Articles by Security Mentor and media mentions.

In the News
3/22/2019
Second-tier cities in the U.S. that can’t attract projects like the Amazon HQ2 are welcoming the testing of autonomous vehicles, smart city technology, and advanced surveillance techniques. What do they get in return?
In the News
2/7/2019
Build Out Your Team: Whether you are utilizing existing employees or hiring new team members, building your security team is an immediate priority for a new security leader, according to Dan Lohrmann, former CISO for the state of Michigan and current chief security officer and chief strategist at Security Mentor.
In the News
1/28/2019
In IT security, there’s a serious lack of respect for the people on the front lines. While daily headlines are filled with data leaks, breaches and cyberattacks (think about the recent headlines that Marriott data breach produced, or the discovery of a 87GB cache of stolen email addresses and passwords known as “Collection #1“), good cybersecurity practices and those tasked with carrying them out should be top priorities with enterprises and C-suite leadership.
In the News
1/20/2019
Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann, former Chief Information Security Officer for the state of Michigan, provides his cybersecurity predictions for 2019.
In the News
1/29/2019
A few predictions for this year are slightly rosier than in 2018, but generally it’s a “glass is half empty” forecast. And the reason for that, sadly, the bad guys are probably still going to be one step ahead.
In the News
12/11/2018
SCDigest has reported a number of times on the small but growing numbers of people having RFID chips or similar technologies implanted in their bodies, generally in the hand. But many have concerns relative to privacy and control after humans receive implants. So SCDigest liked this list of questions to ask yourself before proceeding with an implant, as recently offered by Dan Lohrmann, Chief Strategist and Chief Security Officer at Security Mentor, writing on the Government Technology web site.