Dan Lohrmann
Contributor at Government Technology
Global cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker, blogger and author. Field CISO for Presidio. Co-author: ‘Cyber Mayday and the Day After'
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1 week ago |
govtech.com | Dan Lohrmann
In her award-winning book The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, Astra Taylor makes the argument that everyone feels insecure. The book's description discusses our cultural challenges this way: “We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn’t working for anyone, even those who appear to have it all. What is going on?
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2 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Dan Lohrmann
In September 2024, I attended the FBI’s CISO Academy, and one intelligence briefing summary on cyber threats stood out to me above the rest. The statement was simple: “Inside the [Washington, D.C.,] beltway the top cyber issue is nation-state cyberattacks, while outside the beltway [in the rest of the U.S.] the top cyberthreat remains ransomware."We covered ransomware in some depth back in March 2025, so in this blog I want to cover updates on nation-state cyber threats.
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3 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Dan Lohrmann
I have known Michael Dent, the Fairfax County, Va., chief information security officer, for more than a decade, and his knowledge, expertise, insights, perspectives and accomplishments never cease to impress me. Michael is a seasoned cybersecurity executive and military veteran with over 30 years of experience in public-sector information security.
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4 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Dan Lohrmann
An important but often overshadowed technology issue for government CIOs and CISOs is legacy system modernization. Indeed, the topic comes in at No. 5 on the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) priority list for 2025. No doubt, cyber and AI (along with budgets for everything) are clearly near the top of current priorities for CIOs and other tech leaders.
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1 month ago |
govtech.com | Dan Lohrmann
This famous opening line from Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities of course reflects the contradictory nature of the time period surrounding the French Revolution, juxtaposing moments of great joy and sorrow, hope and sadness.
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The Defense Department’s cyber workforce is expected to experience cuts amid an ongoing hiring freeze and efforts to reduce the overall number of DoD civilians. Thoughts on this story? #staffing #cuts #cyber #workforce #DoD #hiring #careers #freeze https://t.co/68TMU7lPhH
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