Summary: Feature interview: For the first episode we thought it would be nice to interview each other, and explain what this whole podcast is about. Robb and Alex talk about professional backgrounds, why Colorado=Security exists, and why this is a movement you should get behind. Local security news: Optiv IPO halted by private equity purchase by KKR http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2016/12/06/optiv-ipo-halted-by-private-equity-purchase.html First 200000 square feet of Hines' under-construction Denver tower taken by Gates & Optiv http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/23/first-200-000-square-feet-of-hines-under.html Colorado based acting U.S. attorney going after cyber criminals http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/02/02/colorados-actingu-s-attorney-going-after-cyber.html Coalfire buys Veris and takes aim at big competitors http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2016/12/21/coalfire-buys-another-growing-cybersecurity.html CenturyLink acquiring Level3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/centurylink-agrees-to-buy-level-3-for-34-billion-in-cash-stock ProtectWise - Colorado cybersecurity startup lands $25 million for expansion http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/18/colorado-cybersecurity-startup-lands-25-million.html Swimlane - Colorado cybersecurity company raises $6M http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/05/colorado-cybersecurity-company-raises-6.html SecureSet gets $4m investment http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/17/secureset-academy-4-million-investment/ Root9B - North Carolina cybersecurity company moving HQ to Colorado - ranked #1 in the Cybersecurity 500 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2016/12/05/north-carolina-cybersecurity-company-moving.html eFolder is moving HQ from Atlanta to Denver http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/19/technology-company-moving-hq-from-atlanta-to.html Hickenlooper talked security in the State of the State http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/12/text-colorado-gov-john-hickenloopers-state-of-the.html CISO moves: Matt Shufeldt promoted to CISO of TriZetto Merlin Namuth appointed Director of Security for Red Robin Nancy Phillips hired as CISO for datAvail Christine Vanderpool moving from CISO of Molson Coors to Deputy CISO of Kaiser Permanente Chris Martinez leaves job as CISO for Aetna Consumer to become CISO for Digital Globe Upcoming Events: View our events page for a full list https://www.colorado-security.com/security-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 Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0
