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Boulder is the nation’s best tech hub. BLM gives land back to Colorado. CenturyLink is bringing fiber expansion to Denver. Red Canary gives us a holiday treat. Ping Identity adds board members. root9B knows bad passwords. Swimlane announces level-up. Optiv measures security ROI.
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Bureau of Land Management to give land to Colorado to settle debt dating back to 1876 – The Colorado Sun
Why Denver's Spire Digital decided to be acquired after 21 years of operation - Denver Business Journal
Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices
10 Hackers Hacking: A Holiday Countdown of Retail Cybersecurity Threats - Red Canary
Ping Identity adds two new board members
Verifiably Bad Passwords – R9B
Swimlane Launches Level-Up Initiative with Inaugural RSA… | Swimlane
Optiv blog - Measuring Cybersecurity ROI Part 1: The Value of Mitigating Risk
Job Openings:
Pulte Financial Services - CISO
Red Canary - Technical Support Engineer (Remote)
City of Boulder - Security Systems Administrator Level I
Charter/Spectrum - Security Engineer IV - Risk and Threat Management
Western Union - Lead, Cyber Security - Application Security
Mental Health Center Of Denver - HIPAA Privacy And Information Security Officer
B of A - Cyber Crime Prevention Analyst
HomeAdvisor - Application Security Engineer
Caterpillar - Security Specialist
NGL Energy Partners - IT Security Compliance Analyst
Upcoming Events:
This Week and Next:
ISSA & ISACA Holiday Bash - 12/10
CSA - 2019 Holiday Party - 12/10
SecureSet - Capture the Flag! - 12/10
ASIS DENVER - ELECTION AND CHRISTMAS GATHERING - 12/12
SecureSet - Hacking 101: Intro to PowerShell - 12/12
ISC2 Pikes Peak - December Chapter Meeting - 12/13
Other Notable Upcoming Events
RIMS 2020 - 5/3-6
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