107 - 3/4 - Jimmy Woodard, #ctf organizer

In this episode:

We interview Jimmy Woodard who spearheaded starting the #ctf channel in the Colorado = Security Slack. News from: Microstar, Guild Education, Amazon, Strava, Deloitte, CenturyLink, Root9b, Ping Identity, Webroot, VirtualArmour and a lot more!

Denver, the Keg Capitol

Microstar Logistics is tapping into the beer market to rule in kegs. Guild Education has some new space to double their workforce. Amazon puts down roots near Union Station. Strava is running to a new location and doubling as well. Denver is a great place for women in tech, but still has room to be better. Deloitte is trying to help increase female representation on corporate boards. Kids at some STEM high schools can get a free associates degree. CenturyLink Threat Research is now Black Lotus. Root9b expanded their HQ. Ping Identity says API governance is important. Webroot says ransomware hasn’t gone away, its just changing. VirtualArmour wants to tell you about building your incident response plan.

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This week’s news:

• Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

• The world's largest independent beer keg owner, based in LoHi, is about to get even bigger

• After tripling in size last year, Denver tech startup Guild Education plans to hire 240

• Amazon to move into building near Union Station

• Strava inks lease at historic LoDo building, plans to double headcount

• Denver is a top city for women in technology, but it could do better

• Deloitte LLP launches Denver program to increase women on boards

• Schools teaming up on tech

• CenturyLink Announces New Threat Research and Operations Arm, Black Lotus Labs

• Root9B Announces Expansion

• API Governance: A Vital Building Block For API Security

• The Ransomware Threat isn’t Over. It’s Evolving.

• Building a Cybersecurity Incident Response Program

Job Openings:

• Ping Identity - Manager of Security Operations and Engineering

• Vail Resorts - Director of Information Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• SurveyGizmo - Senior Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst

• LarkIT - Senior DevOps Engineer

• City of Boulder - IT Security Internship

• IHS Markit - Associate General Counsel, Privacy, and Cyber Risk

• Arrow Electronics - Cyber Security Automation Engineer

• American Mortgage Consultants - Information Security Analyst

• Nelnet - IT Risk Analyst

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This Week and Next:

• NCC - Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain 101 for Beginners - 3/6

• SecureSet - Hacking 101: Powershell - 3/7

• ASIS - PSA Tec - March 2019 Meeting - 3/11-3/14

• SecureSet - Beginner’s Intro to Capture The Flag - 3/12

• ISSA Denver - March meetings - 3/12-13

• SnowFROC - 3/14

• C-Level @ Mile High - 3/14

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• Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference (RMISC) - 6/4-6

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* 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