Venable’s Geiger: Virginia Supreme Court ruling negatively impacts security research community

A Virginia Supreme Court ruling on computer fraud poses risks to ethical security researchers by expanding how a state-level law defines unauthorized computer use, according to a recent blog post from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law.

“On Nov. 21, 2024, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling with significant implications for corporate security, ethical hacking, and everyday computer users,” the center’s Harley Geiger and Tanvi Chopra write in a Jan. 6 blog post. “The Commonwealth v....