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    <Title>AFCEA Signal Media's On Point: Q&amp;A With Richard Forno</Title>
    <Tagline>On offense vs. defense, AI, an how UMBC meets the challenges</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><div>The <a href="https://www.afcea.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>AFCEA</strong></a> Signal Media site shared a short <strong><a href="https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/test-signal-landing-page-format/point-qa-richard-forno" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">interview</a></strong> with UMBC's <a href="https://rickf.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Richard Forno</strong></a>. In it, he gives his thoughts on US government's more offensive stance in cyber space, on whether AI will benefit cyber defenders more than attackers, and how UMBC is working to meet current challenges in cybersecurity research and education.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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    <Summary>The AFCEA Signal Media site shared a short interview with UMBC's Richard Forno. In it, he gives his thoughts on US government's more offensive stance in cyber space, on whether AI will benefit...</Summary>
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