Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dr. Richard Forno is a Senior Lecturer in the UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, where he directs the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program, serves as the Assistant Director of UMBC's Center for Cybersecurity, and is a Junior Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society (CIS). His twenty-year career spans the government, military, and private sector, including helping build a formal cybersecurity program for the US House of Representatives, serving as the first Chief Security Officer for Network Solutions, and advising several technology startup companies. Richard also was one of the early researchers on the subject of cyberwarfare and he remains a longtime commentator on the influence of Internet technology upon society.
Apr 01, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Technology
Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group. The United States government and its primary global intelligence partners, known as the Five Eyes, issued a warning on March 19, 2024, about the groups activity...
Ukraine conflict brings cybersecurity risks to US homes, businesses
Feb 26, 2022 10:06 am UTC| Technology
All cybersecurity is local, regardless of the world situation. That means its personal, too in Americans homes, computers and online accounts. As violence spreads thousands of miles away from the U.S., my strong...
Nov 02, 2020 10:39 am UTC| Technology
Government computer systems in Hall County, Georgia, including a voter signature database, were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this fall in the first known ransomware attack on election infrastructure during the 2020...
Hackers seek ransoms from Baltimore and communities across the US
Jun 07, 2019 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The people of Baltimore are beginning their fifth week under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from obtaining building permits and business licenses and even buying or selling homes. A year after hackers...
Threats remain to US voting system – and voters' perceptions of reality
Nov 08, 2018 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As the 2018 midterms proceed, there are still significant risks to the integrity of the voting system and information warfare continues to try to influence the American publics choices when they cast their ballots. On...
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