Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

Lohrmann on Cybersecurity

Late this past week, the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9 trillion budget bill to fast-track Biden’s stimulus plan, which includes more COVID-19 relief. It now appears likely that this stimulus relief will be approved by March. While the details of this American rescue plan are still not final, here’s what ... Read More

Have you ever wanted to help your parents or an elderly friend or relative by providing an online resource that is both informative, offers practical tips and definitions about security, and is also easy to understand? I have, and the new book Senior Cyber by Scott and Craig Schober offers ... Read More

Risk Based Security released their 2020 year-end data breach report this past week, and despite an overall decline in breach events (security incidents), the number of breached records grew dramatically. Other trends included a doubling of ransomware attacks from 2019 to 2020, and data breach severity rising. Here are some ... Read More

The numbers are simply staggering. According to CNBC, the U.S. lost more than $36 billion in unemployment benefits due to improper payments since the CARES Act was passed in the spring.   Yes, the federal government and states are taking steps to adjust, but will it be enough to stop ... Read More

2020 was a year that most people would like to forget. And yet, perhaps in large part as a result of the global pandemic and the 2020 U.S. elections, cybersecurity stories were more popular than ever. As highlighted last month in my year-end top story blog, the top cybersecurity theme ... Read More

Deborah Blyth is Colorado’s chief information security officer (CISO), with over 25 years of experience in technology and 15 years leading information security programs. As state CISO, she serves as the point of contact for all information security initiatives in Colorado, informing the state chief information officer and executive agency ... Read More

Deborah Blyth is Colorado’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), with over 25 years technology background and 15 years leading information security programs.  As the CISO, she serves as the point of contact for all information security initiatives in Colorado, informing the state Chief Information Officer and executive agency leadership on ... Read More

Looking back, there are many sad stories from 2020. Nevertheless, there are also many bright lights that have emerged that bring more hope for 2021 and beyond. One example is a new nonprofit group that launched this summer called Teenspire Global Mission, which works with young people all over the ... Read More

When the topic of 2021 security predictions came up at a recent meeting of top cyberindustry executives, several leaders starting laughing. “Really? After we completely blew it last year?” said one chief strategist. “Wow! We’re not even out of the woods yet with COVID-19,” said a marketing expert. “How can ... Read More

Ask almost anyone what the top global story was for 2020, and they will likely start with the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is much more to this story.   2020 will also be remembered as the year that security events exploded and cyberincidents transformed society in numerous ways. Consider this ... Read More