Preston Bukaty, Privacy Attorney is our feature interview this week. News from: Ping Identity, Denver Startup Week, Cipher Skin, Advanced Space, Colorado Secretary of State, Checkr, Automox, CyberGRX, Webroot, RedCanary, Coalfire and a lot more!
A Public Debut
Ping Identity is a public company. Denver Startup Week happened. NASA is picking Colorado. Colorado is good at election security and leaving out the barcodes. Checkr comes to Colorado and is now worth a lot. Automox embraces the community. CyberGRX wants risk management not compliance. Webroot wants you to protect your smart car. Red Canary says think like a sysadmin. Coalfire comments on breaking and entering.
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This week’s news:
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Ping Identity goes public
Tech companies from elsewhere will help drive Denver Startup Week 2019
Cipher Skin says Denver perfect to make its high-tech mesh "skin"
NASA picks Colorado company for experiment to help return U.S. astronauts to the moon
Colorado becomes first state to ban barcodes for counting votes over security concerns
Bay Area fintech startup eyes Denver area for 800 jobs
Just months after opening 2nd HQ in Denver, Checkr hits $2.2B valuation
Automox Launches Community to Help Organizations Automate Cyber Hygiene Best Practices
Compliance vs True Cyber Risk Management
Keeping Your Vehicle Secure Against Smart Car Hacks
Advanced persistence threats: to be a cybercriminal, think like a sysadmin
Iowa officials claim confusion over scope led to arrest of pen-testers
Job Openings:
Lares - Application Security Consultant
Institutional Cash Distributors - Information Security Manager
Denver Water - IT Security Architect/Program Manager
Red Rocks CC - Part-Time, Variable Hour - Cyber Security Apprenticeship Employer Relations Coordinator
State of Colorado OIT - Cyber Security Administrator
Pana - DevSecOps (Security) Engineer
Wells Fargo - Info Security Engineer 5
Colorado Judicial Branch - Information Security Analyst
Check Point Software - Entry Level Security Engineer, West
Maxar - Cyber Security Operations Analyst
Upcoming Events:
This Week and Next:
Ballard Spahr - Annual Colorado Cybersecurity Summit - 10/2
Women in Security Denver - September Meeting - 9/24
SecureSet - Expert Series: DORN Cybersecurity – Security Program Boot Camp - 9/24
ISSA Denver - Happy Hour - 9/25
ISC2 Pikes Peak - September Chapter Meeting - 9/25
ASIS DENVER MILE-HI - "UNDERSTANDING THE SECURITY JOB MARKET" - 9/25
CTA - INSIGHTS SERIES | NEXT GENERATION CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: USING DATA ANALYTICS AND AI TO DRIVE DIFFERENTIATION - 9/26
Finance & Accounting Professionals - 2019 Rocky Mountain Area Conference - 9/26-27
ISACA - CISA (Domain 3) and CISM (Domain 2) Review Session - 9/28
Other Notable Upcoming Events
SecureWorld 2019 - 10/29-30
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
