Colorado = Security Podcast

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

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.colorad

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

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

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 h

In this episode: Randall Frietzsche, new CISO at Denver Health, is our feature guest this week. News from: Equifax, Amazon, Optiv, Webroot, Convercent, Ping Identity, SecureSet, Swimlane and more! Full show notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/9/5/32-911-show-notes Who's tracking Equifax's credit score? The biggest breach in history happened this week, and it likely impacted you. And: Denver's going to put up a fight to and land Amazon's home away from home, Optiv adds two big names to their board, Webroot names a new CEO, Convercent is trying to make Denver a more ethical place, Ping Identity is touring, SecureSet gives us the skinny on NICE, and Swimlane's blog is worth a read.  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 epis

In this episode: Brian Martin (aka Jericho) is our feature guest this week. News from: NCC, Western Union, Galvanize, InteliSecure, root9B, Ping Identity, Convercent, DigitalGlobe, Vertafore, SecureSet and more! Full details: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/8/27/31-94-show-notes Exposed sensitive info on every player in the league? That's 30 second in the box Summer must really be over, because news came fast and furious this week. Ed Rios is out at NCC, Western Union's moving their HQ, Galvanize is laying off employees, Boulder schools gets scammed and beefs up security, a security company makes Denver's Fast 50 list, news in the root9B soap opera, Ping Identity is the king of Open Banking?, Convercent has a good quarter, and a whole lot more news.  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

In this episode: Chris Martinez, CISO of DigitalGlobe, is our featured guest this week. News from: Sling TV, EasyMile, root9B, Webroot, InteliSecure, CableLabs, Red Canary, Ping Identity and more. Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/8/24/30-828-show-notes A french robot shuttle company's headquarters is coming to Denver? Oui oui After last week's fireworks, we are back to a bit more normal news week. More details about root9B's upcoming asset auction, Webroot keeps growing, InteliSecure gets a pentesting certification, thought leadership by CableLabs, Red Canary and Ping Identity, and a lot more. 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

In this episode: Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs is our feature guest. Plus bad news from root9B and DirectDefense, and good news from InteliSecure, Optiv, Target, Oracle, Denver Startup Week, and WebRoot. Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/8/18/29-821-show-notes Will root9B be around for next quarter's Cybersecurity 500 list? "Welcome to the world’s largest pay-for-play data exfiltration botnet." That's what Colorado's own DirectDefense said about Carbon Black this week. And root9B, the public security company in Colorado Springs that's topped the Cybersecurity 500 list for the last 6 quarters, is in dire straits. Creditors are planning to auction their assets on August 31st. More routine stories include: Three Colorado security companies made the Inc 5000, Target brings next-day delivery to Denver, Gail Coury and ISSA COS get recognized, there WILL be a Cybersecurity Panel at Denver Startup Week, WebRoot makes an acquisition, and a chance for you to help out students at Red R

In this episode: David Willson, lawyer from Titan Info Security Group joined us. Plus news from Galvanize, Red Lion, Ping Identity, Coalfire, InteliSecure, and more. Full details available here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/8/13/28-814-show-notes "Alexa, teach me to code" Denver-based Galvanize is going to be taking the lead on teaching developers how to program for Alexa. Colorado is the most internet business friendly state in the country. Red Lion is moving their HQ to town. What exactly is an IDaaS? SOC2 changes are coming. And 10 things to avoid in your DLP rollout.  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@

In this episode: Chris Nickerson, founder of Lares and BSides, is our feature guest. Plus news from Telsa, SparkFun, eFolder, Fortrust, Optiv, CyberGRX, Red Canary, and a lot more.  Yes, we do know where you can buy a Colorado = Security thong The founder of SparkFun has created a robot that's got your back. It's not a very cute robot unfortunately. Also this week, the Colorado = Security podcast is selling out (we hope), we learn that DIA booked an IR training, Telsa is charging up Littleton, eFolder is folding into a competitor, Fortrust is swallowed by a Mountain, Optiv sees its way to a Gartner top 10, Red Canary sings a dirge for perimeter security, and a lot more bad puns. 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

In this episode: Steven Drew (CEO) and Jeremy Wittkop (CTO) from Intelisecure are this week's feature interview. News from CH2M, Coalfire, Swimlane, ProtectWise (and Ixia), Ping Identity, Intelisecure and root9B. https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/7/27/26-731-show-notes Alright, which of you is the CISO of the year? Only a couple of weeks left in nominations for the inaugural Apex Awards Colorado CISO of the year. We are confident that one of you lovely listeners has the perfect candidate. No more waiting, nominate them now! In addition to our feature interview with Intelisecure, we delve into the topics you need to know. Just which European city has a new direct flight from Denver? What is an Ixia, and why is ProtectWise partnering with it? How did Ping Identity win yet another award? Why am I asking so many questions? Does anyone read this stuff anyway? Free beer to the first person to tell me you read this and claim the beer. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updat

In this episode: Coalfire's Bryce Bearchell tells the story of paying ransom to save a company. News from Ping Identity, SecureSet, Automox, Red Canary, ProtectWise and more. For full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/7/21/25-724-show-notes The pizza is mediocre, but that honey? Mmmm After more than 40 years, the Beau Jo's on Colorado Blvd is closing. This leaves us wondering, are there any other places with such mediocre food that are so popular? (White Castle maybe?) This week we learned that Comcast is launching an IoT network in Denver, the City's auditors find security issues with the 311 phone system, SecureSet's Alex Kreilin is famous, Automox officially comes out of stealth, and a whole lot more. 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, le

In this episode: Feature interview with Genevieve Southwick - aka Bana Sidhe (pronounced Banshee) - Denver's wrangler of security conferences. Also news from Palo Alto Networks, Secure64, Swimlane and Automox. Full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/7/15/24-717-show-notes Girl Scouts - selling cookies, camping and... hacking computers? The weather isn't the only thing heating up in Colorado. Tons of new meetings posted this week, and a lot of great news. Funding for a Denver home automation company, a new CISO of the year award is posted, new cybersecurity rules for investment advisors and broker-dealers in Colorado, a new board member for Secure64, Swimlane win's an award, and a local company explains the CVE system. And my favorite... Palo Alto networks is working with the Girl Scouts to create cybersecurity badges. What a great world we live in. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continually working to

In this episode: LogRhythm CISO James Carder is our featured interview. News from Secure64, LogRhythm, Ping Identity, Vector8 and Managed Methods. Full show notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/7/8/23-710-show-notes 100,000 Cosplay-ers can't be wrong We hope you've recovered from a week of cosplay, fireworks and flag waving, and you're ready to get back to the real world. The news never stops here in Colorado. Besides Comic Con, we got news that a local college placed in a national cybersecurity competition, Secure64 looks to secure DNS for major carriers, LogRhythm and Ping Identity win prizes, and blogs from Vector8 and Managed Methods. 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

In this episode: Don Bailey of Lab Mouse Security was our featured guest. News from Boom Supersonic, TapInfluence leaving Colorado, Microsoft, ProtectWise, SecureSet, LogRhythm, Ping Identity and root9B. Full notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/6/30/22-73-show-notes Happy birthday 'Murica It's our nation's birthday! We hope you are grilling a hot dog, hanging at the pool in your flip flops as you listen to this episode. We kept it quick so you don't burn (on your shoulders or your grill) while you listen. Robb sat down with local security entrepreneur Don Bailey of Lab Mouse Security. Plus all kinds of great local news.  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 s

In this episode: Brad Feld is the feature interview this week. Brad is managing partner for Foundry Group, and co-founder of Techstars. News from Amazon, ID Watchdog, Sphero, Optiv, Ping Identity, and Swimlane. https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/6/24/21-626-show-notes Alex will never be lonely again The summer is in full swing, though the Denver weather hasn't quite been convinced to get with the program. Tech hiring is up in Denver in 2017, a Denver identity theft company gets acquired for a big price tag, Optiv and Ping have some big announcements this week, Swimlane gives a nice tutorial on what security automation is (and why you need). Finally, a local toy maker has spun off a personal robot company; Alex will never be lonely again. 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 suggestion

In this episode: Alex interviews infosec lawyer Dave Navetta. News from Amazon, ViaWest, Notion, Ping Identity, ProtectWise, Webroot, LogRhythm, and Optiv. Full show notes here: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/6/16/20-619-show-notes Ping is a leader (but we knew that already, right?) Need that Amazon order this afternoon? Well I have good news for you. Amazon is rolling out 2 hour deliver to Denver. Denver is the #8 tech city in the country, and our workers are crazy well-educated. It's a good week for Ping Identity, as it is recognized on Gartner's Access Management Magic Quadrant, and is rated the #1 large tech company to work for in Denver. LogRhythm also had a great week, winning gold in Gartner Peer Insights. Woman leaders at both ProtectWise and Webroot are recognized by Built in Colorado. And Optiv, Colorado's biggest security company, makes some big industry hires. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continu

What is this podcast all about? This short 4 minute track describes why Colorado = Security exists, and what you should expect from each episode. Reach out to info@colorado-security.com with any questions or comments.