Podcast 11 -4/17/17 - GDPR Talk - Jim Keese (Privacy International) & Stephen Edmonds (Ping)

Feature interview about GDPR with James Keese, former Privacy Officer of Western Union, and Stephen Edmonds, Director of GRC for Ping Identity. Plus news from Optiv, LogRhythm, WebRoot, root9b, Managed Methods and much more! For full show notes: https://www.colorado-security.com/news/2017/4/13/podcast-11-417-show-notes DATES IN MAY 2018 ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR This week we learned a lot about GDPR, it'll be here sooner than you think. Colorado is once again proving to be a technology and security powerhouse by being #4 in VC money for Q1 and #2 for tech/developer jobs. Optiv, WebRoot, and ProtectWise made some big hires. LogRhythm and Optiv are BFFs. Finally, Managed Methods is joining the AWS partner marketplace. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. We're continually working to improve the show, and appreciate the feedback we get from our listeners. If you discover any audio issues, or have suggestions for our format, let us know. This week's episode is available on Soundcloud, iTunes and the Google Play store. Reach out with any questions or comments to [email protected] Feature interview: Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming in May of 2018, and a lot of Colorado companies better start planning for it. We talked with two experts to get their advice on how to prepare. You can find more information about Jim at: www.privacy-internationallp.com or email him at [email protected]. You can reach Stephen Edmonds at [email protected].  Access Jim's GDPR Outline here Local security news: Colorado #4 state for venture capital Denver 2nd most attractive city for tech jobs Optiv named LogRhythm's Partner of the Year Optiv Appoints Former RSA Senior Executive David Castignola as Executive Vice President Worldwide Sales Gary Hayslip named CISO for Webroot Interview with Gary Hayslip Managed Methods joins AWS partner network A GDPR mind-map Job Openings: Hosting.com - CISO City of Lakewood - CISO State of CO Division of Higher Education - IT Security and Compliance Analyst Verizon - Senior IAM Security Architect DataRobot - Information Security Analyst Charles Schwab - Archer Administrator Experis- IT Auditor ViaWest - Security Engineer Layer3 TV - Senior Security Engineer, Network and Systems CenturyLink - Intern - Corporate Cyber Security Upcoming Events: This Week's Events: ISSA Denver's Women In Security Kick-Off 4/19 OWASP April Meeting 4/19 ISACA April Chapter Meeting 4/20 SecureSet - Threat Research and Network Forensics with Anthony Kasza - 4/20 ISSA Denver Happy Hour - Downtown Denver 4/20 Notable Upcoming Events: Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference (RMISC) 5/9-11 Denver BSides 5/12-13 ISSA COS Security+ Trainings (6/3 + 6/10) 7th Annual Cyber Security Training & Technology Forum 8/30-31 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at [email protected] * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at [email protected]. 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