Dan Lohrmann

Dan Lohrmann

Security Mentor, Inc.

Chief Security Officer & Chief Strategist

Dan Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist and author. Starting his career at NSA, Lohrmann has served global organizations in the public and private sectors in many leadership capacities. As a top Michigan Government technology executive for seventeen years, Dan was national CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader. He is currently CSO & Chief Strategist at Security Mentor, where he advises global and local corporations and governments on cybersecurity and technology infrastructure strategies and security culture change. He has been a keynote speaker at security conferences from South Africa to Europe and Washington D.C. to Moscow.

Dan’s award-winning blog: http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/
CSO Magazine articles: http://www.csoonline.com/author/dan-lohrmann

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A word from co-chair Dan Lohrmann

Dan LohrmannApril 22, 2009

The more things change, the more things stay the same. This wise proverb has never been more evident than at the 2009 SC Awards U.S. Dinner & Presentation. From the historic election of President Barack Obama to the global economic downturn, our world has witnessed unprecedented change in the past year.

Security Architecture

Why not telework?

Dan LohrmannApril 16, 2008

The growth in telework is not as robust as most people think, as managing remote workers and security are big problems. But "secure telework" is possible.

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Opinion: Can we plan security strategically?

Dan LohrmannJanuary 7, 2008

Another year and another set of new resolutions. But can we plan cybersecurity strategically? Some colleagues say no. They insist events are moving too fast.

Incident Response

The other integrity is at risk, as well

Dan LohrmannOctober 8, 2007

Back on July 30, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled, “Ten Things Your IT Department Won’t Tell You.” From getting around web filters to downloading unauthorized software, tips were provided. Thousands of blogs immediately lit up across the country both to support and denounce the article.

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Dangerous liaisons, new threats

Dan LohrmannJuly 10, 2007

Back in May, on our Michigan.gov website, we experienced a cyber sit-in. Parents were encouraged to protest possible Medicaid cuts by teaming-up with a group calling themselves the Electronic Disturbance Theater (ECD).

Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

Say yes to innovation

Dan LohrmannApril 11, 2007

For security professionals, saying yes, or offering workable alternative solutions, is especially hard. When asked to consider new technologies, we instinctively want to just say no. Isn't saying no our job?

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It’s all about the hierarchy

Dan LohrmannJanuary 12, 2007

Everyone's talking about their preferred security organization of the future. Whether you're a CSO, CISO, director, manager, security specialist, or whatever, you have an opinion about where the top person in the security group should report. I happen to think this is an essential factor in determining success for information security programs. Getting this right may even be more important than the number of CISSP-certified professionals your company boasts. Contrary to popular opinion, I think we should leave information security under the chief information officer (CIO).