108 - 3/11 - James Condon, Director of Research at Lacework

In this episode:

We interview James Condon who is Director of Research at cloud security provider Lacework. News from: Starry, Verizon, ProtectWise, Swimlane, LogRhythm, Ping Identity, CyberGRX, Managed Methods, and a lot more!

RSAC, the Evil Empire

So many news stories this week. RSAC will do that to you. Hyperloops, female co-founders, and smart street sweepers are all things this week. Blockchain for internet voting? But their blockchain is private. Starry is Denver’s newest ISP. ProtectWise is bought by Verizon. Swimlane gets the boot from RSAC. LogRhythm has a new NDR product. Ping’s CEO talks about willful ignorance. CyberGRX and ManageMethods win awards!

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This week’s news:

• Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

• Does Hyperloop Transportation Have a Future in Colorado?

• Colorado in top 10 for venture capital deals for female co-founded companies in 2019

• Fort Collins to partner with tech firm on smart street sweeper program

• Denver will allow smartphone voting for thousands of people (but probably not you)

• New internet startup Starry launches Denver service

• Verizon acquires ProtectWise, Inc., expanding network detection and response services for business customers

• Swimlane Removed from RSAC for not Adhering to Monopoly Rules; RSAC Unavailable for Comment

• LogRhythm introduces solution to address advanced network-borne cyber threats

• Is Willful Ignorance Influencing Your Enterprise Security Decisions?

• CyberGRX : Takes Home Gold in 2019 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards and Info Security PG's 2019 Global Excellence Awards

• ManagedMethods Wins Award for Best SaaS Cloud Security Product

Job Openings:

• Ping Identity - Manager of Security Operations and Engineering

• Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer

• CenturyLink - Information Security Lead - Penetration Tester

• NBCUniversal - Cyber Security Senior Active Directory Architect

• Altvia - Security & IT Manager/ DevOps Engineer

• Bank of America - Senior Information Security Officer (BISO)

• Crowdstrike - Channel Solutions Architect, Central/Western Region

• Gaming Labs International (GLI) - Security Specialist - Entry Level

• Ball Aerospace - Technical Intern - Cyber Security

• Connect for Health Colorado - Security Analyst 2

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

• 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

• UCSB iCTF 2019 - 3/15

• CSA - March Meeting - 3/19

• ISACA Denver - March Chapter Meeting - 3/21

Other Notable Upcoming Events

• 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