256 - 12/4 - Richard Mac Namee, Director of the Cybersecurity Center at MSU

Richard Mac Namee, Director of the Cybersecurity Center at MSU is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Frank Victory. News from DISH, Ping Identity, Broadcom, Coalfire, zvelo, LogRhythm and a lot more.

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This week’s news:

• Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel

• Migration to Colorado is on the decline, but here's where people are moving from

• Remote work on a slight decline in Colorado, nationally

• The world's fastest temporary internet service gets turned on in Denver

• Layoffs @ Dish, Ping & Broadcom

  • Dish Network laying off hundreds in Colorado

  • Denver-based Ping Identity goes through layoffs after merger with San Francisco company

  • Broadcom lays off 184 Colorado employees following $69B VMware merger

• RADICL Adds $9 Million in Funding to Fortify Cyber Defenses of SMBs in Defense Industrial Base

• JeffCo Schools hacker demands money, threatens to release stolen data

• Navigating the AI security landscape: The federal push for responsible AI adoption

• The Role of AI in Social Engineering

• Colorado Publishes Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Shortlist

• Detecting Domain Name Abuse – Security Spotlight | LogRhythm

Job Openings:

• Pax8 - Director of GRC

• Spectrum - VP, Information Security Engineering

• Vertafore - VP, Cybersecurity

• Zoll - Director, Information Security & Cyber Risk

• Connect for Health Colorado - Director of Cybersecurity

• Cloudflare - Director, Cybersecurity & IT Audit

• Darktrace - Cyber Security Technologist

• City and County of Denver - Senior Manager of Airport Security - Denver International Airport

• Sovrn - Privacy Ops Engineer

• Denver Water - IT Security Architect

Upcoming Events:

This Week and Next:

• ISC2 Pikes Peak - December Meeting: Holiday Lunch - 12/8

• CSA Colorado/LIFT Holiday Party - 12/12

• Annual ISSA & ISACA Holiday Party - 12/12

• ASIS - Holiday Happy Hour & Board Nominations - 12/12

• Let's Talk Software Security - Are Industry Security Controls Relevant? - 12/14

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