Colorado = Security Podcast

Our featured guest this monthCody Cornell, CEO and founder of Swimlane, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Great American Beer Festival, Lumen, Zvelo, RADICL, Ping Identity, Red Canary and a lot more! Welcome back to the Colorado = Security podcast, where today we’re trading the icebreakers of Antarctica for the high-stakes world of global SecOps! Join us as Cody Cornell, the visionary CEO of Swimlane, reveals how he pivoted from the front lines of the Coast Guard to building the future of security automation. It’s time to find out if your organization is a fortress of governance or just a glass house waiting for a stone—let’s dive in!https://www.linkedin.com/in/codycornell/https://swimlane.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-victory/https://snowfroc.com/ Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: Great American Beer Festival relocates from downtown Denver Colorado now has 6 million people, even amid slowing population growth Denver-area telecom completes $5.75B cash sale to AT&T Louisville tech company nears public offering Energy, data center tax break debates set to kick off in the Colorado legislature this week Agentic AI Security Exposes the Limits of Zero Trust Swimlane Introduces Fleet of AI Agents and Agent-Builder RADICL Secures $31M to Accelerate the Future of Autonomous Cyber Defense for SMBs What is Zero-Knowledge Biometric Authentication? A Simple Guide for Security Teams Go jump in a lake: Measuring the data lake effect on your SIEM | Red Canary Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar CSA Colorado - Enabling AI: Rules of the Road - 2/17 ISSA COS - February Trivia Night - 2/19 ISACA Denver - February Meeting with the IIA - 2/19 ISC2 Pikes Peak - 2/25 Denver ISSA - AI/ML Special Interest Group - 2/25 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

Our featured guests this month are Matt Sharp , Ian O’Neill and Jason Godley at Xactly Corp, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Inspirato, Optiv, Lares, Ping Identity, Red Canary and a lot more! The Security Triad: Turning Risk into Revenue: Step inside the boardroom to see how top-tier leadership turns cybersecurity from a "no" into a "go." In this high-energy conversation, Jason Godley (CFO), Ian O'Neill (Legal Counsel), and Matthew Sharp (CISO) pull back the curtain on the "Security Triad"—the collaborative engine driving Xactly’s massive business transformations. Discover how they’ve shifted security from a perceived bottleneck to a revenue powerhouse with a staggering 80%+ revenue attachment rate on enterprise deals. This is a masterclass in navigating the legal liabilities of Generative AI, mastering the "Speed of Trust," and using a best-in-class security posture to outpace the competition and win in the enterprise market. Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: Colorado’s First Treehouse Hotel Is Open (and Gorgeous) Local travel company acquiesces to $59 million purchase offer President Trump signs executive order in bid to block state AI regulations, including Colorado’s Colorado courts’ fragmented system for sharing evidence needs statewide fix, task force finds 2025 Industry Threat Profile Audit Success vs Operational Resilience: Understanding the Gap What Is Human-in-the-Loop AI and Why It Matters for Identity When adversaries bring their own virtual machine for persistence Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISSA COS - January Chapter Meeting - 1/13 ISSA Denver - CTI Revolution Starts Now: Building a Business-Centric Intelligence Program - 1/14 ISACA Denver - SheLeadsTech 2026 Climb and Carry (7 CPE) - 1/23 ISSA COS - January Workshop - 1/24 ISC2 Pikes Peak - 1/28 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

Our featured guest this month is Shane Cox, Director Cyber Fusion Center at MorganFranklin Cyber, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Denver Summit FC, EchoStar, Atom Computing, Quantinuum, Ibotta, Optiv, FusionAuth, Swimlane, Red Canary and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: Denver Summit FC to debut at Empower Field at Mile high, eyes attendance record EchoStar founder Charlie Ergen returns as CEO amid $19.6B SpaceX spectrum deal Ibotta celebrates new downtown Denver headquarters Two Denver-area tech firms advance in $300M quantum competition Cyberattack on CodeRED forces Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to seek new alert network Threat Modeling of AI Applications Is Mandatory The Authentication Rabbit Hole: What I Learned From Vibe-Coding Auth with AI 92% Breaches Preventable with AI Automation Stay on top of GitHub vulnerabilities with Dependabot Configurator Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISACA Denver - HOLIDAY PARRRTAAAAYYY - 12/11 Colorado = Security Gives Back - 12/13 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

Our featured guest this month is Chazz Gifford, VP Information Security @ Intrado, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Palantir, Lumen, the State of Colorado, Red Canary, Optiv, and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: Checkr, Chevron decisions push downtown vacancy up again in third quarter Palantir enters $200M partnership with telco Lumen to offer enterprise AI services Colorado plans to fully digitize paper and analog land records, some dating back to the 1860s, by next year Police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of package theft. She had her own evidence Governor Polis Proclaims October 2025 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month “Stay Safe Online” AWS down: How a single network outage rippled through businesses, institutions and the economy Colorado attorney general sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ relocation to Alabama Privacy Protections for Children's Online Data Navigating the Vast AI Security Tools Landscape Commanding attention: How adversaries are abusing AI CLI tools Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar Denver ISSA - AI: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - 11/12 ASIS - That's a Wrap End of the Year Happy Hour Party - 11/12 ISC2 Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 11/19 ISACA Denver - November Chapter Workshop with ISC2 - 11/20 ISC2 Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 12/5 ISACA Denver - HOLIDAY PARRRTAAAAYYY - 12/11 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

Our featured guest this week is Greg Foss, Manager - Threat Detection @ Datadog, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Echostar, Space Command, DenAI Summit, CU Boulder, Webroot, Red Canary, Zvelo, Optiv, Ping Identity, and a lot more! You can find Greg and Frank at the following events if you’d like to see them in purpose:Greg: Lunch keynote at the CSA Fall Summit 2025 October 29th Frank: BSides Colorado Springs - "Pyramid of Pain - Defenders Edition" October 25th SnowFROC 2026 - March 26 and 27 University of Michigan CyberSecurity Symposium - Challenges of Training the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals - October 30th Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: EchoStar unloads wireless spectrum to Musk’s SpaceX for $17 billion Will Colorado lose 30,000 jobs when Space Command moves to Alabama? CU Boulder ranked No. 1 for launching startups based on university discoveries Guarding your family against the latest online threats Node problem: Tracking recent npm package compromises SaaS Risk Management for Vendors in the Age of AI Cybersecurity Capabilities for Maturing Your TPRM Programs Complying with NIST SP 800-63-4 Standards: Identity as the Roadmap Redefining incident response in the age of AI Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISSA Denver - Denver ISSA Chapter Meeting at Secure World: How I Got Caught: A Deep Dive Into a 800K Fraud - 10/9 ISACA Denver - October Chapter Meeting - 10/16 ASIS Denver - ASIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRADE SHOW and NETWORKING - 10/21 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 10/22 CSA - CSA Fall Summit - 10/29 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

Our feature guest this week is Jason Hayes, President of Colorado CSA, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Elitch Gardens, Xcel, EchoStar, Palantir, DaVita, Swimlane and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: New Colorado area code rolls out for dozens of counties After years of doubt, Elitch Gardens may stick around for a while Space Case: Donald Trump's Rocky Relationship With Colorado Xcel says it needs to spend $22 billion to keep up with potential demand from Colorado data centers by 2040 Englewood-based EchoStar gives up wireless network independence for enough cash to survive Palantir is Colorado’s highest-valued company — and at center of controversy — five years after move to Denver How They Got In — DaVita Inc. Colorado Adds AI-Generated Deepfakes to Revenge Porn, Child Exploitation Laws Colorado Delays AI Act Compliance: What Lawyers and Business Leaders Need to Know When the Government Can See Everything: How Palantir Is Mapping the Nation’s Data Swimlane Announces Strategic Leadership Appointments to Accelerate Push to Agentic AI Security Operations Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar Denver CSA - CCZT - Study Group - Session 2 (Virtual) - 9/10 ISSA Denver - September Chapter Meeting - 9/10 Denver CSA - Beyond Patching - Prioritizing Cloud Workload Risk with Exposure Management - 9/16 Denver OWASP - Why you should hack your own APIs - 9/17 ISACA Denver - Full Day! September Chapter Meeting - 9/18 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 9/24 Deciphering human behavior to Get Security Done (GSD): Understanding yourself and others to win at security - 9/25 ISACA Denver - ISACA CommunITy Day 2025 - 10/4 ISSA Denver - Denver ISSA Chapter Meeting at Secure World: How I Got Caught: A Deep Dive Into a 800K Fraud - 10/9 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

Our feature guest this week is Josh Peltz, VP of the West for Zero Networks. News from Eldora, COOP Rideshare, Red Canary, Optiv, zvelo and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: New Colorado area code rolls out for dozens of counties Nederland to buy Eldora Mountain Resort with support of ski industry heavy hitters Time to buy? Denver housing market hits highest inventory in 14 years Colorado Driver-Owned Ridershare App Relaunches With Improved Service, Same Benefits for Drivers More shady QR codes found on Denver parking meters Colorado among states to pass privacy laws protecting brain data collected by devices Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan and New Executive Orders Offer Strategic Opportunities and Legal Risks for Private Businesses Understanding the threat landscape for MCP and AI workflows Cybersecurity Leadership in 2025: The Strategic Role of CISOs in an AI-Driven Era Addressing Legacy Phishing Detection Failure Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISSA Denver - August Chapter Meeting - 8/13 Colorado = Security Picnic - 8/23 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 8/27 ISSA Denver - AI/ML SIG: Agentic AI - 8/27 ISSA Denver - Women in Cyber: From Crisis Response to Boardroom: Becoming a CISO the Unconventional Way - 9/3 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

Our feature guest this week is Rob Lee, Chief of Research and Chief AI Officer at SANS Institute, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from United Airlines, Brad Feld, Swimlane, Lares, Red Canary, Ping Identity and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: And the Rhino's Name Is... New dinosaur unearthed from Colorado rock formation, more discoveries possible Roman holiday: Denver now has a nonstop flight to the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and pasta galore When will Colorado’s new battery collection and recovery system start? Here’s a primer. Brad Feld on ‘Give First’ and the art of mentorship (at any age) Colorado's post-COVID tech startup scene looks a lot like it did 20 years ago Swimlane Raises $45 Million for Security Automation Platform Stop Over-Scoping. Start Pressure Testing. Red Canary Expands AI Innovations Understanding Separation of Duties in Cybersecurity Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISSA COS - July Meeting - 7/15 ISSA COS - July Mini Seminar - 7/19 Let's Talk Software Security - Is Cybersecurity Training Necessary in the Age of AI? - 7/23 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 7/23 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

Our feature guest this week is Kyle Mickey, Founding Machine Philosopher at Corewood. We’re also trying something new with our interviews and Kyle will be doing an Ask Me Anything in the #AMA channel on Slack. Head on over there to ask him any questions you might have! News from and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: A Rhino in RiNo! It's Up to You to Name the New, 22,000-Pound Sculpture A Mall No More: Looking Back at the Real 16th Street Attempt to tweak Colorado’s controversial, first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence law is killed Colorado’s quantum Tech Hub partners with IBM to train 3,500 workers ZScaler acquires Red Canary for boost in AI-driven security operations Zscaler's Buyout of Red Canary Shows Telemetry's Value Mobile security matters: Protecting your phone from text scams Rethinking The Supply Chain Risk You Can’t Ignore: Third-Party Access Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar Denver ISSA - SIG: The Colorado AI Act and Its Impact on US Consumer Privacy Rights - 6/11 ISSA COS - Mentoring Matters - 6/12 Let's Talk Software Security - Is There Real ROI in Security Conferences - 6/17 Denver OWASP - A Web CTF for Everyone - 6/18 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 6/25 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

Our feature guest this week is Jason Haddix, CEO/Hacker @ Arcanum Information Security. We’re also trying something new with our interviews and Jason will be doing an Ask Me Anything in the #AMA channel on Slack. Head on over there to ask him any questions you might have! News from and a lot more! Come join us on the 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver airport seeks $150M contract for new consolidated rental car facility Metro Denver a leader nationally for how fast unsold homes are piling up Centennial-based Boom Technology chooses Adams County as test site for its supersonic jet engines Denver coding school to close Denver dialysis giant DaVita hit with ransomware attack Davita 8-K (ransomware attack) Proposed changes to Colorado's AI regulation draw mixed reactions from business leaders Cybersecurity metrics that matter (and how to measure them) The New Security Model: A Blueprint for Successful SASE Deployment Protecting Your Business – Ransomware Prevention and Recovery Best Practices Why Strong Digital Identity is Essential—With or Without Executive Order 14144 Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ASIS Denver - Colorado Corporate Security Symposium - 5/7 ISSA COS - May Chapter Meeting - 5/13 Let's Talk Software Security - Is Using AI Really That Insecure? - 5/14 ISSA Denver - ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Exam Preparation - 5/17/-5/18 LIFT - Hike #1 - 5/20 ISC2 Denver - Enhancing Privacy and Security in the Age of AI-Driven Social Engineering - 5/27 Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference (RMISC) - 5/28-30 ISC2 Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 5/28 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

Our feature guest this week is Nipun Mahajan, EVP at ISACA Denver. News from and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Boulder, Colorado Named New Host of Sundance Film Festival Beginning in 2027 Popular grocery chain plans expansion into the Denver-metro area Denver sporting goods maker expands more than threefold Denver-based Angi Inc. completes spin-off, becomes independent Ball Corp. offloads product line to new joint venture Denver cryptocurrency company is being bought by a major industry player Five Critical Insights from the State of Trust Summit What does Google’s $32B acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz mean for security operations? | Red Canary Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISSA Denver - Insider Threats: A Hacker's Perspective - 4/9 CSA Colorado - Securing the Cloud - Attack Vectors - 4/15 Denver OWASP - The Attacker’s Distributed Supercomputer: Your Browser - 4/16 ISACA Denver - Annual General Meeting - 4/17 Let's Talk Software Security - Can't We Just Automate Application Security? - 4/17 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 4/23 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

Our feature guest this week is CW Walker from SpyCloud, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from DIA, the Colorado EDC, Outside, Inc, Urban Sky, Cliexa, Affineon, Webroot, Virtual Armour, Ping Identity, Optiv, Red Canary and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver airport reveals new look, construction end date for Great Hall project Colorado eyes more than 1,500 jobs in state bids to lure companies to Jefferson, Mesa counties Outside expands its outdoors media empire with acquisition of booking software developer Denver company to hire dozens, expand headquarters after funding infusion Denver startup raises $2.8M to bring AI to doctors' offices Denver AI startup tackling physician burnout raises $5M Is your whole digital life protected? 4 ways to address common vulnerabilities Cybersecurity Challenges in the Age of Remote Work Manual vs. Automated Threat Hunting Methods: Finding the Right Approach Fraud Starts with Identity Crime, Not Financial Loss CopyObjection: Fending off ransomware in AWS Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar Kirkpatrick Price - Winter Park Ski Event - 3/4-3/5 NCC - NICE Local Stakeholders Engagement Event - 3/7 2025 Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (RMCCDC) - 3/7-8 Denver ISSA - March Chapter Meeting - 3/12 ISACA Denver - March Meeting (Online) - 3/20 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 3/26 SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit - 3/31-4/7 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

Our feature guest this week is Rock Lambros, CEO and founder at Rock Cyber, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Colorado School of Mines, Lufthansa, Boom Supersonic, Lumen Technologies, LucisPoint, Ping Identity, Optiv, NCC, Red Canary and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel The Coldest Place in the Known Universe Is at the Colorado School of Mines Lufthansa gives Denver first regular service on Airbus A380 - The Points Guy Denver-area company's experimental jet breaks sound barrier three times Lumen Technologies to auction 55-acre suburban campus, move employees to Denver Co-owners’ fraud, snooping claims threaten IT firm in Cherry Creek 2025 Predictions for IAM Leaders AI Security and Governance: A Practical Path to Protection How to Protect Your Child’s Data After a Breach - National Cybersecurity Center Tangerine Turkey mines cryptocurrency in global campaign | Red Canary Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar Wild West Hackin’ Fest @ Mile High 2025 - 2/4-7 ISSA Denver - Privacy SIG: Hey, Siri: What We Should Get Out of Apple's $95M Snooping Settlement - 2/5 ISSA Denver - Cybersecurity Insights from Denver's Top CISOs - 2/12 Let's Talk Software Security - Are Security Breaches Evidence of Systemic Failures? - 2/18 ISSA COS - Chapter Open House - 2/18 ISACA Denver - Joint meeting with IIA - 2/20 ISSA Denver - AI/ML SIG: AI Revolution Blueprint: Mastering the Art of Strategy and Governance from Ground Zero Workshop - 2/26 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 2/26 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

Richard Staynings, Chief Security Strategist at Cylera is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from NWSL, Red Rocks, Spekit, Fluid Trucks, Lumen, Red Canary, Swimlane and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Just for Kicks: Denver Is Getting a National Women's Soccer League Team Colorado once again boasts the world’s most-attended amphitheater Denver to Pueblo in 11 minutes? Hyperloop testing will begin soon in southern Colorado. Denver company acquires AI startup Fast-growing Denver company sells for $10 million in bankruptcy Colorado’s new hands-free law, which bans cellphone use while driving, goes into effect Jan. 1 Colorado Department of Law Adopts Amendments to Colorado Privacy Act Rules US telco Lumen says its network is now clear of China's Salt Typhoon hackers | TechCrunch A defender’s guide to identity attacks | Red Canary Swimlane Named to Inc.’s 2024 Best in Business List Job Openings: Alterra Mountain Co - IT Security Architect PatientNow - Cybersecurity Engineer NBC Universal - Director, Infrastructure Security Services Spectrum - Security Engineer III Scout Clean Energy - Senior Manager of Cybersecurity and Technology S&P Global - Business Information Security Officer - Enterprise Data Organization Bank of America - Cyber Security Product Manager - Third Party Cyber Assurance York Space Systems - Cyber Security Systems Engineer General Atomics - Space Cyber Security Architect NREL - Cybersecurity Engineer Upcoming Events: Check out the full calendar ISACA Denver - January Chapter Meeting (Online) - 1/9 Let's Talk Software Security - Is Software Security a CISO Priority?- 1/16 CSA Colorado - Building Security Automation That Works-- from Alert Overload to Streamlined Response - 1/21 ISSA Pikes Peak - Chapter Meeting - 1/22 ISACA Denver - SheLeadsTech Event - 1/24 Wild West Hackin’ Fest @ Mile High 2025 - 2/4-7 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

Jacob Rubin, CSO at Curana Health is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Buc-ee’s, Dish Network, Maxar, Red Canary, Optiv and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Second Colorado Buc-ee's in the Works Colorado's Population Growth Is Years Behind Past Forecasts CommonSpirit Health to demolish former TTEC HQ and build 42-acre campus Dish Network-DirecTV deal collapses 10 Colorado businesses make Deloitte's 500 fastest-growing tech companies Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees' personal data From the dreamhouse to the SOC: Ken’s guide to security District Attorneys Launch Investigation Into Secretary of State Office Voting System Passwords Leak 6 Tips for a Successful Security Vendor Consolidation Job Openings: Uplight - Vice President, Information Security Loxo - VP, Security and Privacy Bank of America - Business Information Security Officer (BISO) Engagement Senior Lead Fastly - Technology Compliance Lead Kroll - Associate Managing Director, Cyber Risk S&P Global - Head of Corporate Platforms Technology SOX & Controls Management The Trade Desk - Sr Data Privacy Director LaSalle Networks - Director of IT & Security Optiv - Cyber Security Architect Sumo Logic - Senior Security Compliance Analyst Rapid7 - Senior Security Solutions Engineer (SLED) Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Check out the full calendar TechYeet Holiday Meetup Extravaganza - 12/10 Onspring - Denver GRC Summit - 12/11 COS ISSA - Members Only Holiday Party - 12/12 ISC2 Pikes Peak - December Meeting - 12/13 Denver ISACA + ISC2 - Joint Meeting - 12/19 Let's Talk Software Security - Is Your AppSec Strategy Increasing Cognitive Load of Developers? - 12/19 ISACA Denver - January Chapter Meeting (Online) - 1/9 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

Dave Farrow, CISO at Red Canary is our feature interview this week. News from Ball Arena, RigStrips, DISH Network, Fluid Truck, Techstars, Red Canary, Ping Identity and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver rezones Ball Arena property for massive redevelopment Denver startup on 'Shark Tank' signs deal with Raising Cane CEO DirecTV buys Colorado-based Dish as satellite rivals hunker down against onslaught of streaming services Scheme by Fluid Truck defrauded investors of $11M, lawsuit says Techstars revives Boulder accelerator, with a twist Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure Hackers leak thousands of confidential files from Axis Health System Artificial authentication: Monitoring Azure OpenAI abuse Why Siloed IAM Is a Burden on IT Resources and Security National Cybersecurity Center Opens Registration for 2025 Cybersecurity Certification Courses Job Openings: CommonSpirit - Sys SVP Chief Information Security Officer Invenergy - Director, Cyber Security Programs Boston Consulting Group - Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity - Platinion H&R Block - Director, Security Engineering iTradeNetwork - Director of Information & Security BakerHostetler - Associate - Digital Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity Visa - Global Safety & Security Senior Manager-Engineer– Physical Security Technology Bank of America - Senior Information Security Officer Securitas Security Services - Cyber Security Awareness Analyst Plante Moran - Cybersecurity Compliance Sr. Consultant Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Check out the full calendar ISSA COS - November Meeting - 11/12 ISC2 Pikes Peak - November Meeting - 11/13 Denver ISSA - Doing more with DSPM - 11/13 Let's Talk Software Security - Are Automated Testing Tools Truly Reducing Risks? - 11/13 WiCyS Colorado 2nd Annual CyberCon - 11/13 Not-So-Secret Secret Speakeasy Cyber Event - 11/14 ISSA COS - November Mini Seminar - 11/16 CSA Colorado - Modernizing big data to help secure your cloud - 11/19 Denver ISSA - Women in Security SIG: Back to Basics - 11/20 ISACA Denver - November Meeting (Online) - 11/21 ISSA and ISACA Annual Holiday Party - 12/4 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

CJ Cox, Chief Operating Officer at Black Hills Information Security is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Sundance Film, Valhallan, Red Canary, Optiv and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Boulder selected as 1 of 3 finalists to host Sundance Film Festival in 2027 Colorado adds a single Michelin-starred restaurant Houston-based esports company opens metro-area training center, plans more Five Colorado small businesses rank among U.S. Chamber's top 100 How Arvada became Colorado’s quantum hub The CrowdStrike outage: Detection and defense in depth | Red Canary A Technological Revolution: How AI is Increasing Efficiency in Cybersecurity Top Five Budget-Friendly OT Networking Improvements for Small Manufacturers UCCS Day of Service – Community Cyber Hygiene Open House - National Cybersecurity Center Job Openings: Invenergy - Director, Cyber Security Programs Twilio - Director, Cybersecurity Counsel S&P Global - Head of Security Architecture & Engineering Moody's - VP-Cybersecurity Engineer (Cyber Investigations Manager) The Trade Desk - Sr. Manager, Global Security & Resilience Bank of America - Cloud Security Controls Deployment Specialist – Global Information Security Protiviti - Privacy Management Senior Consultant ZOLL - Information Security Architect Red Canary - Senior Threat Hunter Xcel Energy - Senior Regulatory Security Consultant Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: Secure World Denver - 10/10 ISSA COS - October Meeting - 10/15 Let's Talk Software Security - Is Pursuing CHANGE Essential in AppSec? - 10/15 CSA Colorado - October Meeting: Addressing Material Risks - 10/15 ISACA Denver - October Chapter Meeting (Online only): Auditing with AI - Demos - 10/17 Webinar: Cisco SCOR: Building a Strong Cybersecurity Foundation - 10/17 ISSA COS - October Mini Seminar - 10/19 ISC2 Pikes Peak - October Meeting - 10/23 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

Joseph Dhanapal, CEO at SecureAuth is our feature interview this week. News from Casa Bonita, SpaceX, Blackpoint Cyber, Lares, Optiv, NCC and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Casa Bonita documentary comes to Denver movie theater in September Meet the Colorado Astronauts Aboard the Polaris Dawn Mission More than 200 new Colorado laws are about to take effect. Here are several, from gun permit rules to concert ticket fees. Cybersecurity company relocates its headquarters to downtown Denver Guidelines for Integrating LLMs into Systems Securely and Safely Preparing for a Quantum World: Examining the Migration Path of Hybrid Certificates National Cybersecurity Center Completes Another Summer of CyberPatriot Camps - National Cybersecurity Center Burn The Ships, GenAI Is Here and Not Going Away - National Cybersecurity Center Job Openings: Pax8 - GRC Analyst Vertafore - VP, Cybersecurity Denver Water - IT Security Analyst Google Mandiant - Associate Red Team Security Consultant Western Union - Senior Information Security Analyst Micron - Product Security Engineer Bank of America - Identity and Access Management Defense Senior Specialist Commonspirit Health - IT Cybersecurity Sr Engineer RTD - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Network Trust Tallgrass Energy - Analyst-Cyber GRC Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA COS - 14th Annual Peak Cyber Symposium - 9/10-12 Let's Talk Software Security - Are Software Security “Best Practices” Really the Best? - 9/12 Denver OWASP - September Meeting - 9/18 Mandiant mWise Conference 9/18-9/19 ISACA Denver - September Meeting - 9/19 (7 CPEs) ISC2 Pikes Peak - September Meeting - 9/25 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

Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Bryan, CEO and founder at Dapple Security is our feature interview this week, interviewed by our own Frank Victory. News from Southwest Airlines, Alterra Mountain Company, Vail Resorts, Botdoc, Crowdstrike, LogRhythm, Red Canary, Lares, Webroot and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Southwest breaks with 50-year tradition and will assign seats; profit falls at Southwest, American Denver-based ski giants to host Olympics events How the Colorado, New Mexico quantum industry plan to use its federal funding Colorado company strikes AI partnership for security at car dealerships Communications outages from CrowdStrike update cancel RTD trains, shut down Colorado DMVs, hinder first responders A Comparison of AI Regulatory Frameworks Merged Exabeam and LogRhythm cut jobs, face lawsuit Halting a hospital ransomware attack - Red Canary Enhancing Organizational Communication and Culture through Purple Team Testing 7 Tips on Keeping Your Data Private When Using AI - Webroot Blog Job Openings: Pax8 - GRC Analyst City & County of Denver - CISO Lumen - Vice President, Deputy Chief Security Officer CoBank - Director, Internal Controls and Operational Risk, IT Westerra Credit Union - Director of Information Security (Hybrid - must reside in CO Meta - Security Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Robinhood - Enterprise Risk Manager State of Colorado - Cyber Criminal Investigator IV Fastly - Senior Manager, Security Detection and Response Motion Recruitment - GRC Analyst The Trade Desk - Sr Staff Product Manager-Data Governance & Policy Applications - Trust & Safety Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA COS - August Meeting - 8/13 ISSA Denver - August Meeting, "Incident Response" - 8/14 Let's Talk Software Security - Vulnerability Remediation:Fixing Problems or Creating New Ones? - 8/14 ISSA COS - August Mini Seminar - 8/17 Colorado = Security & Colorado CSA Summer Picnic - 8/24 ISC2 Pikes Peak - August Meeting - 8/28 Denver ISSA - AI/ML Special Interest Group - 8/28 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

Mary Writz, SVP of Product Management at Red Canary is our feature interview this week. News from Tattered Cover, Arrow Electronics, PhotoPacks.ai, Ping Identity, Lares, LogRhythm and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. 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.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 This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Morrison's new cameras flag 9,000 speeders in less than two weeks - Canyon Courier Barnes & Noble CEO explains Tattered Cover bookstores deal New AI summit in Denver to focus on how to address affordability Colorado public companies notch big profits and big losses in DBJ rankings Denver startup uses AI to generate professional headshots How Colorado's tech leaders want the state's new AI law changed Denver lacks comprehensive approach to cybersecurity risks, city auditor says How Session Management Works and Why It’s Important The Power of Modern-Day Purple Teaming: A Consultant's Perspective How to Ensure Your Data is Ready for an AI-Driven SOC  | LogRhythm Job Openings: Pax8 - IAM Architect Gates - Sr Cybersecurity Analyst Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck - CISO Affirm - Director of Product, Trust & Safety Bank of America - Senior Information Security Officer Meta - Security Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions HealthEdge - Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Presidio - Vice President, Cyber Security Practice DAT - Security Analyst 1 Ryder System - Application Security Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA COS - Cybersecurity First Friday - 7/12 ISSA COS - July meeting - Conversations that count - 7/16 CSA Colorado - Responding to the Quantum Computing Threat - 7/16 Denver ISSA - BBQ - 7/17 Denver OWASP - AI in the Age of Application Security - 7/17 ISSA COS - July Mini Seminar "Blackout Brainstorm" Tabletop around EMPs - 7/20 Let's Talk Software Security - What do the Developers Think of your Security Program? - 7/23 ISC2 Pikes Peak - July Meeting - 7/24 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