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Cybersecurity Speaker Daniel Lohrmann

Dan Lohrmann

Former Michigan CSO, CTO & CISO | Field CISO, Public Sector, Presidio | Co-Author, Cyber Mayday | Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government | Cyber Risk Strategist

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Dan Lohrmann has protected critical systems from inside the NSA, as Michigan's first enterprise-wide Chief Security Officer, and now as Presidio's public sector Field CISO. Few speakers pair that frontline government experience with so broad a view of emerging threats, sharpened by his yearly review of security predictions. Senior audiences get candid lessons on AI-driven attacks, ransomware, and crisis leadership, plus priorities they can act on.

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    Dan Lohrmann biography

    Cybersecurity speaker Dan Lohrmann is one of the most experienced security executives in American government and industry, with more than 30 years spent defending networks, data, and public services. As Field CISO for the public sector at Presidio, he advises state, local, and federal agencies on security strategy, AI risk, and organizational resilience.

    Lohrmann began his career at the National Security Agency, then worked as a senior network engineer for Lockheed Martin in England and as a technical director for ManTech International at a US/UK military facility. From 2002 to 2014 he led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams, serving as the state’s first enterprise-wide Chief Security Officer as well as its Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.

    A Trusted Adviser on Cyber Risk

    His work has earned national honors including CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year, and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader. He has advised senior leaders at the White House, the National Governors Association, the National Association of State CIOs, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, along with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins University.

    Lohrmann co-authored Cyber Mayday and the Day After: A Leader’s Guide to Preparing, Managing, and Recovering from Inevitable Business Disruptions (Wiley) with Shamane Tan, and earlier wrote Virtual Integrity and BYOD For You. As a Senior Fellow with the Center for Digital Government, he writes the long-running Lohrmann on Cybersecurity column for Government Technology, where he examines questions such as identity management for AI agents and data protection in government contracts. His yearly roundup of industry security predictions is among the most widely referenced in the field.

    As a speaker, Dan Lohrmann turns complex threats into clear decisions for leaders. His keynotes cover cyber crisis leadership, ransomware resilience, critical infrastructure defense, the security of AI agents, and the changing role of the CISO. Executives, boards, and public sector leaders leave with practical frameworks they can put to work right away, grounded in decades of direct responsibility for systems that millions of people depend on.

    Dan Lohrmann Speaking Videos

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    Dan Lohrmann Speaking Topics

    Built on his book Cyber Mayday and the Day After and on years of frontline command, Lohrmann walks leaders through real incidents faced by C-level executives and the lessons they learned the hard way. He explains how to write and rehearse a cyber response plan, how to coordinate with vendors, insurers, and law enforcement under pressure, and why the first public statement can protect or destroy trust. Audiences leave with a crisis-readiness framework that belongs to the whole leadership team, not only the IT department.

    Water utilities, power grids, and public services now face nation-state actors, criminal groups, and AI tools that speed up every stage of an attack. Drawing on his work advising the White House, DHS, and state agencies, Lohrmann shows how AI is changing both offense and defense, what current threat intelligence says about adversary methods, and which concrete steps leaders should take to keep essential services running. The session suits executives responsible for security policy, technology modernization, and public safety.

    Every year Lohrmann reviews and ranks hundreds of security forecasts from leading firms and analysts. In this keynote he condenses that research into the trends that will shape budgets and boardroom conversations: agentic AI in the hands of attackers and defenders, the shifting ransomware economy, quantum computing risk, and new regulatory demands. Leaders gain a clear picture of what is coming, what their peers are prioritizing, and where investment will do the most for resilience.

    What worries today's security chiefs most, and what are they doing about it? Lohrmann shares insights from conversations with hundreds of CISOs and senior security executives across government and industry, covering the talent shortage, AI governance, budget pressure, cloud security maturity, and the CISO's growing role with the board. The result is a candid, peer-level view of cyber defense and a practical roadmap for building an organization that can absorb attacks and recover quickly.

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    FAQs on Booking Dan Lohrmann

    Dan Lohrmann brings one of the deepest public sector security résumés in the United States to your stage. His career runs from the National Security Agency to Michigan state government, where he was the state's first enterprise-wide CSO and also served as CTO and CISO, to his current role as Field CISO for the public sector at Presidio. He has advised the White House, DHS, and Fortune 500 companies, and his yearly review of security predictions is widely cited across the industry. His keynotes pair frontline stories with frameworks executives, boards, and technical leaders can apply immediately. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to book Dan Lohrmann for your next event.

    Dan Lohrmann co-authored Cyber Mayday and the Day After: A Leader's Guide to Preparing, Managing, and Recovering from Inevitable Business Disruptions with Shamane Tan, published by Wiley. The book uses case studies from C-level executives who led their organizations through major cyber incidents to offer practical guidance on crisis leadership and recovery. He also wrote two earlier books: Virtual Integrity: Faithfully Navigating the Brave New Web, and BYOD For You: The Guide to Bring Your Own Device to Work.

    From 2002 to 2014, Dan Lohrmann led Michigan government's cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams. He was the state's first enterprise-wide Chief Security Officer and also served as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. His work in Michigan earned national recognition, including CSO of the Year and Public Official of the Year, and he has since advised the National Governors Association, the National Association of State CIOs, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

    Dan Lohrmann speaks on the security issues that matter most to senior leaders: cyber crisis leadership and incident response, AI-driven threats and the security of AI agents, critical infrastructure protection, ransomware resilience, the evolving CISO role, and his yearly analysis of global cybersecurity predictions. Each talk draws on decades of hands-on responsibility and is built for executive, board, and senior technical audiences. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to check his availability for your event.

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