Colorado = Security Podcast

Merlin Namuth is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Debbi Blyth. News from Kingdom Wealth Exchange, Lightship Energy, Foundry Group, Coalfire, Ping Identity, Red Canary and a lot more.

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Colorado Pastor Accused Of Multimillion Dollar Crypto Scheme

Everything you need to know about navigating DIA's new security

Electric RV maker lands $34M as it prepares to open its Denver-area factory

Boulder VC firm Foundry to shutter, not raise additional fund

Colorado software Startups to Watch in 2024

Space ISAC and National Cybersecurity Center Announce Next Stage in Relationship

Mastering AI Risks: Navigating the NIST AI RMF Core with Coalfire

What is Device Trust? How it Works in 2024

Kubernetes security: Safeguarding your container kingdom

BSides Boulder 2024: Call for Speakers

Job Openings:

Pax8 - VP of GRC

1Password - Director, Security Operations

Inspirato - Director, Cybersecurity Operations

Sage Hospitality Group - Information Security, Manager

Newmont - Senior Operational Technology Cybersecurity Analyst

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)

Klaviyo - Senior Security Trust & Compliance Analyst - GRC Analyst

Datadog - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Governance Analyst

Salesforce - Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Lead/Manager - Security IEM

BofA - Manual Ethical Hacker

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISACA Denver - Technical Training: Alteryx Exploration (A Beginner Workshop) - 2/9

ISSA Denver - February Meetings - 2/14

Let's Talk Software Security - Are We Defending Against the Biggest Threats to Software? - 2/14

ISACA Denver - February Joint Chapter Meeting with IIA - 2/15

CSA Colorado - CI/CD Workload Security with Orca - 2/20

ISSA Denver - Privacy SIG - 2/22

ISSA COS - Mini Seminar - 2/24

Colorado = Security Gives Back - Homeless Shelter Service - 2/25

ISSA COS - February Meeting, An Introduction to Zero Trust With Enterprise Linux - 2/27

ISC2 Pikes Peak - February Meeting - 2/28

ISSA COS - Mentoring Mixer and LogWars - 2/29

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

Dr. Erik Huffman, Director of IT at BombBomb is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. Check our Erik’s Ted Talk here. News from ACI Learning, VF Corp, Red Canary, Ping Identity, Optiv, Secure64 and a lot 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]

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DIA begins receiving new cars to upgrade passenger train from terminal

Colorado and Illinois are officially quantum tech hubs. What does that mean?

Denver cybersecurity company acquires Baltimore edtech firm

VF Corp. hit by cyberattack limiting its ability to fulfill customer orders

Red Canary's best of 2023

Ping Leadership Predicts the 2024 Global Identity Landscape

One Year Later: Managing Security in the Age of ChatGPT

Secure64 uses AI and Machine learning to stop data exfiltration via DNS tunnels

Job Openings:

Pax8 - Platform Security Engineer

Checkr - VP, Corporate Engineering & Security

Danone - Head of Cybersecurity

Western Union - Director, Cyber Security Architecture

Metro State - Cybersecurity (CSS) Affiliate Instructor

Gensler - Security Administrator - Senior

Medtronic - Senior Director- Cybersecurity

Charles Schwab - Senior Specialist, Technology Risk Management

Gusto - Privacy Program Director

Epic - Security Engineer

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - Navigating Trust: AI's Impact on Media Integrity - 1/10 (DTC & downtown)

Let's Talk Software Security - What Do Our AppSec Terms Even Mean? - 1/16

CSA Colorado - Unlock Your Future in Cybersecurity: A Roadmap to Success - 1/16

OWASP Denver - Threat Modeling the AI Pipeline - 1/17

ISACA Denver - January Meeting, "Managing Regulatory and Compliance Risks from AI Driven Digital Technologies" - 1/18

ISC2 Pikes Peak - January Meeting - 1/24

ISACA Denver - SheLeadsTech Uplift Lunch - 1/26

ASIS - Security Officer Appreciation Night - 2/8

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

Oh nelly… this is a what we’ve all been waiting for. Robb vs. Alex in a battle to the… er… audience vote? Listen in as Alex and Robb square off to debate the assertion “Profit motives of vendors make security harder for CISOs.” This debate was aired during the SecureWorld Pacific Virtual Conference on December 13th. Make sure to stick around to the end of the episode to find out who won!

You can check out a version with video as well as audio on our Youtube channel

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]

* 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

Richard Mac Namee, Director of the Cybersecurity Center at MSU is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from DISH, Ping Identity, Broadcom, Coalfire, zvelo, LogRhythm and a lot 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.

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Migration to Colorado is on the decline, but here's where people are moving from

Remote work on a slight decline in Colorado, nationally

The world's fastest temporary internet service gets turned on in Denver

Layoffs @ Dish, Ping & Broadcom

Dish Network laying off hundreds in Colorado

Denver-based Ping Identity goes through layoffs after merger with San Francisco company

Broadcom lays off 184 Colorado employees following $69B VMware merger

RADICL Adds $9 Million in Funding to Fortify Cyber Defenses of SMBs in Defense Industrial Base

JeffCo Schools hacker demands money, threatens to release stolen data

Navigating the AI security landscape: The federal push for responsible AI adoption

The Role of AI in Social Engineering

Colorado Publishes Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Shortlist

Detecting Domain Name Abuse – Security Spotlight | LogRhythm

Job Openings:

Pax8 - Director of GRC

Spectrum - VP, Information Security Engineering

Vertafore - VP, Cybersecurity

Zoll - Director, Information Security & Cyber Risk

Connect for Health Colorado - Director of Cybersecurity

Cloudflare - Director, Cybersecurity & IT Audit

Darktrace - Cyber Security Technologist

City and County of Denver - Senior Manager of Airport Security - Denver International Airport

Sovrn - Privacy Ops Engineer

Denver Water - IT Security Architect

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISC2 Pikes Peak - December Meeting: Holiday Lunch - 12/8

CSA Colorado/LIFT Holiday Party - 12/12

Annual ISSA & ISACA Holiday Party - 12/12

ASIS - Holiday Happy Hour & Board Nominations - 12/12

Let's Talk Software Security - Are Industry Security Controls Relevant? - 12/14

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

This is a special episode. On November 9th Robb moderated a CISO Debate Webinar with Christine Vanderpool (CTO of Florida Crystals) and Adam Glick (CISO for PSG), on the topic of “Will increased regulation improve security outcomes?” This session was recorded and is being shared here, for you to enjoy, share and mock. Have fun!

You can check out a version with video as well as audio on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/5URZ_ufdKCM

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]

* 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

Douglas Brush, Founder and Court Appointed Neutral of Accel Consulting is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Xcel Energy, Guild Education, National Cybersecurity Center, Coalfire, Red Canary, Zvelo and a lot 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]

This week’s news:

Colorado has the four most expensive housing markets in U.S. not on a coast

Ten Reasons Why Denver Is a “Bastion of Geekdom”

Colorado designated as official tech hub for quantum industry

Aurora data center to become one of Xcel Energy’s biggest customers, rivaling mines and steel mills

Denver-area tech unicorn Guild just made a big investment in AI education

National Cybersecurity Center Hosts Project Pisces Training And Onboarding - National Cybersecurity Center

Maximizing the value of threat modeling

Guardians of IoT: Strengthening the security of IoT-connected medical devices in the healthcare industry

Validating detection for Gootloader with Atomic Red Team

Cyber Insurance Tightens the Reins to Lower Risk

Job Openings:

Tiktok - Converged Security Technology Security Specialist

Maximus - VP - Business Information Security Officer

Tanium - Senior Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer, CCS

Advanced Energy - Manager, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance

Western Union - Cyber Security Governance Business Manager

US Bank - Risk Framework Professional

Datavant - Head of Information Security Governance

Kroll - Vice President, Policy Writer, Cyber Risk

Modivcare - Sr. IT Governance Analyst

Meta - Security Partner - Infrastructure

Upcoming Events:

Let's Talk Software Security - What's Your Biggest Security Challenge? - 11/8

ISSA Denver - November Chapter Meeting, Asset Management - 11/8

CISO Debate Series: Will more government regulation help drive better security? - 11/9

ISSA Denver - The New SEC Reporting Rule and the End Cybersecurity as We Know It - 11/9

ISSA COS - November Mini Seminar - 11/11

CSA Colorado - Security Insights With James Condon - 11/14

ISSA COS - November Chapter Meeting - 11/14

ISC2 Pikes Peak - November Meeting - 11/15

ISSA Denver - Inaugural Veterans Special Interest Group meeting - 11/16

ISACA Denver - SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure - 11/16

ISSA COS - Mentoring Mixer and Log Wars - 11/30

Colorado Cyber Security - Cyber First Friday - 12/1

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].

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

Darren Weiner, President of Cloud Security Alliance Colorado is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Maxar, University of Colorado, Ping Identity, LogRhythm, Coalfire, Red Canary and a lot 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]

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Colorado's first Michelin Star recipients announced

10 companies selected as finalists for Coolest Thing Made in Colorado contest

Denver airport unveils plans for new walkable concourses (Renderings)

Colorado aerospace giant being split in two, its CEO replaced and some employees laid off

Colorado school ranks among top universities for startup founders

MSU Denver cybersecurity program expands with the help of a new grant

MFA Bombing Dismantled | Ping Identity

Q3 2023 Analytic Co-Pilot Use Cases | LogRhythm

A rundown of the OWASP top 10 for large language model applications

SEC tells companies to “show their work” on cybersecurity - Red Canary

Job Openings:

Greenlight - VP, Security

Thrivent - Director of Information Security

BDO - Director, Privacy & Data Protection

Gensler - Security Administrator - Senior

Western Union - Information Security Architect

Bank of America - Vulnerability Identification Senior Analyst

Gogo Business Aviation - Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

Honeywell - IT Security Engineering Manager

CoBank - Senior Cloud Security Analyst

Plante Moran - Cybersecurity Consultant - Entry Level (2024)

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - October Chapter Meetings - 10/11

Let's Talk Software Security - Is Threat Modeling Scalable? - 10/17

ISACA Denver - October Chapter Meeting: Fraud Lessons from a Reinvention Architect & Mindset Coach - 10/19

ISACA Denver - Fraud Lessons from a Reinvention Architect & Mindset Coach - 10/19

ISC2 Pikes Peak - October Meeting - 10/25

CSA Colorado - Fall Summit 2023 AI IN CYBERSECURITY: REVOLUTION AND RISKS - 10/25

ISSA Denver - Women and Whiskey - 10/25

ISACA Denver - Dark Web Investigations Workshop - 11/3

Let's Talk Software Security - What's Your Biggest Security Challenge? - 11/8

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

This is a special episode. On September 19th Alex and Robb participated in the closing keynote at SecureWorld Denver. This panel was recorded and is being shared here, for you to enjoy, share and mock. Have fun!

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]

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISA Automation and Leadership Conference - 10/4-6

ISACA Denver - ISACA CommunIty Day 2023 : Denver Parks: Preparing Wash Park for Fall/Winter - 10/7

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

Brandon Stewart, CEO at Nereus Systems is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Teriyaki Madness, DISH, Echostar, Ball Corp, Blazy Susan, Ping Identity, Coalfire, and a lot 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]

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Denver-based fast-casual chain rolls out new tech to be 'faster than a drive thru'

Here's what execs say will come from a Dish Network, EchoStar merger

Behind the deal: Here's why Ball Corp.'s CEO says it sold off its aerospace business

134 Colorado companies rank among the fastest-growing in America, according to Inc.

As VC funding slows in Colorado and the West, it's rising elsewhere

Colorado receives $1M grant to allay cyberattacks and threats

Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center, National Cybersecurity Center, and University of Colorado Colorado Springs Unite to Drive Impactful Cybersecurity Initiatives with $927,236 Grant - National Cybersecurity Center

Thoma Bravo Merges ForgeRock with Ping Identity

How Fortune 500s are building brand value by communicating security posture

Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part II

Job Openings:

Ibotta - Director, Compliance

RingCentral - Director, Security Programs

Western Union - Senior Manager, Information Security

Holland & Hart - Information Security Manager

Astroscale - Security Manager/FSO

Charles Schwab - Information Technology Asset Manager Risk Governance

Flexential - IT Security and Compliance Analyst

Quantinuum - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Krayden - Cybersecurity Analyst

Modivcare - IT Governance Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - September Chapter Meetings (DTC and Downtown) - 9/13

ISACA Denver - September Chapter Meeting: Getting Started in Blue Teaming & Advanced Concepts and Testing Strategies for Auditing SAP - 9/14

CSA Colorado - September Chapter Meeting: The API Security Landscape and what we are seeing in the field - 9/19

SecureWorld Denver - 9/19

Let's Talk Software Security - Operating Models for Modern Software Security - 9/21

ISC2 Pikes Peak - September Meeting - 9/27

ISA Automation and Leadership Conference - 10/4-6

ISACA Denver - ISACA CommunIty Day 2023 : Denver Parks: Preparing Wash Park for Fall/Winter - 10/7

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

Patrick Walsh, CEO and founder at IronCore Labs is our feature interview this week. News from Casa Bonita, Koelbel and Company, CyberGRX, Lares, Coalfire, Red Canary and a lot 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]

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Casa Bonita taps Denver brewery to create an original “casa beer”

Denver's airport is spending $1.5 million on one way to ease security lines

New Denver company is hungry for 'zombie buildings' across the country

3 startups win Colorado pitch competition and $5,000 grants

Biden to keep US Space Command in Colorado, reversing Trump decision

Colorado Dept. of Higher Education cyberattack threatens student, teacher data

Denver-based CyberGRX goes through layoffs following acquisition

Strengthening Cybersecurity Practices: An Overview of the SEC's Latest Rules

Coalfire Unveils Offensive Security Platform

Contain yourself: An intro to Linux EDR

Job Openings:

Davita - Engineer, Security (IT)

Homebot - Security Operations Manager

Bank of America - Senior Data Security Engineer

StarRez - Data Privacy Manager

Workday - Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Engineer

Salesforce - Senior Incident and Vulnerability Manager

Deloitte - Confidentiality & Privacy - Incident Management Senior Specialist

Movement Mortgage - Cyber Security Cloud Engineer

CoBank - Senior Cloud Security Analyst

Colorado PERA - Information Security Engineer

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

How to Protect Sensitive AI Data in Vector Databases - 8/10

CSA Colorado - Rockies Night - 8/15

Let's Talk Software Security - Getting Buy-In: Impactful Communication for Software Security Business Cases - 8/23

ISC2 Pikes Peak - August Meeting - 8/23

Denver OWASP - API Security: A CISO Perspective - 8/23

LIFT - Level up your golf game with LIFT, Women in Cybersecurity - 8/28

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