Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

Where do things stand with the deployment of zero-trust architectures in federal, state and local governments across the country — and the world? Here’s a March 2025 roundup.

What are some good, bad and ugly ways to measure how your security and technology leaders are doing? More important, how do you measure and improve your own growth as a CISO?

Ransomware attacks hit another record in 2024, and attacks in 2025 are not slowing down. So what’s new and what can we learn about ransomware as we move forward?  

Cybersecurity has been in recent national headlines, with experts claiming DOGE is giving unvetted access to sensitive data. But do these partisan attacks harm the entire cyber industry and government trust?

While attention is on federal government staff who are leaving, my focus is on those who remain. I’d like to offer personal experiences and lessons learned from government cuts and reorgs during my time with Michigan IT.

The March 2025 Billington State and Local CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., is bringing together local, state and federal government cybersecurity leaders at a crucial moment in history. Here’s how.

The past week has been full of headlines regarding DeepSeek AI. So what lessons can we learn from this whirlwind of media stories and the corresponding reactions from governments and Wall Street?

What was the cyber outlook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this past week? From President Trump’s address to new white papers, here’s your roundup.

From a new White House executive order on cyber to a blog from the outgoing CISA director to more scary details on the Treasury hack, the outgoing administration has strong words on cyber threats.

What were the top government technology and cybersecurity blog posts in 2024? The metrics tell us what cybersecurity and technology infrastructure topics were most popular.

A new report examines the rise of pre-emptive bans on mandated human microchip implants, noting that 13 states have recently enacted such a ban, despite no companies currently requiring the technology.

Welcome to the second installment of this comprehensive annual look at global cybersecurity industry predictions, forecasts, trends and outlook reports from the top security industry vendors, technology magazines, expert thought leaders and more.