Colorado = Security Podcast

In this episode: James Johnson, President of ISSA Denver is our guest this week. News from: RedCanary, Webroot, Amazon, Automox, Root9b, GTRI ... and a lot more! Boozy Benefits Did you know that until this week it was illegal to auction alcohol for charity? So all of those wine baskets and bottles of booze you won to help support the local PTA could have landed you in some hot water. Well, lucky for you, Governor Hickenlooper signed a law at the beginning of March to make this practice legal. I guess that means it is time to double down on charitable donations. Also, Amazon is opening a physical bookstore at Park Meadows. We have a couple stories on high school STEM education. RedCanary is wondering if we're going to see criminals move from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners as their primary methods for making money. Webroot is still having double digit growth. Automox has received $2M in funding and GTRI partners with Root9B Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support th

In this episode: Kris Kistler, CISO at Centura Health is our guest this week. News from: Firmspace, CDOT, ProtectWise, Coalfire, Ping Identity and a lot more! #10 overall, but #1 in your hearts Whatever formula ranks North Dakota over Colorado has some serious issues huh? But don't miss out that Colorado does rank as the strongest economy. And luxury co-working is on the way to make it even better. Election security is top of mind, and CDOT is still struggling with their ransomware attack. Lots more stories as well. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Trivia: Nobody knew that the Colorado = Security podcast has had no sponsors yet. You guys let Andre Gaeta off the hook last week. Did you catch this week's 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. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and

In this episode: Patrick Quinlan, CEO and co-founder of Convercent is our guest this week. News from: CDOT, Google, CryptoKitties, Riot Blockchain, Vista Equity Partners, BSides Denver, Overwatch.id, ManagedMethods, Ping Identity, Secure64 and a lot more! In Soviet Russia, election votes you Mueller's Russia investigation touches Colorado. And so does SamSam ransomware (sorry CDOT!). Google shows off their new digs in Boulder. Cyprokitties play with cryptocurrency in Denver, and Riot Blockchain looks a bit wobbly. And a lot more news this week. Trivia: Congrats to Justin Brenneman who knew that the world's most secure seed vault is in Colorado. Did you catch this week's 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. 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.co

In this episode: Joe Murdock from Red Rock Community College is our guest this week. News from: Digital Globe, CenturyLink, BurstIQ, LogRhythm and a lot more! Colorado = Security, for an un-romantic Valentine's Day Valentine's Day has come and gone but we tell how you to plan to be even more unromantic next year. DigitalGlobe was purchased last year and now their parent company is moving its HQ to Denver. Colorado is piloting a digital driver's license. We're pretty good at election security in Colorado (good job Rich Schliep). LogRhythm can now sell to the government. Plus much more! 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 eve

In this episode: Cam Williams, Founder & CTO at OverWatchID is our guest this week. News from: Google, Xactly, Gates, Red Canary, LogRhythm and a lot more! Colorado = Security is always a bull market Google is hiring in Colorado (Xactly too). In the blockchain Colorado trusts. Time to mentor. Gates IPO went pretty well. Red Canary's founder hits Forbes. A blog from LogRhythm. And a spotlight on our friend Gail Coury. 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 Google to hire thousands in 9

In this episode: Steve Wostal, Director of Security at Starz Entertainment is our guest this week. News from: DISH, Catalyst Accelerator, ProtectWise, CyberGRX, Swimlane, Threat-X, Colorado Matters, Red Canary, Kroll, LogRhythm, Webroot, Optiv, Virtual Armour, zvelo and a lot more! We are Colorado's A-Team of security - or - 'Colorado = Security Stadium' anyone? First Invesco Field, then Sports Authority, next... Colorado = Security Stadium? Works for us. DISH buys ParkiFI, Catalyst Accelerator launches a cohort, Colorado has some great startups (including several in security), Debbi Blyth was on the radio!, GDPR is coming to Colorado, Red Canary partners with Kroll, LogRhythm & Webroot team-up, and a whole lot more! 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

In this episode: Andre McGregor, Director of Security at Tanium is our guest this week. News from: NCC, Red Canary, Optiv, Swimlane, root9B and a lot more! One year over, and what do we have to show for it? Colorado = Security is a year old, and did you buy us anything? Of course not, nobody thinks to get gifts for a podcast - but you could have at least got us a card. You can make up for it with a 5-star rating on iTunes. Anyway... we could all do with a bit less traffic on I-70, amiright? We got a bit more detail on the NCC $8m roof. Big news from Red Canary. Optiv hires a big wig in Europe. Swimlane slacks. And root9B has a couple interesting stories. 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.c

In this episode: Bret Fund, CEO & Founder of SecureSet Academy is our guest this week. News from: Amazon, Red Robin, ViaWest, SendGrid, Fast Enterprises, Red Canary, Webroot and a lot more! HQ2 - So you're saying there's a chance! Denver made the final 20 cities for Amazon's HQ2. Will they pick us? Do we want them to? Even if Amazon doesn't pick us, more and more retirees are. And Red Robin's going to stick around. ViaWest is now Flexential. SendGrid and Fast Enterprises are still great places to work. Plus we've got research from Red Canary and Webroot. 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, contac

In this episode: Chris Calvert, Co-Founder & VP Product Respond Software is our guest this week. News from: Left Hand Robotics, Rachio, Gates, Red Robin, Optiv, Convercent, Ping Identity, LogRhythm, Intelisecure and a lot more! I will never shovel snow again So much news this week I don't know where to start. A robot that will clear my snow? Yes please. Colorado received a lot of venture funding in 2017 (I've got numbers to prove it). Speaking of funding... a local smart sprinkler company soaked up (get it? 'soaked up') 10m in funding. Gates announced an IPO, while Red Robin is laying off folks from corporate and restaurants. Colorado gets involved with GirlsGoCyberStart, Optiv hires a new CTO, Convercent's CEO wrote for Forbes.com, Ping security team talks about how to do MFA the right way, James from LogRhythm talks about CISO pain-points, and a couple new CISOs named in town. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Did you catch our trivia question? Be the f

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 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 com

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 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 update

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

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 p

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.

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 (Flor

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 f

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 = Se

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 quest

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, work

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