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…
As a cybersecurity professional, I see plenty of risks that worry me as Twitter becomes a private company – but one in particular stands out more than any other…
Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? A cybersecurity expert explains a whistleblower’s claims Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County T…
Tool Without A Handle: Cybersecurity Paradoxes "I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics." —Richard Feynman[1] Earlier I w…
With the Supreme Court poised to rip away a constitutional right that’s been the law of the land for nearly half a century by overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s time…