Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

As we recover from the worst pandemic in a century, what will the New Year bring in cyberspace? Here’s your annual roundup of security industry forecasts, trends, themes and cybersecurity predictions.

2020 will be remembered as a uniquely disruptive year — but not just for a global health crisis. Online life was digitally transformed, as exponential change accelerated at home and work via cyberspace.

Now that the U.S. Senate has passed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act by unanimous consent, the stage is set for new regulation on securing Internet of Things devices and protecting essential infrastructure.

Shannon Lawson, chief information security officer of Phoenix, has had an impressive career that cuts across federal state and local governments. In this interview, he shares his views on all things cyber.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized 800-53B and 800-53 Revision 5, providing updated guidance on selecting security and privacy control baselines for public- and private-sector organizations.

How does a leading state chief information security officer navigate the cyberattacks targeting his state during the pandemic and beyond? Montana CISO Andy Hanks shows us the way in this interview.

Holiday shopping has always brought the year’s best deals — along with plenty of new cyberthreats. This year will bring plenty of both, starting earlier than ever, as work and home life merge.

With just a few days to go before the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, cybersecurity news is pouring in from all over the nation with a range of opinions on what happens next. What can we learn?

A string of new domestic and international cyberwarnings are raising new questions and alarm bells regarding global critical infrastructure protection, and the definition of what is considered critical is expanding.

In conjunction with its annual conference held this past week, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has issued several timely reports that are worth reviewing. Here’s a roundup.

State government unemployment systems are under attack from fraudulent applications, as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs nationwide are being targeted by cybercriminals. And the situation is only getting worse.

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a report offering a functional approach to critical infrastructure risk management. The deputy associate director of the National Risk Management Center explains more.