Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with…
Cyberattacks linked to the Chinese government that compromised large portions of the American telecommunications network have the U.S. government sounding the a…
What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Bal…
Today, Lawfare published my paper on the law and policy implications of AI-generated child sex abuse material (CSAM), and there’s a podcast episode accompanying…
Last month, I was appointed an Honorary International Professor at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), one of Mexico's older universities…
Recently, Wired reported on documents leaked in May from the Council of the European Union’s ongoing deliberations over the draft Child Sex Abuse Regulation. Th…
Lessons from ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – a cybersecurity expert explains how a sci-fi series illuminates today’s threats Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Balti…
Recently, I wrote for Lawfare about Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)’s new STOP CSAM Act bill, S.1199. The bill text is available here. There are a lot of moving parts i…
What is the National Cybersecurity Strategy? A cybersecurity expert explains what it is and what the Biden administration has changed Richard Forno, University…
The UK Government is proposing to change the law to make it easier for them to prosecute those who sell or possess “sophisticated encrypted communications devic…
Last week, Apple announced several new security features: the ability to authenticate contacts in iMessage (reminiscent of Signal’s verification feature), suppo…
I'm pleased to announce that my latest law journal article has just been published in the new issue of the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology: Shooting…