Colorado = Security Podcast

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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 info@colorado-security.com 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 info@colorado-security.com 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)  N/A 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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: Fred Kneip, CEO and founder of CyberGRX, is our feature guest this week. News from: CTA, iFly, SendGrid, First Data, the Denver Post, Ping Identity, LogRhythm, Optiv and a lot more! Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/10/26/39-1030-fred-kneip-ceo-founder-of-cybergrx CISO finalists are out, and it's a familiar bunch! The Apex Awards CISO of the year finalists are out, and it's three friends of the show. iFly is helping support STEM in our schools. SendGrid is getting ready to IPO, and soon. Sadly, First Data further reduces their footprint in Denver. The Denver Post tells us how to get smart about MFA. Ping's founder tells us about the future of identity. And LogRhythm and Optiv give some guidance for your security program. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com 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/. This week's episode is available on Soundcloud, iTunes and the Google Play store. Reach out with any questions or comments to info@colorado-security.com Feature interview: This week, Fred Kneip (CEO and founder) sat down with Robb to tell the story of starting and ramping up CyberGRX. CyberGRX is one of the hottest startups in security, was recently named at Denver Gazelle, and looks to have a very bright future. Fred talks about his career at Bridgewater Associates, working for Ray Dalio, where the idea for CyberGRX came from, and a whole lot more. Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now Lone Tree indoor skydiving company aims to expand STEM programming for K-12 students Successful SendGrid IPO could put Denver on software map First Data Corp. cuts 201 jobs at its Greenwood Village office CISO of the year finalists Denver Post: Using two-factor authentication when you don’t have access to a smartphone app The Future of Identity: Ping CEO Andre Durand Shares Insights with iTWire LogRhythm Blog: Using Honey Credentials to make Pivoting Detectable Optiv Security’s New Comprehensive Approach Helps Enterprises Clarify and Satisfy All Cyber Security Requirements of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Job Openings: GE - IT- Cyber Security Engineer Pearson - Cloud Security Engineer, Identity & Access Fast Enterprises - Information Security Analyst Progressive A/S - Senior Information Security Auditor Cigna - Cyber Threat Responder and Malware Analyst CHI - Cyber Security Engineer III Splunk - Professional Services Security Consultant FBI - Special Agent Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: SecureWorld Denver - 11/1-2 NCC - Governor's Cyber Symposium - 11/1-3 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 Other Notable Upcoming Events: N/A View our events page for a full list of upcoming events If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 Benjamin, VP of Threat Intel and Research at Level 3, is our feature guest this week. News from: Amazon, the City of Denver, Webroot, LogRhythm, CenturyLink, CableLabs, ProtectWise, Red Canary, Swimlane, SecureWorld, and a lot more! Full show notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/10/21/38-1023-mike-benjamin The Amazon bid is in, but do we even want to win? Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Colorado has submitted their bid for Amazon HQ2 but does Colorado even want it? Some locals are concerned about rising housing costs and additional congestion. The City of Denver won a Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Award based on their collaborative work on the integrity of the 2016 election in conjunction the Colorado Secretary of State and Homeland Security. The CEO of CenturyLink plans to stay in Colorado. We also have announcements about a new threat research site from Protectwise, LogRhythm embracing AI, and RedCanary releasing a testing framework for defenders. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. Feature interview: Mike Benjamin, VP of Threat Intel and Research at Level 3, sat down with Robb this week to share his take on the industry. Mike tells his security career story, talks about the threats he sees on the internet, why he moved to Colorado and a lot more. Mike is one of the good guys in the Colorado security scene.  Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now “Let another city ‘win'”: Some locals are saying no thanks to an Amazon headquarters in Denver No bribes or cities named “Amazon”: Colorado’s pitch to get the next headquarters touts incentives that could exceed $100M We've got company: Denver's bid for Amazon HQ2 is in a big pile Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Awards 2017 – Winners Announced The 9 Best Tech Companies in Colorado Louisiana company’s next CEO to stay in Colorado CableLabs Completes Full Duplex DOCSIS Specification Introducing: Protectwise 401TRG Red Canary Introduces Atomic Red Team, a New Testing Framework for Defenders Swimlane Achieves Integration With McAfee® Enterprise Security Manager Through The McAfee Security Innovation Alliance JT Gaietto now Executive Director, Security Services @ Richey May & Co Job Openings: PwC - Cyber Privacy Manager DoD - Counterintelligence Officer EMS Software - Director of Cloud Operations & Security City of Golden - Information Technology Manager Spectrum - Supervisor, Network Security Operations Blackstone Technology Group - Project Manager, Risk Management/Information Security InteliSecure - Data Protection Analyst AppliedTrust - InfoSec Engineer, Boulder Premier Members Credit Union - Info Sec Analyst Great-West - Security Data Science Director Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: NetSec - 10/25 CTA - Talent Series: Protecting Your Company's Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information - 10/25 ISSA Denver - Oil & Gas Special Interest Group - 10/26 InfraGard - Business Email Compromise (BEC) Workshop - 10/27 SecureSet - Capture the flag - 10/27 SecureWorld Denver - 11/1-2 NCC - Governor's Cyber Symposium - 11/1-3 Other Notable Upcoming Events: CTA - APEX Awards - 11/8 2017 CSA-CO Fall Summit - 11/9 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 episode: Al Barton, president of the Colorado Cloud Security Alliance, is our feature guest this week. News from: Xero, Apple, Secure64, Apex Awards, Optiv, LogRhythm and a lot more! Show Notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/10/12/37-1016-al-barton No, women are NOT well represented in leadership Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply to info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25 item from the Colorado = Security store. Survey shows that 63% of men are bad at math... at least when it comes to evaluating women in the executive suite. Ex-CSA & NSA head Hayden tells us not to get our hopes up for the government to help out. Xero, Apple, Trimble all invest in Denver growth. Secure64 founder tells us that little DNS issues can cause big headaches. Forrester has a crush on Optiv. LogRhythm makes a splash. And a couple of security leaders land in new companies. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continually working to improve the show, and appreciate the feedback from our listeners. If you have any issues, or suggestions for our format, let us know. This week's episode is available on Soundcloud, iTunes, and Google Play. Reach out with questions or comments to info@colorado-security.com Feature interview: Al Barton, president of Colorado's Cloud Security Alliance sat with Robb to talk about the CSA. Al tells a bit about his background, then dives into what the CSA does, who should attend and what the future looks like for the group. Al also gives some advice on doing your own cloud security. Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now A surprising number of men think women are well represented when just 1 in 10 executives is female Ex-CIA, NSA chief Hayden to business: 'The cavalry ain’t coming' on cyber-attacks Xero claims top floor of new Circa Building on Platte Street Apple hiring software engineers to work in Denver GPS-tech company Trimble doubles down on metro Denver, plans big hiring How to avoid the network outage that could cost you the C-suite Optiv Named a Strong Performer in Two 2017 Forrester Evaluations LogRhythm Unveils Self-Evolving Cloud-Based Analytics to Enhance its Threat Lifecycle Management Platform Merlin Namuth left Red Robin to join ReedGroup as Business Information Security Officer (BISO) Job Openings: Healthgrades - CISO Children’s Hospital - Director Information Security Gates - Security Architect Vail Resorts - Network Security Engineer DaVita - IT Security Risk Analyst CHAN HEALTHCARE - Careers -IT Audit Manager Western Union - Sr Info Security Analyst ManTech - Software Vulnerability Researcher Ball Aerospace - Security Awareness Training & Education (SATE) Coordinator Alchemy Security - Systems Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: CSA - October Chapter Meeting - 10/17 Become a Threat Hunter - 10/17 ISSA COS - October Chapter Meetings - 10/18-19 ISSA Denver - Government Special Interest Group - 10/19 SecureSet - Cybersecurity Expert Series: Chris Roberts, Acalvio - 10/19 DenSec - Meetup North - 10/19 SecureSet - Hacking 101 Workshop: NetSec - 10/25 CTA - Talent Series: Protecting Your Company's Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information - 10/25 ISSA Denver - Oil & Gas Special Interest Group - 10/26 InfraGard - Business Email Compromise (BEC) Workshop - 10/27 SecureSet - Capture the flag - 10/27 Other Notable Upcoming Events: SecureWorld Denver - 11/1-2 NCC - Governor's Cyber Symposium - 11/1-3 CTA - APEX Awards - 11/8 2017 CSA-CO Fall Summit - 11/9 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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: Dave Dufour, VP of Engineering and Cybersecurity at Webroot, is our feature guest this week. News from: AOL, Amazon, ChannelAdvisor, EKS&H, Secure64, Convercent, Ping Identity and a lot more! Full notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/10/6/36-109-dave-dufour Yes Amazon, we REALLY want HQ2 Did you catch our trivia question? Be the first to reply with the right answer and get any

In this episode: Mary Haynes, VP of Security at Charter Communications, is our feature guest this week. News from: root9B, CyberGRX, LogRhythm, Webroot, Alchemy Security, Ping Identity... and more! Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/9/24/35-102-mary-haynes Denver Startup Week... and root9B back from the dead Billionaires graced the stage at Denver Startup Week, and some more common folks as well. The Denver economy helps drive our nation, according to science. root9B is going to live another day, but not as a public company. CyberGRX is a Gazelle, which is a good thing. Sara Avery talks Women in Security. Webroot's new CEO talks Webroot. Alchemy Security is making noise in a good way, and Ping Identity wonders if SMS authentication is ever a good idea. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continually working to improve the show, and appreciate the feedback we get from our listeners. If you discover any audio issues, or have suggestions for our format, let us know. This week's episode is available on Soundcloud, iTunes and the Google Play store. Reach out with any questions or comments to info@colorado-security.com Feature interview: This week's feature guest is Mary Haynes, VP of Security for Charter Communications. Mary sat down with Robb in the studio, and talked about getting into security via customer support, how she became a heavy hitter in the telco security world, and where she sees her program going over the next year. Mary also shares her experience helping lead the Women in Security group. Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now Denver Startup Week: Billionaires talk highs and lows; one calls Trump a Twitter troll Denver named one of the 17 'entrepreneurial engines that power our nation' Business advantages of blockchain smart contracts root9B acquired by Tracker Capital Management Denver's 6 Gazelles Names - CyberGRX is among them Women in Security Interview Series: Sara Avery Thoughts from Webroot's new President & CEO, Mike Potts Alchemy Security Elevates Cyber Security Continuous Monitoring Market Ping blog: Should You Use SMS as a Security Factor for Customers? Job Openings: Digital First Media - Cyber Security Director Ball Aerospace - Cyber Security Operations Lead InteliSecure - Cyber Security Intelligence Expert OppenheimerFunds - Cyber Security Engineer eFolder - Security Engineer Xcel Energy - Senior Analyst, Threat Intelligence Job Frontier Airlines - Sr Network Security Engineer Vantiv - Network Security Architect EdgeLink - Robotic Network Security Architect Ping - Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer Swimlane - Security Solutions Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: DenSec - Meetup South - 10/2 Convercent - Converge17 - 10/3-5 Vector8 - Threat Hunting and Advanced Analytics Course - 10/3-5 ISSA COS - Professional Networking Event - 10/5 Coalfire - HITrust Community Extension Program - 10/6 October OWASP Denver joint meeting w/ SANS DevOps Summit - 10/10 ISSA October Chapter Meetings - 10/10-11 ISACA - October meeting - 10/12 Other Notable Upcoming Events: SecureWorld Denver - 11/1-2 NCC - Governor's Cyber Symposium - 11/1-3 CTA - APEX Awards - 11/8 2017 CSA-CO Fall Summit - 11/9 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. 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 Alderman, is our feature guest this week. News from: Google, Coalfire, InteliSecure, CyberGRX, Ping Identity, Alchemy Security and more! Full notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/9/20/34-925-matt-alderman Why doesn't anyone ever impersonate me? Someone's been impersonating a candidate for the mayor of Loveland, Google invests big in Boulder, Colorado regulators take a look at cryptocurrencies, rogue robots on the horizon, Coalfire has a new executive, InteliSecure targets midsize enterprises, CyberGRX partners with BitSight, and Ping Identity gives their take on the new iPhone's FaceID security. Can you believe we're covering all that in the same episode!? Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continually working to improve the show, and appreciate the feedback we get from our listeners. If you discover any audio issues, or have suggestions for our format, let us know. This week's episode is available on Soundcloud, iTunes and the Google Play store. Reach out with any questions or comments to info@colorado-security.com Feature interview: This week Alex interviews Matt Alderman, product advisor extraordinaire, and former VP of Strategy for Tenable Networks. Matt talks about his history in security from independent consulting, to starting consulting services at Accuvant, to leading strategy for Tenable. Matt also shares his ideas on being a successful product manager, cool emerging product areas, product segments ripe for disruption, and what companies in Colorado are on his radar. Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now Woman impersonating Loveland mayoral candidate Google buys new Boulder campus for $130m Cryptocurrency draws scrutiny in Colorado: State's securities regulator sounds a warning Manufacturers prepare to battle rogue robots Coalfire appoints Michael Chao as new CFO InteliSecure Launched Solutions, Managed Services Offering to Help Midsize Enterprises Protect Critical Data CyberGRX Partners With BitSight to Address Supply Chain Risks Ping blog: Multi-Factor Authentication and the Security of iPhone's Face ID Job Openings: LogicWorks - Sr Cloud Security Engineer Virtela - Director of Systems Security Comcast - Security Operations Center Manager PegRight - Security Solutions Consultant Great West Financial - Principal Security Engineer CHI - Enterprise Security Architect NREL - Smart Homes Application Developer Veredus - DDOS Security Engineer Alchemy Security - Cyber Security Jr Analyst Intern 2018 Schwab Intern Academy- Vendor Technology Risk Management Intern for Information Security Risk Management Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Denver Startup Week - Cybersecurity - Compliance & Security Panel - 9/25 SANS Rocky Mountain Fall - 9/25 - 9/30 CISO Advisor Alliance - Leadership Summit - 9/26-27 NCC - Cyber Healthcare Exercise - 9/27 Denver Startup Week - Security Founders Panel - 9/27 DenSec - Meetup South - 10/2 Convercent - Converge17 - 10/3-5 Vector8 - Threat Hunting and Advanced Analytics Course - 10/3-5 ISSA COS - Professional Networking Event - 10/5 Coalfire - HITrust Community Extension Program - 10/6 Other Notable Upcoming Events: SecureWorld Denver - 11/1-2 NCC - Governor's Cyber Symposium - 11/1-3 CTA - APEX Awards - 11/8 2017 CSA-CO Fall Summit - 11/9 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. 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: Andy Grolnick, CEO of LogRhythm, is our feature guest this week. News from: Oracle, Red Canary, Denver Startup Week, LogRhythm, ManagedMethods, Secure64 and more! Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/9/16/33-918-show-notes Sure it'll only take 14 minutes to get from Denver to Pueblo, but will the wifi work? This could bring a whole new meaning to "tubing in the rockies." Oracle is laying off a lot of people, as they shift to a cloud focus, Red Canary makes a list of growing CO companies, Colorado = Security is taking over Denver Startup Week, LogRhythm integrates with Cisco, and some thought leadership pieces by ManagedMethods, and Secure64. And probably a little chatting about that Equifax thing too, while we're at it. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continually working to improve the show, and appreciate the feedback we get from our listeners. If you discover any audio issues, or have suggestions for our format, let us know. This week's episode is available on Soundcloud, iTunes and the Google Play store. Reach out with any questions or comments to info@colorado-security.com Feature interview: Andy Grolnick graces us with his presence this week. Andy is responsible for leading LogRhythm through tremendous growth. He talks about the challenges of scaling a company, why they're doing it in Colorado, and what he sees next. As mentioned, Robb previously interviewed Chris Peterson, LogRhythm founder. Check that out here: https://inforeck.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/an-interview-with-logrhythms-chris-petersen/ Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now Transportation by tube coming to Colorado? Oracle cuts 2500 jobs amid cloud push Working from home on the rise in Denver; here are 12 metro-based companies hiring right now Regis University hosting STEM event to expose girls to tech's hottest job sector: cybersecurity LogRhythm Enhances Cisco's Security Hardware and Software Portfolio Managed Methods Blog: Why the Architecture of your CASB Matters Secure64 Opinion Piece: What would happen if the DNS of the internet were compromised? Vector8 - Threat Hunting and Advanced Analytics Course Job Openings: State of Colorado - Criminal Investigator II - Cyber Crime Investigator Red Sky Interactive - Senior Sales Executive - Colorado Deloitte - Cyber GRC Technical Architect Sr Consultant - Archer Coalfire - Project Manager Lockheed Martin - Cyber College Development Program Ball Aerospace - Information Systems Security Officer I LGS Innovations - Reverse Engineer II Pearson - Director, Global Product Information Security Officer (PISO) ViaSat - Network Security Engineer Lockheed Martin - Cyber Security Director InteliSecure - Director, Information Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: SANS/LogRhythm - SEC511: Continuous Monitoring and Security Operations - 9/18-23 OWASP - September Chapter meeting - 9/20 Corus360 Security Symposium - 9/21 ISC(2) - Denver Meeting - John R. Nye, CynergisTek, Inc. - 9/21 DenverSec - North Meetup - 9/21 Cybertech Girls - 9/23 Denver Startup Week - Cybersecurity - Compliance & Security Panel - 9/25 SANS Rocky Mountain Fall - 9/25 - 9/30 CISO Advisor Alliance - Leadership Summit - 9/26-27 NCC - Cyber Healthcare Exercise - 9/27 Denver Startup Week - Security Founders Panel - 9/27 Other Notable Upcoming Events: SecureWorld Denver - 11/1-2 NCC - Governor's Cyber Symposium - 11/1-3 CTA - APEX Awards - 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 carrrladams@gmail.com. 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