109 - 3/18 - Chris Betz, CSO at CenturyLink

In this episode:

Chris Betz, CSO at CenturyLink is our feature guest this week. News from: OverWatchID, Gusto, Gates, PingIdentity, Coalfire, Red Canary and a lot more!

Is Alex Colorado’s first billionaire CISO?

Curious who the richest folks on Colorado are? We’ve got that. Computer science education for teachers? We’ve got that too. Science City in Broomfield, white men dominating Denver’s tech scene, CU’s cybersecurity program and a lot more. What else? Well, since you asked - Five of Colorados’s best startups, including a security company, EVOTEK hires a friend of the show, Gusto hires a new CSO who we don’t know (yet!), Gates implements Ping, Ping educates us on WebAuthn, Coalfire learns us about Password Spraying, and finally… Red Canary teaches us about tabletop simulations. How’s that for a full show?

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This week’s news:

• Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

• Where Colorado billionaires rank on Forbes' list of the richest people in the world

• Computer science isn’t required in Colorado schools. But enough people think it should be that the state is training teachers for free.

• Broomfield’s 'Science City' touted as the next big regional research park

• White males dominate Denver’s technology sector, but some companies are working to change that

• CU cybersecurity Program gets attention of Secretary of State

• 2019 Colorado Startups on the Rise

• EVOTEK Expands Cybersecurity Presence in Denver, Adds Matt Shufeldt as Chief Information Security Officer | Executive Advisor

• Meet Gusto's new chief security officer from fintech giant Square

• Gates Provides Seamless and Secure Access to Over 6,500 Employees

• Ping blog: WebAuthn Ushers in a New Era in Internet Safety

• Coalfire - “Password Spraying”—What to Do and How to Avoid It

• Red Canary blog: Are You Using Tabletop Simulations to Improve Your Information Security Program?

Job Openings:

• Ping Identity - Jr. Product Security Engineer

• Carbon Black - SOC Manager

• Centura - Security Engineer Sr

• Coalfire - Business Operations Coordinator

• CenturyLink - Lead Security Engineer - Penetration Testing

• Deloitte - Cyber Infrastructure Engineer - Security Compliance

• Panasonic Automotive - IT Security Specialist

• Ball Metalpack - IT Intern - Security and Risk

• Spectrum - Summer Intern: Security Engineer

• Denver Community Credit Union - Information Technology Manager

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

• CSA - March Meeting - 3/19

• DenverSec March meet-up - 3/20 - Wally's Wisconsin Tavern

• SecureSet: Hacking 101: Python in Cybersecurity - 3/20

• ISACA Denver - March Chapter Meeting - 3/21

• ISC2 Denver - March 2019 Chapter Meeting - Who is your hacker, and why does it matter? - 3/21

• SecureSet - Cybersecurity Career Convos: Jason Zaffuto on Pen Testing - 3/21

• SecureSet - Women Only Beginner’s Intro to Capture The Flag - 3/26

• GDPR meetup - GDPR/Privacy March In-Person Gathering - 3/26

• ISC2 Pikes Peak - March Chapter Meeting - 3/27

• ISSA COS - 6th Annual ISSA-COS Cyber Focus Day - 3/28

• Office Hours with Davis Graham & Stubbs - 3/29

Other Notable Upcoming Events

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

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