Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

David O’Berry is a leading cyberexpert, the former agency CIO in South Carolina government and an experienced thought leader in cutting-edge cybersecurity areas, including election security. In this exclusive interview, I ask him about federal, state and local cyberpreparedness regarding the upcoming 2018 and 2020 elections.

The new White House cybersecurity strategy makes one message clear: America will not sit back and watch when attacked in cyberspace. On the contrary, in areas ranging from critical infrastructure to space exploration to intellectual property protection, the USA will respond offensively as well as defensively in cyberspace. Here’s what you need to know about President Trump’s new cyber strategy.

Missouri’s state government cybersecurity leader for most of the past decade is leaving his role this week and moving to the private sector. Michael Roling has been recognized as one of the top security leaders in the nation. Here are some top lessons learned along with an exclusive interview highlighting his career and accomplishments within Missouri government.

As the country prepared for another massive hurricane to strike the U.S. last week, a different type of storm threat emerged as the greatest concern for the Carolinas. What can we learn?

New congressional hearings this past week on a variety of technology issues may mean more regulation is coming soon. From data privacy to social media influence in elections to biased search results, where is this discussion heading? Let’s explore.

A new guide covering a summary of data breach laws in every state and territory was recently released by Digital Guardian. The guide attempts to answer questions like: How do state laws protect you? Here are the details.

Pastors, churches and other faith-based groups are the latest target of phishing scams nationwide. Here’s what you need to know and why we all need to be vigilant and spread the word.

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.