Brandon Stewart, CEO at Nereus Systems is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from Teriyaki Madness, DISH, Echostar, Ball Corp, Blazy Susan, Ping Identity, Coalfire, and a lot more.

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This week’s news:

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Denver-based fast-casual chain rolls out new tech to be 'faster than a drive thru'

Here's what execs say will come from a Dish Network, EchoStar merger

Behind the deal: Here's why Ball Corp.'s CEO says it sold off its aerospace business

134 Colorado companies rank among the fastest-growing in America, according to Inc.

As VC funding slows in Colorado and the West, it's rising elsewhere

Colorado receives $1M grant to allay cyberattacks and threats

Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center, National Cybersecurity Center, and University of Colorado Colorado Springs Unite to Drive Impactful Cybersecurity Initiatives with $927,236 Grant - National Cybersecurity Center

Thoma Bravo Merges ForgeRock with Ping Identity

How Fortune 500s are building brand value by communicating security posture

Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part II

Job Openings:

Ibotta - Director, Compliance

RingCentral - Director, Security Programs

Western Union - Senior Manager, Information Security

Holland & Hart - Information Security Manager

Astroscale - Security Manager/FSO

Charles Schwab - Information Technology Asset Manager Risk Governance

Flexential - IT Security and Compliance Analyst

Quantinuum - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Krayden - Cybersecurity Analyst

Modivcare - IT Governance Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - September Chapter Meetings (DTC and Downtown) - 9/13

ISACA Denver - September Chapter Meeting: Getting Started in Blue Teaming & Advanced Concepts and Testing Strategies for Auditing SAP - 9/14

CSA Colorado - September Chapter Meeting: The API Security Landscape and what we are seeing in the field - 9/19

SecureWorld Denver - 9/19

Let's Talk Software Security - Operating Models for Modern Software Security - 9/21

ISC2 Pikes Peak - September Meeting - 9/27

ISA Automation and Leadership Conference - 10/4-6

ISACA Denver - ISACA CommunIty Day 2023 : Denver Parks: Preparing Wash Park for Fall/Winter - 10/7

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