148 - 1/20 - Newscast

News from: Simon Beck, Encana, Sumo Logic, Ping Identity, Convercent, CyberGRX, VMWare, Webroot, DarkOwl, Swimlane, Red Canary, Automox, Optiv and a lot more!

Snow murals in Silverthorne? We’ve got that

Colorado is the best state for female entrepreneurs. Encana is moving their HQ to Denver, with a new name. Colorado has some great places to work. It also has a new CTO. Privacy rules are an opportunity for many companies. DarkOwl talks internet freedom in Russia. Swimlane reminds us that Windows 7 is end of life. Red Canary educates us. What should we do about nation state threats. Optiv teams up with Veracode for a new service.

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This week’s news:

• Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

• British artist Simon Beck creates giant snow mural in Silverthorne

• Colorado is the top state for women entrepreneurs

• Encana shareholders approve company's new name and Denver headquarters

• 100 Best Places To Work In Colorado 2020 | Built In Colorado

• Colorado names Alex Pettit new chief technology officer - Denver Business Journal

• Project HOPE Suggests No Hope for Internet Freedom in Russia — DarkOwl - Darknet Big Data

• You don’t have Windows 7 in your environment, do you? | Swimlane

• Uncompromised: An AutoIT worm living off the land

• Automox - State-Sponsored Cyber Attack Risk: What You Need to Know in 2020

• Optiv - Optiv and Veracode to Bolster Application Security at Development Stage with Software Assurance as-a-Service

Job Openings:

• Ping Identity - Sr Director, Cloud Operations

• Ping Identity - Security Intern

• ShapeShift - Security Engineer

• Conga - Information Security Risk & Compliance Specialist

• Nelnet - CyberSecurity Engineer

• Western Union - Detection Engineer, Cyber Security

• Bank of America - Adaptive Threat Replication Engineer

• Funding Circle - Security Risk & Assurance Specialist

• Sunflower Bank - IT Risk Management Specialist

• City and County of Broomfield - IT Security Analyst

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

• CSA - January Chapter Meeting - 1/21

• ISSA C.Springs - January Chapter Meetings - 1/21-22

• ISC2 Pikes Peak - January Chapter Meeting - 1/22

• SecureSet - Capture the Flag for Beginners - 1/24

• ISSA C.Springs - Mini Seminar - 1/25

• CTA - SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK (SAFE®) DEVOPS: IMPROVING TIME-TO-MARKET WITH THE SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK - 1/27

• REGIS CYBER SUMMIT: STRONGER TOGETHER - 1/28

• Denver IAPP KnowledgeNet Social Event - 1/29

• SecureSet - Movie Night: Hackers! - 1/31

Other Notable Upcoming Events

• RIMS 2020 - 5/3-6

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