Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

CISO Michael Geraghty wears many hats with one challenging mission: to defend New Jersey’s digital density. He directs the NJCCIC — a one-stop shop for cybersecurity information sharing, threat analysis and incident reporting. And his team does so much more — offering global reach and meaningful cyberimpact. Here’s how.

How can the public sector attract and retain cybertalent? That question is getting harder to answer with recent private-sector initial public offerings (IPOs) of stock, company takeovers and a hot stock market for cybersecurity firms.

There were two major cybersecurity summits in the USA this past week, but only one central message. Whether talking elections and a new DHS risk management center in New York City or discussing cars and trucks and autonomous vehicles in Detroit, cyber-risk management took center stage.

Security awareness programs cannot solve all your cyberproblems. Many security awareness training programs have significant flaws and fail to deliver on initial promises. But these program faults can be avoided or corrected. Here is the way to address concerns and make your security awareness program a fundamental strength within a comprehensive security program.

Our civil discourse in the United States has dramatically worsened. Online name-calling, cyberstalking, harassment, cyberbullying and worse are now showing up on American streets in everyday life. With midterm elections coming soon and a new Supreme Court nominee currently being considered, some predict the situation to worsen further — both online and offline. Where can we turn for potential answers? Here’s how the controversial Tim Tebow provides a role model that can help.

The newly updated book, 'Borderless Behavior Analytics — Second Edition: Who's Inside? What're They Doing?' has recently been released. I strongly urge technology, security and business leaders to read this book. Here’s why this second edition is another 'must-read.'

Current Tenable Chairman and CEO Amit Yoran’s career is beyond impressive. Yoran is a cybersecurity rock star. In this exclusive interview, we provide a glimpse into his security past, Tenable’s current technology priorities and future cybertrends. His immediate focus: Critical infrastructures are facing daily cyberattacks and our cyberexposure to system vulnerabilities must be an urgent priority.

After a family vacation out East, here are some observations, tips and reminders about using your tech devices on the road. How can we enable online security while enjoying family fun at the same time? What advice helps keep data on your personal (and professional) laptops, smartphones and other devices safe at the beach, in airports, visiting hotels and more?

What language does your organization use (both internally and externally) to talk about security incident response? Was that recent cyberevent an incident or a data breach or both? How do you know? Who decides on required actions — both formally and informally? Let’s explore.

Mike Lettman, the state chief information security officer (CISO) in Arizona, has a wealth of cybersecurity experience across multiple states. In this exclusive interview, Mike discusses what’s hot in his state government cyberefforts and points to what’s next to keep constituent data safe.

The No. 1 global sporting event, which only comes around once every four years, is about to begin in Russia. Billions of people are expected to be watching and commenting and clicking on all things football (soccer) over the next month. But with all the fun, and money and attention, there are criminals preparing as well. Let’s explore the FIFA World Cup cyberthreats and what can be done about security.

What works (and what generally doesn’t work) to help obtain the needed dollars, staff and other resources for an effective, ongoing, culture-changing, cybersecurity program? Let’s take another look at answers to this important question.