In this episode:
We interview Jimmy Woodard who spearheaded starting the #ctf channel in the Colorado = Security Slack. News from: Microstar, Guild Education, Amazon, Strava, Deloitte, CenturyLink, Root9b, Ping Identity, Webroot, VirtualArmour and a lot more!
Denver, the Keg Capitol
Microstar Logistics is tapping into the beer market to rule in kegs. Guild Education has some new space to double their workforce. Amazon puts down roots near Union Station. Strava is running to a new location and doubling as well. Denver is a great place for women in tech, but still has room to be better. Deloitte is trying to help increase female representation on corporate boards. Kids at some STEM high schools can get a free associates degree. CenturyLink Threat Research is now Black Lotus. Root9b expanded their HQ. Ping Identity says API governance is important. Webroot says ransomware hasn’t gone away, its just changing. VirtualArmour wants to tell you about building your incident response plan.
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This week’s news:
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The world's largest independent beer keg owner, based in LoHi, is about to get even bigger
After tripling in size last year, Denver tech startup Guild Education plans to hire 240
Amazon to move into building near Union Station
Strava inks lease at historic LoDo building, plans to double headcount
Denver is a top city for women in technology, but it could do better
Deloitte LLP launches Denver program to increase women on boards
Schools teaming up on tech
CenturyLink Announces New Threat Research and Operations Arm, Black Lotus Labs
Root9B Announces Expansion
API Governance: A Vital Building Block For API Security
The Ransomware Threat isn’t Over. It’s Evolving.
Building a Cybersecurity Incident Response Program
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Ping Identity - Manager of Security Operations and Engineering
Vail Resorts - Director of Information Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance
SurveyGizmo - Senior Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst
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City of Boulder - IT Security Internship
IHS Markit - Associate General Counsel, Privacy, and Cyber Risk
Arrow Electronics - Cyber Security Automation Engineer
American Mortgage Consultants - Information Security Analyst
Nelnet - IT Risk Analyst
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* 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.
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