Colorado = Security Podcast

In this episode: Sue Lapierre, CISO for Prologis, is our guest this week. News from: Qdoba, Marketo, Convercent, OverWatchID, Swimlane, NCC, DirectDefense and a lot more!

Meltdown and Spectre are kind of a big deal

Not exactly the quietest start to a year so far, huh? This week brought us one of the biggest vulnerability disclosures we've seen in quite a while. Plus some other news like... someone paid how much for a burrito? Marketo's got a big presence in Denver. Convercent, OverWatchID and Swimlane all raise money. NCC has new leadership and a new plan. And DirectDefense provides some insight on the processor mess.

Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

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]

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Meltdown & Spectre

DirectDefense Blog: Processor Bugs Ring in the New Year

Denver-born Qdoba to be sold for $305 million

Silicon Valley's Marketo plants office in Denver

Optiv Pulls IPO Paperwork

Convercent raises $25M to keep companies out of ethical quandaries

OverWatchID’s Lands $2M Funding Round

Swimlane $1.35M funding

NCC faces new year with a new plan

Job Openings:

Opus Bank -Sr Information Security Program Manager

Schwab - Director Job in Risk Analytics

Pearson - Information Security Risk Manager

Wells Fargo - IT Senior Lead Auditor - Infrastructure Audit Team

Payments Processing Co - Senior Security Engineer

SecureSet - Cyber Threat Intelligence Instructor

IQNavigator - Information Security Analyst 1

Xcel Energy - Senior Security Governance & Controls Analyst

Ping Identity - Security Intern

Hain Celestial - Security and Compliance Director

BP - Security Architect - CLOSED

LogRhythm - Director, Product Marketing

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - January Chapter Meetings - 1/9-10

CyberGRX - Open House for new office - 1/10

CSA - January Meeting - 1/16

ISSA COS - January meetings - 1/16-17

DenSec - North Meeting - 1/18

Optiv - 2018 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18

ISACA - General Data Protection Regulation - 1/18

SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series - 1/18

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

CTA - Day at the Capital - 2/21

SnowFROC - 3/8

C-Level @ Mile High - 3/15

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: Happy New Year! This week is a look ahead at 2018 plans and predictions with 11 local security leaders.

2018 is going to be an even better year

This week we interviewed 11 local security leaders to ask about their plans for 2018 and what they see coming at us.

Chris Abbey, Douglas County Schools

Tim Coogan, CISO for DIA

Steve Coury, CISO City & County of Denver

Joshua Foltz, CISO eFolder

Mike Kalac, CISO Western Union

Sue Lapierre, CISO for Prologis

Colin Mariner, VP of Infrastructure for Home Advisor

Lucia Milica, CISO for Polycom

Rich Schliep, CISO for Secretary of State

Bryan Becker, Director of Security at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment

Sam Masiello, CISO Gates

Please come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

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:

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Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - January Chapter Meetings - 1/9-10

CyberGRX - Open House for new office - 1/10

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: A look back at the best of 2017 with 11 local security leaders. Full show notes at colorado-security.com

2017 was a great and terrible year: This week we interviewed 11 local security leaders to find out the best and worst of 2017. Take a sip of egg nog along with us as you listen.

Chris Abbey, Douglas County Schools

Tim Coogan, CISO for DIA

Steve Coury, CISO City & County of Denver

Joshua Foltz, CISO eFolder

Mike Kalac, CISO Western Union

Sue Lapierre, CISO for Prologis

Colin Mariner, VP of Infrastructure for Home Advisor

Lucia Milica, CISO for Polycom

Rich Schliep, CISO for Secretary of State

Bryan Becker, Director of Security at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment

Sam Masiello, CISO Gates

Please come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

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:

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Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: Denver's local FBI Special Agent is our guest this week. News from: Chipotle, Cyberpatriots, Threat X, LogRhythm, Ping Identity, Coalfire and a lot more! https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/12/10/46-1218-fbi-special-agent-for-denver

Are the Olympics coming to town?

And more importantly, do we want them to come here in 2026? (Spoiler alert- No.) The Denver job market for 2018 looks good (especially for security). Chipotle is moving (but keeping the guac I hope). Highlands Ranch high school kids are better than you at security. Threat X takes a round (7.3m). And some blogs from LogRhythm, Ping (Robb wrote it!), and Coalfire.

Please come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

Feature interview:

This week's feature guest is a special agent for the FBI, focused here in Denver. To protect his privacy, we're not sharing his name, but he does share a lot of stories about what it's like to join the FBI, what his day-to-day job looks like, when we should engage with the FBI, and how he's experienced the Colorado community. Here is the FBI's position on encryption: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-rod-j-rosenstein-delivers-remarks-encryption-united-states-naval. 

You can reach the Denver FBI field office at 303-629-7171

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]

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Denver exploring 2026 Olympic bid

What does the Denver tech job market look like for 2018?

Chipotle is moving into new headquarters

Highlands Ranch Cyberpatriots

Threat X takes $7m round of capital

LogRhythm blog - One Compliance Module to Rule Them All: Consolidated Compliance Framework

Ping blog - Implementing High-quality Controls to Protect Private Keys

Coalfire blog - Cybersecurity Incident Response: Three Lessons from Uber’s Story

Job Openings:

Cigna - Cyber Threat Responder and Malware Analysis Lead

Ping Identity - Cloud Security Engineer

Sunflower Bank - IT Risk Specialist

Transamerica - Lead Paralegal, Privacy & Cyber Security Compliance

Fast Enterprises - Information Security Analyst

Cherokee Nation Businesses - Network & Cloud Security Specialist

Wells Fargo - System Architect 5 - Crypto Security

Carbon Black - SOC Analyst

Black Knight - Threat Intelligence Analyst I

The Merker Group - Privacy & Data Security Attorneys and Partners

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

Colorado = Security lunch meet-up! (check us out on Slack for details)

CitySec - Meetup North - 12/21

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: JD Sherry, Colorado security entrepreneur and CRO at Remediant is our feature guest this week. News from: CHI, SendGrid, Fast Enterprises, Madwire, National Cybersecurity Center, CableLabs, SecureSet, Webroot, LogRhythm, Red Canary, and a lot more! Full notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/12/4/45-1211-jd-sherry-colorado-security-entrepreneur

We're better than the Broncos

Things might not be great for Denver's football game, but it's a great time to do security here. This week's news includes Catholic Health Initiatives merging with Dignity Health, three local companies named to Glassdoor's best employers list, news from National Cybersecurity Center, CableLabs, SecureSet, Webroot, LogRhythm, Red Canary, and a lot more!

Please come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

Feature interview:

JD Sherry is our feature interview this week, and it's a good one. JD is located right here in the Denver area, and has had a number of executive positions in the security industry, from tech guy to CEO, and from massive companies (Intel) to start ups (Remediant). JD shares with us what he's learned and what he sees coming up next for the security community.

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]

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CHI to merge with Dignity Health

Three Colorado companies on Glassdoor’s best places to work list

New Cybersecurity Center in Colorado Aims to Bring Good Practices to the Masses

ENISA's new recommendations for IoT security

Founder Spotlight: Bret Fund and His Advice to Cybersecurity Students

Webroot's 15th consecutive quarter of double digit business growth

LogRhythm named Leader in 2017 Gartner MQ for SIEM

Atomic Red Team Tests: Catching the Dragon by the Tail - Red Canary

Job Openings:

Charles Schwab - Managing Director - Threat Management & Intelligence

Trustwave - Supervisor - Security Operations (SOC)

MBL Technologies - Information System Security Officer

Deloitte - Information Security, Risk and Governance Analyst

Dell - InfoSec Analyst - Security Operations

CoBiz Financial - Information Security Risk Analyst

University of Colorado - Assistant Professor of Information Systems

TD Ameritrade - Associate Counsel, Privacy

Xactly - Senior Director of IT

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

CTA - CTA 101 - 12/13

ISSA / ISACA Joint Meeting @ Comedy Works - 12/14

CTA - Legislative Outlook - 12/14

Colorado = Security lunch meet-up! (check us out on Slack for details)

CitySec - Meetup North - 12/21

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: Joe McComb, CISO at Janus Henderson is our feature guest this week. News from: In 'n Out, City of Boulder, Sparkfun, LogRhythm, Optiv, SecureSet, Ping Identity, Convercent and a lot more! Full show notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/11/26/44-124-joe-mccomb-ciso-at-janus-henderson

I'll take my double double animal style

Everyone's favorite California hamburger place may be coming to Colorado (just don't eat the fries... they aren't good). Colorado is working on some futuristic tech (JetBike anyone?). Colorado public sector starts thinking about security (Boulder asks private industry to help, the State creates a program for veterans, and the schools prep for ransoms). A local company creates an  Androit app to detect skimmers (hint: it's looking for bluetooth). LogRhythm features Sue Lapierre (Sue's going to be a guest on the podcast soon!). Optiv unveils their 10 tips for the holidays (and KKR might have an Optiv problem). SecureSet opens a campus outside Colorado (Florida, here we come). Ping Identity makes deploying to the cloud easy (especially AWS). Convercent tells you how to monitor your culture for sickness (check out the 3 KPIs).

Please come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

Feature interview:

Joe McComb sat down with Robb this week to talk about how he got to run one the security program for of the biggest names in investing. Joe's background takes us through genetics, archeology, data analysis and a whole lot more. 

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]

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In ‘N Out coming to Colorado

The Most Futuristic Technology Coming Out of Colorado

City of Boulder seeking a ‘startup in residence’

Desperate for Cybersecurity Workers, States Help Build the Next Generation

Colorado schools prepare for potential cyber ransom attacks

Colorado company creates app to detect credit card skimmers

A CISO's Perspective: Sue Lapierre

Optiv Security Unveils 10 Tips for Businesses to Optimize Security Programs During 2017 Holiday Season

KKR Faces Turmoil at Optiv, Its Big Security Bet

Denver cybersecurity school expands outside of Colorado

Ping Identity launches new platform capabilities

Convercent Blog: Monitor Culture Like a KPI: Three Indictors Yours Culture is Secretly Sick

John Everson leaving DISH Networks for Afiniti

Job Openings:

Dominion Voting Systems - Chief Security Officer job

Cognizant - Senior Manager, Corporate Security Engineer

CHI - Manager, IT Security Risk

BioScrip - IT Security Operations Manager job

RubinBrown - Senior Auditor, Information Technology - Business Advisory Services

City of Broomfield - IT Security Analyst

Chipotle - IT Security Threat Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

CitySec - Meetup South - 12/4

CTA - C-level volunteer kickoff - 12/7

COS ISSA - Awards Banquet - 12/7

SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 12/8

CSA - CCSK Training - 12/8

CTA - CTA 101 - 12/13

ISSA / ISACA Joint Meeting @ Comedy Works - 12/14

CTA - Legislative Outlook - 12/14

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 1/18

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: A special Thanksgiving episode this week! Alex and Robb share their thankfuls, and we run a favorite interview from the archive, with the first couple of Colorado, Steve and Gail Coury. Don't forget to join our the new Colorado = Security Slack channel! Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/11/19/43-1127-thanksgiving-special

A lot to be thankful & Join us on Slack

Enjoy a week without news, events, jobs or trivia, as Robb and Alex share what they are thankful for. Take this change to also join the new Colorado = Security Slack channel, to connect with others from the security community in town.

Feature interview:

Back in March Robb sat down with the first couple of security - Gail and Steve Coury. Gail is now the CISO for Oracle's Cloud. Steve is the CISO for the city and county of Denver. During the interview they talked about their respective career paths to get where they are, shared a bit about the interesting problems they solve in their jobs, and gave advice for those practicing security. Enjoy getting to know two of Denver's security stars.

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]

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 11/26

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: David Kruger, co-founder of Absio is our feature guest this week. News from: Hyperloop, Amazon, SendGrid, CU, CTA, Alchemy Security, Red Canary, InteliSecure, Optiv, root9B, CableLabs, and a lot more! Full details here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/11/13/42-1120-david-kruger-co-founder-of-absio

Come Slack with us

Please come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Lots of news this week. Hyperloop is coming to town, Amazon HQ2 proposal details are out, SendGrid goes public, Colorado security workers are in high demand, CU students are learning security, the CTA offer scholarships to Colorado High School students, Red Canary's boss gets profiled, InteliSecure is still growing fast, Optiv makes a pair of acquisitions, Brian Krebs tears into root9B, and how to make your own LTE network.

Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

Feature interview:

David Kruger is co-founder of Absio and came to information and data security differently than many of us. David is an entrepreneur and co-founded Absio with his twin brother. They looked at the root cause of data loss and then used that root cause analysis to find potential solutions to the problem. Enjoy this great discussion about data security and getting to the root of the problem.

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]

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Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

Hyperloop coming to Denver

Colorado releases its proposal pitching the Denver area as Amazon's second headquarters

Denver not a top-five choice for Amazon HQ2, Wall Street Journal says, despite breweries

SendGrid's public debut sees stock price jump 16 percent at opening

Colorado cybersecurity workers in high demand

CU Boulder students flex their cybersecurity muscles

Colorado Technology Association, Colorado Succeeds and Silicon STEM Academy Offer Computer Science Scholarships for Colorado High School Students

Alchemy Security leader advises congress

Thought Leader: Brian Beyer’s Red Canary blends tech with family-business service

InteliSecure ranked #6 on Denver Business Journal 2017 Fast 50

Optiv Security Acquires Decision Lab

Optiv Security Acquires Conexsys

Krebs on Security - root9B we hardly knew ya

root9B Holdings Announces Discontinuation of Operations

How to build your own LTE network

Job Openings:

LenderLive - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

DISH - IT Security Manager

Comcast - Manager 1, Security Incident Response

CA Technologies - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Wells Fargo - Systems Architect 5 - Payment System Security

GuidePoint Security - vSOC Cyber Threat Hunter

PwC - Cyber Risk Experienced Associate

Pearson - Information Security Internship (CISO Business Operations)

Level 3 Communications - INTERN - INROADS Cyber Security

Optiv - Executive Vice President, Security Services and Solutions

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 11/26

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

SnowFROC - 3/8

Rocky Mountain Information Security Confernce - 5/8-10

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: Steve Kosten, President of OWASP Denver, is our feature guest this week. News from: Red Robin, Convercent, Optiv, Ping Identity, Cognizant, Gates, DISH Network, LogRhythm, Secure64, Red Canary and a lot more! Full show notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/11/6/41-1111-steve-kostan-president-of-owasp-denver

"First I'd like to thank the Academy"

On Wednesday night at the Denver Center for Performing Arts, we got to see the first Colorado CISO of the year awarded. Each of the finalists were former guests of Colorado = Security. It was so exciting that Robb videoed it and learned how to use Youtube. Check it out. In other news: Red Robin looks to slow down a bit, Convercent makes a list of fast growers, Optiv hires more big names, Andre Durand has fit a lifetime of achievements in to his first 49 years, LogRhythm serves up some PIE, Red Canary dives in deeper on their Atomic Red Team, and Robb really doesn't like Secure64's take on IoT devices.

Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

Feature interview:

Steve Kosten, President of OWASP Denver is our feature guest this week. Alex sat down with Steve to discuss OWASP, how he got involved in volunteering, and his future plans with the OWASP organization. Steve started his career as a developer which helped drive his move to application security and his current role in application security consulting.

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:

Colorado = Security store! Buy things now

Red Robin will halt new restaurant development after 2018

Optiv Security Announces Two Executive Appointments

Andre Durand wins CTA's Lifetime Achievement award

CTA APEX Awards — CISO of the Year plans ahead to make sure clients are secure

Matt Shufeldt winning CISO of the year award (video)

CTA APEX Awards — John Everson is a finalist for CISO of the Year

CTA APEX Awards — Sam Masiello is a finalist for CISO of the Year

LogRhythm Blog - Phishing Intelligence Engine (PIE): Open-Source Release

Secure64 Blog - Internet of Things – just because we can, doesn’t mean we should

Red Canary Blog - Q & A: How to Test Your Defenses With Atomic Red Team

Job Openings:

NREL - Security Manager and CISO

TeleTech - Director, Information Security

Polar Field Services - IT & Communications Mgr

SecureSet - Cybersecurity Technical Instructor

Quantix/Protech - Cyber Security Forensic Analyst

Xcel Energy - IT Intern (Rotational Job)

Red Canary - Sales Development Representative

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA DEN - Nov Chapter Meetings - 11/14-11/15

CTA - Insights Series - Are you Prepared for AI in the Workplace? - 11/15

Denver OWASP - November Meeting - 11/15

ISSA COS - November Chapter Meetings - 11/15-16

ISSA Denver - WIS meeting - 11/16

ISACA Denver - November Chapter Meeting - 11/16

DenSec - Meetup North - 11/16

ISC2 - Steven B. Armstrong, CISSP - TOPIC: Enterprise Risk Management - 11/16

SecureSet - Expert Series: Dr. John Black, Understanding the Equifax Hack - 11/16

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) - 11/26

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: Matt Shufeldt, CISO at Cognizant Health, is our feature guest this week. News from: Level3, CenturyLink, MJ Freeway, Denver Art Museum, Red Canary, LogRhythm and a lot more! Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/10/29/40-116-matt-shufeldt-ciso-at-cognizant-health

We are not smarter than this 7th grader

How many 7th graders have earned a cool $25,000 for their invention? One in Colorado did. The CenturyLink acquisition of Level3 is finally complete. Seven security companies make the top 100 tech companies in Colorado. Hackers are targeting the cannabis industry. A Denver museum gets pwned. Women focused accelerator gets funds. And blogs by local security companies.

Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to [email protected] with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store.

Feature interview:

Matt Shufeldt, CISO for Cognizant Healthcare, sat with Robb. Matt told the story of building his career in security, working at Sports Authority (through the good times and bad), growing a new security program at Cognizant, and gave advice for those looking to join the industry.

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:

Colorado = Security store! Buy things now

Robb on 9News talking online security

Meet the Colorado 7th grader named 'America's Top Young Scientist'

Level3 now a part of CenturyLink

Top 100 Colorado Tech Companies

MJ Freeway works to stay on course amid pitfalls in marijuana tracking contracts

Denver Art Museum warns donors, members, employees after sensitive data breach

Colorado accelerator among 20 to get funding bump from the feds

Red Canary blog: The Scariest Threats? The Ones We Cannot See

LogRhythm blog: SCADA Network Security Monitoring

Job Openings:

Virtela - Director of Systems Security

Quantix - Sr. Manager, Incident Response

Jewish Family Service of Colorado - Compliance Manager

Western Union - Director, Information Governance

IHS Markit - Compliance Training and Awareness Director

GuidePoint - Vendor Relations Manager

TIAA - Info Security Analyst

Hitachi Vantara - Application Security Specialist - Intern

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

DenSec - Meetup South - 11/6

SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: AppSec - 11/7

CSA - CCSK Training - 11/8

CTA - APEX Awards - 11/8

2017 CSA-CO Fall Summit - 11/9

ISSA DEN - GDPR Training - 11/9

ISSA DEN - Nov Chapter Meetings - 11/14-11/15

CTA - Insights Series - Are you Prepared for AI in the Workplace? - 11/15

ISSA COS - November Chapter Meetings - 11/15-16

ISSA Denver - WIS meeting - 11/16

ISACA Denver - November Chapter Meeting - 11/16

DenSec - Meetup North - 11/16

ISC2 - Steven B. Armstrong, CISSP - TOPIC: Enterprise Risk Management - 11/16

Other Notable Upcoming Events:

Optiv - 2017 Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security (AppSec) 

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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