Dr. Erik Huffman, Director of IT at BombBomb is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. Check our Erik’s Ted Talk here. News from ACI Learning, VF Corp, Red Canary, Ping Identity, Optiv, Secure64 and a lot more.

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This week’s news:

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DIA begins receiving new cars to upgrade passenger train from terminal

Colorado and Illinois are officially quantum tech hubs. What does that mean?

Denver cybersecurity company acquires Baltimore edtech firm

VF Corp. hit by cyberattack limiting its ability to fulfill customer orders

Red Canary's best of 2023

Ping Leadership Predicts the 2024 Global Identity Landscape

One Year Later: Managing Security in the Age of ChatGPT

Secure64 uses AI and Machine learning to stop data exfiltration via DNS tunnels

Job Openings:

Pax8 - Platform Security Engineer

Checkr - VP, Corporate Engineering & Security

Danone - Head of Cybersecurity

Western Union - Director, Cyber Security Architecture

Metro State - Cybersecurity (CSS) Affiliate Instructor

Gensler - Security Administrator - Senior

Medtronic - Senior Director- Cybersecurity

Charles Schwab - Senior Specialist, Technology Risk Management

Gusto - Privacy Program Director

Epic - Security Engineer

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

ISSA Denver - Navigating Trust: AI's Impact on Media Integrity - 1/10 (DTC & downtown)

Let's Talk Software Security - What Do Our AppSec Terms Even Mean? - 1/16

CSA Colorado - Unlock Your Future in Cybersecurity: A Roadmap to Success - 1/16

OWASP Denver - Threat Modeling the AI Pipeline - 1/17

ISACA Denver - January Meeting, "Managing Regulatory and Compliance Risks from AI Driven Digital Technologies" - 1/18

ISC2 Pikes Peak - January Meeting - 1/24

ISACA Denver - SheLeadsTech Uplift Lunch - 1/26

ASIS - Security Officer Appreciation Night - 2/8

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