41 - 11/13 - Steve Kosten, President of OWASP Denver

In this episode: Steve Kosten, President of OWASP Denver, is our
feature guest this week. News from: Red Robin, Convercent,
Optiv, Ping Identity, Cognizant, Gates, DISH Network, LogRhythm,
Secure64, Red Canary and a lot more! Full show notes here:
https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/11/6/41-1111-steve-kostan-president-of-owasp-denver
"First I'd like to thank the Academy" On Wednesday night at the
Denver Center for Performing Arts, we got to see the first Colorado
CISO of the year awarded. Each of the finalists were former guests
of Colorado = Security. It was so exciting that Robb videoed it and
learned how to use Youtube. Check it out. In other news: Red Robin
looks to slow down a bit, Convercent makes a list of fast growers,
Optiv hires more big names, Andre Durand has fit a lifetime of
achievements in to his first 49 years, LogRhythm serves up some
PIE, Red Canary dives in deeper on their Atomic Red Team, and Robb
really doesn't like Secure64's take on IoT devices. Did you catch
our trivia question? Be the first to reply to
info@colorado-security.com with the right answer and get any $25
item from the Colorado = Security store. Feature interview: Steve
Kosten, President of OWASP Denver is our feature guest this week.
Alex sat down with Steve to discuss OWASP, how he got involved in
volunteering, and his future plans with the OWASP organization.
Steve started his career as a developer which helped drive his move
to application security and his current role in application
security consulting. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site
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- 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
Local security news: Colorado = Security store! Buy things now Red
Robin will halt new restaurant development after 2018 Optiv
Security Announces Two Executive Appointments Andre Durand wins
CTA's Lifetime Achievement award CTA APEX Awards — CISO of the Year
plans ahead to make sure clients are secure Matt Shufeldt winning
CISO of the year award (video) CTA APEX Awards — John Everson is a
finalist for CISO of the Year CTA APEX Awards — Sam Masiello is a
finalist for CISO of the Year LogRhythm Blog - Phishing
Intelligence Engine (PIE): Open-Source Release Secure64 Blog -
Internet of Things – just because we can, doesn’t mean we should
Red Canary Blog - Q & A: How to Test Your Defenses With Atomic
Red Team Job Openings: NREL - Security Manager and CISO TeleTech -
Director, Information Security Polar Field Services - IT &
Communications Mgr SecureSet - Cybersecurity Technical Instructor
Quantix/Protech - Cyber Security Forensic Analyst Xcel Energy - IT
Intern (Rotational Job) Red Canary - Sales Development
Representative Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA DEN - Nov
Chapter Meetings - 11/14-11/15 CTA - Insights Series - Are you
Prepared for AI in the Workplace? - 11/15 Denver OWASP - November
Meeting - 11/15 ISSA COS - November Chapter Meetings - 11/15-16
ISSA Denver - WIS meeting - 11/16 ISACA Denver - November Chapter
Meeting - 11/16 DenSec - Meetup North - 11/16 ISC2 - Steven B.
Armstrong, CISSP - TOPIC: Enterprise Risk Management - 11/16
SecureSet - Expert Series: Dr. John Black, Understanding the
Equifax Hack - 11/16 Other Notable Upcoming Events: Optiv - 2017
Solution and Program Insight Focus Group: Application Security
(AppSec) - 11/26 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