Summary: Renny McPherson, Managing Partner at First In venture capital firm is our feature guest this week and is interviewed by Jason Jaques. News from U.S. Drone Soccer, Left Hand Robotics, Cipher Skin, Polestar, Fluid Trucks, DispatchHealth, Ping Identity, 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. 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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel The Country’s First Drone Soccer League Takes Flight in Colorado New Money: Colorado startups and tech companies brought in nearly $370M in funding in February Boulder robotic snowblower startup acquired by outdoor equipment giant Toro With clarity on its mission, Denver's Cipher Skin closes $5M Series A funding Swedish electric car brand Polestar challenging Tesla in Cherry Creek Colorado Inno - Denver truck rental startup raises $63M Series A funding ahead of national expansion DispatchHealth is Denver's newest health-tech unicorn Ping Identity Joins Decentralized Identity Foundation to Advance Open Standards for Personal Identity Dissecting the Golden SAML Attack Used by Attackers Exploiting the SUNBURST Backdoor Job Openings: Ping Identity - Security Program Manager Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer Freshworks - VP of Cybersecurity City of Colorado Springs - Cyber Security Analyst II Zoom - Security Documentation & Engagement Specialist FirstBank - Manager Information Security Western Union - Leader, Information Security Couchbase - Senior Manager, Information Security/GRC Vail Resorts - Security Analyst Trimble - Director of Cyber Security Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ZAPCon - 3/9 Denver ISSA - "Zero to One: Building a Security & Privacy Program From the Ground Up" - 3/10 ASIS - YOUR PERSONAL BRAND MATTERS - 3/11 ASIS - WIS : COFFEE CHAT WITH TANYA TAYLOR - 3/16 ISACA Denver - March Meeting - 3/18 Colorado = Security - March Madness - 3/19 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
