women in Security Denver - 4/24

Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference - 5/8-10

BSides Denver - 5/11-12

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