Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification from the Department of Defense and why should state and local governments care about it? How agencies can leverage funding to grow their security programs.

From water systems to the electric grid, critical infrastructure has been under threat for decades. But 2025 cyber attacks against airports are different. Here’s why.

Billions of records are breached each year as a result of misconfigured servers, firewalls and other network devices. What can be done? Let’s explore.

Is the second Trump administration open to private-sector companies — or non-military or other government agencies — using offensive security against cyber threats?

For decades, governments nationwide have predicted a coming tidal wave of retirements will cripple critical government services. But recent surveys say otherwise.

The FBI just announced that the Salt Typhoon cyber attacks against U.S. telecoms uncovered last year were much worse and more widespread than previously disclosed. What’s next?

Some new terms are becoming popular in tech and cybersecurity careers, along with some unsettling workplace trends around burnout and fear of layoffs as AI gains ground in both the public and private sectors.

The National Science Foundation announced a new partnership with NVIDIA this past week that will enable advances in scientific discovery through artificial intelligence.

I spoke at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what I learned and a few takeaways to share.

Properly disposing of e-waste securely and safely has always been important for governments, but recent developments bring a new urgency to these efforts.

What is quantum supremacy, and when will it arrive? More important: How will quantum computing change our lives — for better or worse?

In this interview with Peter Ulrich, Denver’s information technology audit manager, we explore relationships between auditors and security teams in government.