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Colorado = Security Podcast
Hosted by Alex Wood & Robb Reck · EN
Podcast by Alex Wood & Robb Reck
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277 - 8/4 - Josh Peltz, VP West @ Zero Networks
Aug 3, 202500:57:24Tap to summarizeOur 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
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276 - 7/7 - Rob Lee, Chief of Research and Chief AI Officer at SANS Institute
Jul 6, 202501:21:29Tap to summarizeOur 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
Transcribe →275 - 6/9 - Kyle Mickey, Founding Machine Philosopher at Corewood
Jun 5, 202501:10:16Tap to summarizeOur 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
Transcribe →274 - 5/5 - Jason Haddix, CEO/Hacker @ Arcanum Information Security
May 4, 202501:34:02Tap to summarizeOur 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
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271 - 2/3 - Rock Lambros, CEO at Rock Cyber
Feb 2, 202501:03:03Tap to summarizeOur 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
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270 - 1/6 - Richard Staynings, Chief Security Strategist at Cylera
Jan 5, 202501:02:28Tap to summarizeRichard 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
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269 - 12/9 - Jacob Rubin, CSO at Curana Health
Dec 8, 202401:09:29Tap to summarizeJacob 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
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268 - 11/4 - Dave Farrow, CISO at Red Canary
Nov 3, 202401:00:15Tap to summarizeDave 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
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267 - 10/1 - CJ Cox, COO at Black Hills Information Security
Oct 1, 202401:13:30Tap to summarizeCJ 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
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266 - 9/9 - Joseph Dhanapal, CEO at SecureAuth
Sep 9, 202401:11:24Tap to summarizeJoseph 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
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